Durwin Talon

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Durwin Talon
Born London, Ontario
Area(s)artist and writer
Notable works
Panel Discussions (books)
Bonds (comics)

Durwin Talon (born in London, Ontario) is a comics artist, illustrator, author and professor of illustration.

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Early life and education

Talon developed an interest in art at an early age.[ citation needed ] He received his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts (BFA) from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), then received his ISDP Master's Degree (MA) from Syracuse University in the United States. In 2007, he received the terminal degree of Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration from the University of Hartford. [1] [2]

Career

Talon's first book, Panel Discussions from TwoMorrows Publishing, is an overview of techniques for developing sequential art. It has been described as "indispensable reading for anyone interested in the subject of sequential art." [3]

His artwork has been featured on the covers of Batman ("Officer Down"), Skinwalker , and Queen & Country . A review of Skinwalker No. 3 commented that "[t]he covers by Durwin Talon are a wonderful blend of pastel and oil that prompt you into wishing we could read a whole book that looks like this." [4]

He worked on his own comic Bonds , and Beautiful Scars, in collaboration with Guin Thompson. The first two issues of Bonds were released by Image Comics in 2007 and issue No. 3 shipped and completed the series in 2009. Beautiful Scars is an original graphic novel being published by Archaia Studios Press, and will be released in March 2014. [5]

Until August 2007, Talon was an Associate Professor, in the New Media Program at the School of Informatics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, before returning to the Illustration department at Savannah College of Art and Design. Currently, he is The Head Professor of Illustration at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mi, USA. [6]

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References

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  3. Review Archived December 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Silver Cullet Comic Books
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