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Talent from The Kubert School

Clayton Cowles
Letter/Cartoonist
Name: Clayton Cowles
First job after finishing school: Lettering intern for Virtual Calligraphy/Marvel Comics and letterer for Image Comics.
Current job: Full-time letterer for Virtual Calligraphy/Marvel Comics and Image Comics.
Reason I love/hate my job: I love my job because I can work at home and tell other people's stories. I hate my job because I have to stay at home and tell other people's stories.
Current city: Rochester, New York.
I started drawing when: I was a four-year-old.
Favorite artist: Hergé
Favorite book: I don't even know anymore.
Film I could watch over and over: The Sound of Music
I’m listening to: Stevie Wonder, the American Graffiti soundtrack, more pop music, and a host of podcasts.
Last comic book I read: Seven to Eternity by Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña.
Drawing instrument of choice: Either the 21" Wacom Cintiq or a disposable mechanical pencil.
Currently working on: One of 23 books.
You can find my work: in any number of comics, but if it's a website you're after, I'm at www.claytoncowles.com.
Attended The Kubert School from 2006 to 2009.
Clients
Marvel, Image