Dillon Naylor
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Dillon Naylor (1968-) is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and toy designer. He is the creator of the popular comics Batrisha the Vampire Girl appearing in the children's magazine K-Zone, and Rock 'n' Roll Fairies appearing in the children's magazine Total Girl. Naylor's comic series published through his own publishing imprint Cowtown Comics have included Da 'n' Dill (a long-running showbag insert and also currently a newspaper strip in the Sydney Sun-Herald), Pop Culture & Two Minute Noodles and the official Martin & Molloy comic. Naylor's extensive work in designing and illustrating music posters includes work for the Beastie Boys and the Fireballs.
Naylor's artistic influences include the work of Carl Barks (creator of Scrooge McDuck) and Hergé (creator of The Adventures of Tintin), and the classic horror comic anthologies published by EC Comics.
Naylor lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is married and has one child.
[edit] References
- Bonzer: Australian comics 1900-1990s edited by Annette Shiell; checklist compiled by Mick Stone. Redhill South, Vic.: Elgua Media, 1998. ISBN 1-876677-00-7 / 1876677066
- Grushkin, Paul & King, Dennis - Art of modern rock: The poster explosion. San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, 2004. ISBN 0-8118-4529-X
- Juddery, Mark - Outside the Squares - The Bulletin (Australian edition), Vol. 123 Issue 6500 (13 Dec. 2005), p. 64-65
[edit] Selected works
- Naylor, Dillon. The strange exchange student (Batrisha book). Rowville., Victoria : Five Mile Press, 2003. ISBN 1-74124-042-5
- Naylor, Dillon. The slippery shadow (Batrisha book). Rowville, Vic. : Five Mile Press, 2003. ISBN 1-74124-041-7
