| John Kovalic | |
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Kovalic in 2007 |
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| Born | November 24, 1962 Manchester, England |
| Occupation | cartoonist, illustrator, and writer |
| Spouse | Judith Kovalic |
| Children | Louisa Claudette-Marie Kovalic[1] |
John Kovalic (born Robert John Kovalic, Jr. on November 24, 1962, in Manchester, England) is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
Kovalic is best known for his Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous work set in and about the fantasy role-playing game genre, such as The Unspeakable Oaf. He has illustrated board and card games for several companies, including Steve Jackson Games (notably the Munchkin card game plus its many expansions and derivatives and Chez Geek and its derivatives), Cumberland Games & Diversions (Pokéthulhu), and the third edition of Fantasy Flight Games's Mag Blast. He was also the sole illustrator for the "Super Deluxx" edition of Kobolds Ate My Baby! has subsequently occasionally featured supplemental KAMB material in the Dork Tower comic book.
He is a co-founder and co-owner of Out of the Box Publishing where he is the company's art director and designer of the 2003 trivia party game Whad'Ya Know?, based on Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, as well as the illustrator of Apples to Apples.
Kovalic is an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Wisconsin State Journal. His work has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post and he has worked for CARtoons Magazine. He is also the writer of the comic Doctor Blink Superhero Shrink, which is penciled and inked by Christopher Jones and colored and lettered by Melissa Kaercher.
Kovalic has thrice been a guest of honor—in 2003, 2007, and 2008—at the science, science fiction, and fantasy convention, CONvergence.[2]
Kovalic has provided illustrations for large number of games, including:[3]