ryan dunlavey is an illustrator and cartoonist Based in New York City.
I am currently available for freelance work. Let's talk and see if I'm the right person for your project! Just email ryan.dunlavey@gmail.com to get started.
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I am also available for school/classroom visits, book signings, comic cons and other events both virtual and in-person. Please contact me for scheduling.
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Author representation by Jason Yarn Literary Agency.
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Bio
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Ryan Dunlavey (he/him) is an illustrator, designer and cartoonist with three decades of professional creative experience.
He's the artist and co-author of many graphic novels and comic books, including Action Philosophers, the Action Presidents series, The Comic Book History of Animation, The Comic Book History of Comics and Action Activists - all co-created with writer Fred Van Lente. Ryan's other comics include Dirt Candy: A Cookbook with chef Amanda Cohen, The Illustrated Al with "Weird" Al Yankovic, Growing Up Farley with Frank Marraffino, M.O.D.O.K. for Marvel Comics (which he also wrote) and comics for Dark Horse, Dynamite, IDW, Image, Webtoon and Z2.
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Ryan's artwork has been published by HarperCollins, Penguin, Scholastic, Taschen, Random House and MAD magazine. He's applied his talents to editorial illustration, apparel graphics, educational software development, game design and film and television productions. Ryan's diverse clientele list includes Disney, Warner Bros, Hasbro, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, World Wrestling Entertainment, The New York City Department of Education and his mom.
Ryan grew up in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Hong Kong and has been an avid artist his entire life. He is an alumni of Syracuse University's Illustration program (BFA '93) and studied animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. After earning his degree Ryan worked at several graphic design positions for a decade before starting a full-time freelance creative career in 2003.
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Ryan is fully posable (accessories sold separately) but will only be available on this planet for a limited time, so act today!