Roman Dirge
Encyclopedia
Roman Dirge is an artist
and magician
, and the creator of the Lenore
comic-book series; he currently lives in Los Angeles
, California
.
for Xenophobe magazine. The comic strips were later seen by Dan Vado, president of Slave Labor Graphics
.
He has also written books such as Something At The Window Is Scratching, The Monsters In My Tummy, The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good and has done work for The Haunted Mansion comics.
He has over 75 tattoo
s.
's website ScreenBlast, these are no longer available on Screenblast, but can now be seen on Roman's site: Spooky Land. Roman Dirge wrote for (his friend, and fellow Slave Labor Graphics artist) Jhonen Vasquez
's Invader ZIM
, and on the back of the second Invader ZIM DVD it says "Made with 100% more Dirge" with a picture of him on it, Invader Zim style.
Dirge provided original art for Scarling's tour posters in 2003.
Dirge provided the cover, booklet and CD art for the 2001 album Welt
by ohGr
.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and magician
Magic (illusion)
Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...
, and the creator of the Lenore
Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl
Created for Sony's website ScreenBlast, these are viewable at the official website under the comics section. Any website distributing these is doing so without Sony's permission, although Dirge has given permission for people to distribute them as they see fit....
comic-book series; he currently lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Career
Told by his art teachers that he would never make it as an artist due to his crude style, he quit art and became a full-time magician. After a few years, his passion for art overtook him and he created the comic about Lenore, the Cute Little Dead GirlLenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl
Created for Sony's website ScreenBlast, these are viewable at the official website under the comics section. Any website distributing these is doing so without Sony's permission, although Dirge has given permission for people to distribute them as they see fit....
for Xenophobe magazine. The comic strips were later seen by Dan Vado, president of Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:...
.
He has also written books such as Something At The Window Is Scratching, The Monsters In My Tummy, The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good and has done work for The Haunted Mansion comics.
He has over 75 tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
s.
Animation
26 Episodes of a Lenore Animation were created for SonySony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
's website ScreenBlast, these are no longer available on Screenblast, but can now be seen on Roman's site: Spooky Land. Roman Dirge wrote for (his friend, and fellow Slave Labor Graphics artist) Jhonen Vasquez
Jhonen Vasquez
Jhonen Vasquez , also known as Chancre Scolex or simply Mr. Scolex, is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and music video director...
's Invader ZIM
Invader Zim
Invader Zim is an American animated television series created by Jhonen Vasquez. It was produced by and subsequently aired on Nickelodeon. The series revolves around an extraterrestrial named Zim from the planet Irk, and his ongoing mission to conquer and destroy Earth...
, and on the back of the second Invader ZIM DVD it says "Made with 100% more Dirge" with a picture of him on it, Invader Zim style.
Music
Dirge was in a band during high school named Of Worlds Long Dead.Dirge provided original art for Scarling's tour posters in 2003.
Dirge provided the cover, booklet and CD art for the 2001 album Welt
Welt (album)
Welt is the first album by the band ohGr, formed by Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy, and musician/engineer Mark Walk.-Track listing:All songs written by Nivek Ogre and Mark Walk.- Personnel :* Nivek Ogre* Mark Walk...
by ohGr
OhGr
ohGr is a band formed by Nivek Ogre, of Skinny Puppy, and musician/engineer Mark Walk. Although the pedigree of the group's members might suggest otherwise, early ohGr releases differed in sound to its related industrial bands, drawing more on hip-hop and electro-pop influences, incorporating more...
.
Selected bibliography
- LenoreLenore, the Cute Little Dead GirlCreated for Sony's website ScreenBlast, these are viewable at the official website under the comics section. Any website distributing these is doing so without Sony's permission, although Dirge has given permission for people to distribute them as they see fit....
- Something At The Window Is Scratching
- The Monsters In My Tummy
- The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good
- Peter The Pirate Squid (Writer, Art by Steven Daily)
- It Ate Billy On Christmas (Writer, artist, paintings by Steven Daily)
- Haunted Mansion (Art covers and stories)