ILYA

ILYA is a 30+ year veteran of the comic industry. He has been published internationally by Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse in the USA, in Japan by Kodansha, across Europe and by independent companies worldwide. His books include the award-winning graphic novel series THE END OF THE CENTURY CLUB (Best Graphic Novel, the UK Comic Art Convention 1997), SKIDMARKS, ROOM FOR LOVE, TIME TRAVELLER, noir anthology IT’S DARK IN LONDON, the MANGA DRAWING KIT, HOW TO DRAW COMICS, HOW TO DRAW ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING, and a daring Native American (First Nations) adaptation of KING LEAR for Manga Shakespeare.

He is also author of critically acclaimed prose novel, THE CLAY DREAMING and artistically collaborated on DEADFACE/BACCHUS with Eddie Campbell, and KID SAVAGE with Joe Kelly. ILYA is currently Cartoon Historian for New Internationalist magazine (15 episodes and counting).