Chuck Whelon
Chuck Whelon (born 1969), is an internationally published author and cartoonist based in San Francisco California.[1]
Career
Chuck Whelon is the creator, artist and co-writer of the long-running humorous fantasy webcomic serial "Pewfell",[2] which origninally appeared online on Modern Tales.com.[3] The archive of Pewfell strips previously appeared on Webcomics Nation and DrunkDuck. It can now be read in its entirety for free on ComicFury.com.[4]
Whelon has illustrated a series of search & find titles for Buster Books, including 'Where's the Penguin?', 'Where's Santa?' and 'The Great Fairy Tale Search',[5][6][7][8][9] all of which have been translated into multiple languages.[10][11][12][13][14]
He is the author and illustrator of a large variety of children's puzzle and activity books for Dover Publications, including the "What to Doodle?" series.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Whelon designed and illustrated the comic boardgame "Legitimacy" published by Minion Games.[43] Whelon has also illustrated a number of other boardgames for Minion, including Those Pesky Humans,[44] Grave Business,[45] 'Tahiti',[46] Nile,[47][48] and Battle Merchants.[49][50]
Since 2012 Whelon has written and drawn the monthly "Dr. Dig" comic strip for Cricket Media Group's 'Dig' magazine.[51]
Whelon is the cartoonist for Goodman Game's 'Dungeon Crawl Classics' Role Playing Game.[52][53]
Whelon has also worked as an Art Director for Ogilvy & Mather, an illustrator, Flash developer and production artist.[54]
Whelon was born and raised in Basingstoke, England.[55] He is a member of the National Cartoonists Society[56] and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.[57] He is represented by the Beehive Illustration Agency.[58][59]
He is the brother to Emily Jordan.
Whelon's current project is a crowd-funded puzzle book for kids called Wizard Pickles.[60]
RPG Game Illustration Credits
Interior Artist
- 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #13: Crypt of the Devil Lich
- 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #4: Bloody Jack's Gold
- 2003 - New Glory Naval Base
Cover Artist
- 2005 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #21: Assault on Stormbringer Castle
- 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #14: Dungeon Interludes
- 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #9: Dungeon Geomorphs
- 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #7: The Secret of Smuggler's Cove
- 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #5: Aerie Of The Crow God
Back Cover Artist
- 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #4: Bloody Jack's Gold
Illustrator
- 2003 - Blood Tomb
References
- ↑ Rosen-Molina, Mike (October, 2007). "You Call this Funny? | Since day one, the East Bay’s quirky independent cartoonists have been making us laugh—and think.", The East Bay Monthly
- ↑ Withrow, Steven (July 1, 2003), Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning, Watson-Guptill
- ↑ O'Brien, Danny (February 26, 2006). "The tooniverse explodes: Interactive web comics are winning over legions of savvy young fans. Danny O'Brien assesses the coolest strips online", The Sunday Times, p. 27.
