Culture That Made Me: Cork comic-book artist Will Sliney picks his touchstones

Jim Henson, Battlestar Galactica and, of course Spider-Man, feature among the Ballycotton native's selections 
Culture That Made Me: Cork comic-book artist Will Sliney picks his touchstones

Will Sliney will publish a new book in March, entitled Draw With Will. 

Born in 1982, Will Sliney, grew up in Ballycotton, Co Cork. He studied multimedia at Cork Institute of Technology, now MCU. In 2012, he joined Marvel Comics as a comic book artist, where he’s acclaimed for his work on the Fearless Defenders series and Spider-Man 2099, and also as a Star Wars illustrator. He has also created several popular live art class TV shows, including Will Sliney’s Storytellers series on RTÉ. Simon & Schuster will publish his book Draw With Will in March.

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