Michael Komarck
American artist
Michael Komarck is a fantasy artist. His work has been featured in many roleplaying games, board games, book covers, and collectible cards. Komarck produced the official art and calendars for George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
Early life
Michael Komarck was born in Louisiana and moved to Michigan as a child.
Career
Komarck has worked as an illustrator on the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game by Sony Online Entertainment. He has done illustrations for Magic: The Gathering and Hearthstone. He has also illustrated comic books.
Komarck has also worked as an illustrator for Dungeons & Dragons on third edition books.
He also provided the cover art for Voltaire's album, Raised by Bats.
Awards
Komarck was nominated for the Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Paperback in 2009, for Dragonforge by James Maxey.
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