Robert Atkins (comics)

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Robert Q. Atkins
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Atkins at Killen Enterprises on May 1, 2016
BornSpringfield, Illinois, USA
Area(s)pencils, inks, colors
Notable works
G.I. Joe

Robert Q. Atkins, also known as "Professor Addy" or "Ratkins", is an American comics artist.

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Education and career

Atkins graduated from Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Illinois, and has attended Illinois State University, where he acquired a bachelor's degree in fine arts; attended MacMurray College, and then went on to the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he earned an MFA in Sequential Art. [1] [2] [3]

Atkins’ artwork has been featured in G.I. Joe comics as the main artist through 2008, Marvel comics Spider-Man, Venom, X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and he produced a series of online comics to accompany the TV show Heroes . [1] [3] Additionally, he was the art director for the video game Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 , [4] and did the artwork for the first issue of Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook. [5] He has also created packaging artwork for Nerf Blaster Zombie Strike and Hot Wheels toy cars. [1]

Atkins says he started reading comic books in high school, and he appreciates the "freedom he gets as an artist". [6] He remarked that he is given a script, "but no one is telling me what to do." [6] He says he decides "how the characters in the story will look", and that it is his "job to interpret the story visually." [6]

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  6. 1 2 3 Garrett, Michelle (31 August 2016). "LDS comic artist Robert Atkins shares journey, impact of his faith". Deseret News .