Mark Smylie

Comic creator

Mark Smylie
Born	1967 (age 56–57) Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Illustration

Mark Smylie is an American comics creator, writer and illustrator. He is best known for his Artesia epic fantasy comic series.^[1]

Biography

Born in Florida in 1967, he studied political science, philosophy, art history, and English literature at Columbia University for four years. Besides Artesia, Smylie has also done numerous illustrations for role-playing games and other media. He has done interior illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons manuals, including Faiths and Pantheons, Epic Level Handbook, and Complete Warrior.^[2] After first working with Sirius Entertainment, he founded Archaia Studios Press in 2002 to publish Artesia and eventually comics from other creators.^[1]^[3]^[4] The setting of Smylie's novel The Barrow is the same as his Artesia series.^[5]

Smylie was nominated for the 2006 Russ Manning award for most promising newcomer, and his Artesia series was nominated for several comics awards.

References

^ ^a ^b Cornog, Martha (July 1, 2011). "Graphic Novels: Archaia's A-List", Library Journal 136 (12).
^ "Pen & Paper listing for Mark Smylie". Archived from the original on September 7, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
^ Reid, Calvin (March 29, 2010). "New Books, New Deals at Archaia", Publishers Weekly 257 (13).
^ Pierce, Jennifer Burek (September 2008). "Novel Encounters", American Libraries 39 (8): 66.
^ (December 23, 2013). "Fiction Reviews: The Barrow", Publishers Weekly 260 (51).

External links

"Archaia Studios Press". Archived from the original on June 28, 2007.
Talking with Archaia Studios Press' Mark Smylie, April 24, 2006, Comic Book Resources

Dungeons & Dragons

Basics

General	Adventurers League Controversies Editions Gen Con Popular culture Film series Related products Retro-clones Sources and influences
Gameplay	Adventures Alignment Attribute Dungeon Master Game mechanics Magic Magic item Miniatures Psionics
Creators	Gary Gygax Dave Arneson Keith Baker Richard Baker David Cook Monte Cook Ed Greenwood Jeff Grubb Rob Heinsoo Tracy Hickman Robert J. Kuntz Mike Mearls Frank Mentzer Tom Moldvay Chris Perkins Jon Pickens Jonathan Tweet Jim Ward Margaret Weis Skip Williams Steve Winter
Companies	TSR Wizards of the Coast Grenadier Models Judges Guild Paizo Ral Partha Strategic Simulations WizKids
Licenses	Open Game License Game System License System Reference Document

Geography and cosmology

Campaign settings

Birthright
Council of Wyrms
Dark Sun
Dragonlance
Dragon Fist
Eberron
Exandria
Forgotten Realms
- Faerûn
- Al-Qadim
- Kara-Tur
Ghostwalk
Greyhawk
Jakandor
Kingdoms of Kalamar
Magic: The Gathering planes
- Ravnica
- Strixhaven
- Theros
Mahasarpa
Mystara
- Blackmoor
- Savage Coast
- Hollow World
Nentir Vale
Pelinore
Planescape
Ravenloft
- Masque of the Red Death
Rokugan
Spelljammer

Planes of existence

Material Plane
- Aebrynis
- Abeir-Toril
- Athas
- Krynn
- Eberron
- Mystara
- Oerth
- Underdark
Inner Planes
Outer Planes
- Sigil

Characters and beings

Races	Dragonborn Dwarf Elf Drow Gnome Half-elf Half-orcs Halfling Human Kender Tiefling Triton Warforged
Classes	Artificer Barbarian Bard Cleric Druid Fighter Monk Paladin Ranger Rogue Sorcerer Warlock Wizard List of alternative classes
Character lists	Dragonlance Greyhawk Ravenloft
Notable characters	Alias Catti-brie Drizzt Do'Urden Elminster Volothamp Geddarm Gord the Rogue Iggwilv Lord Soth Raistlin Majere Minsc Mordenkainen Tenser Strahd von Zarovich Wulfgar
Creatures and monsters	Beholders Devils Dragons Gelatinous cube Giants Goblins Illithid (mind flayer) Lich Mimic Owlbear Orcs Reptilian humanoids Kobolds Slaadi Trolls Vampires List of 2nd edition monsters List of 3rd edition monsters
Deities and powers	Bahamut Corellon Larethian Eilistraee Greyhawk deities Tharizdun Vecna Moradin Mystra Tiamat