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Chuck Whelon (born 1969)[ citation needed ] is a British, internationally published author and cartoonist, based in San Francisco, California, United States. [1]

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Chuck Whelon is the creator, artist and co-writer of the long-running humorous fantasy webcomic serial Pewfell, [2] which originally appeared online on Modern Tales, [3] and later became available for free on Webcomics Nation, DrunkDuck, and ComicFury. [4]

Whelon has illustrated a series of search & find titles for Buster Books, including 'Where's the Penguin?', 'Where's Santa?' and 'The Great Fairy Tale Search', [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] all of which have been translated into multiple languages. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

He is the author and illustrator of a large variety of children's puzzle and activity books for Dover Publications, including the "What to Doodle?" series. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [ excessive citations ]

Whelon designed and illustrated the comic boardgame "Legitimacy" published by Minion Games. [43] Whelon has also illustrated a number of other boardgames for Minion, including Those Pesky Humans, [44] Grave Business, [45] 'Tahiti', [46] Nile, [47] [48] and Battle Merchants. [49] [50]

Since 2012 Whelon has written and drawn the monthly "Dr. Dig" comic strip for Cricket Media Group's 'Dig' magazine. [51]

Whelon is the cartoonist for Goodman Game's 'Dungeon Crawl Classics' Role Playing Game. [52] [53]

Whelon has also worked as an Art Director for Ogilvy & Mather, an illustrator, Flash developer and production artist. [54]

Whelon was born and raised in Basingstoke, England. [55] He is a member of the National Cartoonists Society [56] [57] and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. [58] He is represented by the Beehive Illustration Agency. [59] [60]

He is the brother to Emily Jordan.[ citation needed ]

Whelon's current project is a crowd-funded puzzle book for kids called Wizard Pickles. [61]

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  2. ↑ Withrow, Steven (July 1, 2003), Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning, Watson-Guptill
  3. ↑ O'Brien, Danny (February 26, 2006). "The tooniverse explodes: Interactive web comics are winning over legions of savvy young fans. Danny O'Brien assesses the coolest strips online", The Sunday Times , p. 27.
  4. ↑ "Error! - Comic Fury Webcomic Hosting". Comicfury.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Where's Santa? by Bryony Jones and Chuck Whelon (Sep 22, 2015), Simon & Schuster
  6. ↑ The Great Fairy Tale Search (Buster Activity) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 2, 2014), Buster Books
  7. ↑ Where's Santa? (Buster Activity) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 2, 2014), Buster Books
  8. ↑ Where's the Penguin? by Sophie Schrey and Chuck Whelon (Oct 1, 2014), Buster Books
  9. ↑ (July 21, 2014). "Bestsellers", Publishers Weekly , p. 100., p135
  10. ↑ "Donde esta el pinguino?" (Spanish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey (Jan 30, 2014), Ediciones B
  11. ↑ "Cache-cache avec les pingouins" (French Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey and Alice Delarbre (14 May 2014), Père Castor-Flammarion
  12. ↑ „Gdzie jest pingwin?” (Polish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (January 2014), IUVI
  13. ↑ "Waar is de pinguïn?" (French Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (2014), Veltman Uitgevers
  14. ↑ "Hvor er pingvinern" (Danish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (2014), Klematis
  15. ↑ Zoo Animals Finger Tattoos by Chuck Whelon (Jul 23, 2014), Dover Publications
  16. ↑ Sea Animals Finger Tattoos by Chuck Whelon (Jul 23, 2014), Dover Publications
  17. ↑ Smiley Things That Go Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 18, 2014), Dover Publications
  18. ↑ What to Doodle? Adventure Stories!: Princesses, Fairies and More (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Activity Books (Jan 24, 2013), Dover Publications
  19. ↑ What to Doodle? Adventure Stories!: Pirates, Robots and More (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Activity Books (Dec 19, 2012), Dover Publications
  20. ↑ Dinosaur Rampage Activity Book (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon and Dinosaurs (Oct 24, 2012), Dover Publications
  21. ↑ What to Doodle? In the Garden! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 15, 2012), Dover Publications
  22. ↑ What to Doodle? Best Friends Forever! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 20, 2011), Dover Publications
  23. ↑ What to Doodle? Happy Halloween! [WHAT TO DOODLE HAPPY HALLOWEEN] [Paperback] by Chuck"(Author) Whelon (Sep 30, 2011), Dover Publications
  24. ↑ Word Play: Write Your Own Crazy Comics #2 (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
  25. ↑ Word Play: Write Your Own Crazy Comics #1 (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
  26. ↑ What to Doodle? Christmas Creations! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Christmas (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
  27. ↑ Treasure Hunter Activity Book by Chuck Whelon (Jan 20, 2011), Dover Publications
  28. ↑ What to Doodle? Creepy Crawlies! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 21, 2010), Dover Publications
  29. ↑ What to Doodle? When I Grow Up! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 21, 2010), Dover Publications
  30. ↑ Create Your Own Monsters Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon (Jul 22, 2010), Dover Publications
  31. ↑ What to Doodle? Girl Stuff! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 23, 2010), Dover Publications
  32. ↑ What to Doodle? Dinosaurs! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 23, 2010), Dover Publications
  33. ↑ See-Thru Dinosaur Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon, Stickers and Dinosaurs (Apr 22, 2010), Dover Publications
  34. ↑ Smiley Dinosaur Tattoos (Dover Tattoos) by Chuck Whelon, Tattoos and Dinosaurs (Apr 22, 2010), Dover Publications
  35. ↑ Alien Invasion! Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 18, 2010), Dover Publications
  36. ↑ Alien Invasion! Mazes (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 18, 2010), Dover Publications
  37. ↑ What to Doodle? Amazing Animals! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
  38. ↑ What to Doodle? All Sorts of Sports! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
  39. ↑ Dinoscenes (Dover Coloring Books) by Chuck Whelon, Coloring Books and Dinosaurs (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
  40. ↑ What to Doodle? Fantastic Fantasy! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Mar 26, 2009), Dover Publications
  41. ↑ What to Doodle? Things That Go! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Mar 26, 2009), Dover Publications
  42. ↑ Smiley Cars Tattoos (Dover Tattoos) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 19, 2009), Dover Publications
  43. ↑ "Legitimacy: The Game of Royal Bastards" by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
  44. ↑ "Those Pesky Humans" by James Mathe, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
  45. ↑ "Grave Business" by Andy Van Zandt, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2011), Minion Games
  46. ↑ "Tahiti" by David E. Witcher, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2012), Minion Games
  47. ↑ "Nile" by Daniel Callister, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
  48. ↑ "Nile Deluxor" by Daniel Callister, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2011), Minion Games
  49. ↑ "Battle Merchants" by Gil Hova, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2014), Minion Games
  50. ↑ "Chuck Whelon - Board Game Designer - BoardGameGeek". Boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  51. ↑ "Dr. Dig" by Chuck Whelon, Dig Magazine, (Sept 2012 - continuing) Cricket Magazine Group
  52. ↑ Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG: Core Rulebook [DCC RPG], by Joseph Goodman et al. (2012), Goodman Games
  53. ↑ The Monsters Alphabet, by Jobe Bittman with Michael Curtis (2014), Goodman Games
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