Tom Grindberg, Illustrator
Tom lives with his wife Mari and daughter Katie in Brooklyn,
New York. His art career began at the age of eighteen when he was still
living in the Washington suburb of Chevy Chase.
Tom’s first published work was illustrating political
cartoons. This early success fired his desire to further pursue the field
of art and publishing. As luck would have it, it wasn’t too long before
he landed his first freelance work with both Marvel and DC Comics in 1981.
During this time, he also worked in advertising alongside some of the industry’s
best illustrators and graphic artists.
After leaving advertising, Tom devoted his full attention
to the craft of storytelling and comic book publishing. Tom’s credits are
varied and numerous. His DC work includes Action Comics, Batman, Detective
Comics, Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Superman, Superboy, Supergirl,
Secret Origins, and Teen Titans. His Marvel Comics work includes the Avengers,
Daredevil, Marvel Team-Up, Punisher, Savage Sword of Conan, Silver Surfer,
Spider-Man, Thor, and X-Factor. His cover work includes Judge Dredd and
other popular British titles, plus covers for classic pulp fiction characters
such as Airboy and Phantom Detective, and numerous painted covers for both
Marvel and DC Comics.
Tom’s work for Newsday, a Long Island, New York newspaper,
earned a graphic design award from the Associated Press. Tom has also done
extensive behind-the-scene character design and licensing for Marvel, DC
Comics, and independent publishers. Further credits include computer game
design, commercial interior designing for leading manufacturing companies,
and even motion film work.
Currently, Tom is illustrating the New Adventures of
Tarzan, co-created with Roy Thomas and Jim Sullos, for Edgar Rice Burroughs
Inc.’s online comic site.
www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics
grindbergtom@yahoo.com
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