Mark Crilley (1966-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Work in Progress

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Born 1966, in Hartford City, IN; Education: Kalamazoo College, B.A., 1988. Religion: Presbyterian. Hobbies and other interests: Oil painting.

Artist, illustrator, cartoonist, and fiction writer. Young Men's Christian Association, Changhua, Taiwan, English teacher, 1988-90, 1993-94; Morioka English Academy, Iwate, Japan, English teacher, 1991-93; creator and illustrator of "Akiko" and "Billy Clikk" series.

Mark Crilley

Thirteen Eisner Award nominations, for "Akiko" comic books.

More books in the "Akiko" series; more books in the "Billy Clikk" series.

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Mark Crilley (1966-) - Sidelights

While teaching English in Japan, Mark Crilley wrote and illustrated a comic book story for young readers. He stowed it away in a trunk, only to take it out a few years later when he returned to his home in Michigan and watch it grow into a popular comic-book series called "Akiko" as well as a series of books that have won fans among many older elementary-grade readers. In the series …

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about 1 year ago

mark crilley art is amazing