- ↑ http://comicfury.com/comicprofile.php?url=pewfell
- ↑ Where's Santa? by Bryony Jones and Chuck Whelon (Sep 22, 2015), Simon & Schuster
- ↑ The Great Fairy Tale Search (Buster Activity) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 2, 2014), Buster Books
- ↑ Where's Santa? (Buster Activity) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 2, 2014), Buster Books
- ↑ Where's the Penguin? by Sophie Schrey and Chuck Whelon (Oct 1, 2014), Buster Books
- ↑ (July 21, 2014). "Bestsellers", Publishers Weekly, p. 100., p135
- ↑ "Donde esta el pinguino?" (Spanish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey (Jan 30, 2014), Ediciones B
- ↑ "Cache-cache avec les pingouins" (French Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey and Alice Delarbre (14 May 2014), Père Castor-Flammarion
- ↑ „Gdzie jest pingwin?” (Polish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (January 2014), IUVI
- ↑ "Waar is de pinguïn?" (French Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (2014), Veltman Uitgevers
- ↑ "Hvor er pingvinern" (Danish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (2014), Klematis
- ↑ Zoo Animals Finger Tattoos by Chuck Whelon (Jul 23, 2014), Dover Publications
- ↑ Sea Animals Finger Tattoos by Chuck Whelon (Jul 23, 2014), Dover Publications
- ↑ Smiley Things That Go Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 18, 2014), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Adventure Stories!: Princesses, Fairies and More (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Activity Books (Jan 24, 2013), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Adventure Stories!: Pirates, Robots and More (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Activity Books (Dec 19, 2012), Dover Publications
- ↑ Dinosaur Rampage Activity Book (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon and Dinosaurs (Oct 24, 2012), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? In the Garden! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 15, 2012), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Best Friends Forever! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 20, 2011), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Happy Halloween! [WHAT TO DOODLE HAPPY HALLOWEEN] [Paperback] by Chuck"(Author) Whelon (Sep 30, 2011), Dover Publications
- ↑ Word Play: Write Your Own Crazy Comics #2 (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
- ↑ Word Play: Write Your Own Crazy Comics #1 (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Christmas Creations! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Christmas (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
- ↑ Treasure Hunter Activity Book by Chuck Whelon (Jan 20, 2011), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Creepy Crawlies! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 21, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? When I Grow Up! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 21, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ Create Your Own Monsters Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon (Jul 22, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Girl Stuff! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 23, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Dinosaurs! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 23, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ See-Thru Dinosaur Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon, Stickers and Dinosaurs (Apr 22, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ Smiley Dinosaur Tattoos (Dover Tattoos) by Chuck Whelon, Tattoos and Dinosaurs (Apr 22, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ Alien Invasion! Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 18, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ Alien Invasion! Mazes (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 18, 2010), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Amazing Animals! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? All Sorts of Sports! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
- ↑ Dinoscenes (Dover Coloring Books) by Chuck Whelon, Coloring Books and Dinosaurs (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Fantastic Fantasy! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Mar 26, 2009), Dover Publications
- ↑ What to Doodle? Things That Go! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Mar 26, 2009), Dover Publications
- ↑ Smiley Cars Tattoos (Dover Tattoos) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 19, 2009), Dover Publications
- ↑ "Legitimacy: The Game of Royal Bastards" by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
- ↑ "Those Pesky Humans" by James Mathe, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
- ↑ "Grave Business" by Andy Van Zandt, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2011), Minion Games
- ↑ "Tahiti" by David E. Witcher, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2012), Minion Games
- ↑ "Nile" by Daniel Callister, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
- ↑ "Nile Deluxor" by Daniel Callister, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2011), Minion Games
- ↑ "Battle Merchants" by Gil Hova, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2014), Minion Games
- ↑ http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/14927/chuck-whelon
- ↑ "Dr. Dig" by Chuck Whelon, Dig Magazine, (Sept 2012 - continuing) Cricket Magazine Group
- ↑ Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG: Core Rulebook [DCC RPG], by Joseph Goodman et. al. (2012), Goodman Games
- ↑ The Monsters Alphabet, by Jobe Bittman with Michael Curtis (2014), Goodman Games
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/whelon
- ↑ https://www.comixology.com/Chuck-Whelon/comics-creator/8470
- ↑ Judgement Daze, Tom Richmond, (March 23rd, 2013), The Cartoonist, National Cartoonists Society, http://www.reuben.org/2013/03/judgment-daze/
- ↑ http://www.scbwi.org/members-public/chuck-whelon
- ↑ http://www.beehiveillustration.co.uk/artists/whelon_chuck/collection.html
- ↑ http://www.childrensillustrators.com/agency/Beehive-Illustration/id=1732/pag=1/
- ↑ http://www.patreon.com/cartoon
External links
- Pewfell Comic Strip
- Whelon.com Illustration Portfolio
- Amazon Author Page
- Barnes & Noble Author Page
- BoardGameGeek Boardgame Designer Page
- http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=9972 archive
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