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| Matt and Shawn Fillbach | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer |
Notable works | Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures |
| Official website | |
The Fillbach Brothers (Matt Fillbach and Shawn Fillbach) are comic book artists, known for penciling the Dark Horse Comics Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures series. [1]
Matt Fillbach and Shawn Fillbach started out by producing creator-owned projects such as Captain Freebird (Broken Heroes) and, after their run on Clone Wars Adventures, Maxwell Strangewell and Roadkill: A Jim Kowalksi Adventure . [1] They have also contributed three volumes to a Clone Wars series of graphic novellas from Dark Horse.
Additionally, the Fillbach Brothers did an anthology webcomic, Roninspoon Theater, that was updated weekly. [2]
The Fillbach Brothers are currently co-writing with Dave Land and handling the art chores for the monthly title Werewolves on the Moon: Versus Vampires? from Dark Horse Comics. [3]
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