Shawn Martinbrough, author portrait

Shawn Martinbrough

SHAWN MARTINBROUGH is the author of How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling, published by Penguin Random House, and an Eisner award nominated artist whose comic book projects include Batman: Detective Comics, Luke Cage Noir, The Black Panther: Man Without Fear, Hellboy, Promethee 13:13, and Thief of Thieves, and the graphic novel series co-created with Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, INVINCIBLE). Shawn is a Vanity Fair contributor and the writer of Batman, Red Hood & The Hill for DC Comics, which introduces multiple new characters to the Batman Universe, and a co-author of the new children's book series Judge Kim and The Kids' Court, published by Simon & Schuster.

Shawn created original concept art for the Marvel Black Panther Wakanda Atlas, the definitive guide to the Black Panther’s nation of Wakanda, written by Evan Narcisse.
Like Lava In My Veins
Marvel Black Panther Wakanda Atlas
How to Draw Noir Comics

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Like Lava In My Veins
Marvel Black Panther Wakanda Atlas
How to Draw Noir Comics

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