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Comic creator

Mark Smylie
Born	1967 (age 57–58) Florida, U.S.
Area(s)	Illustration

Mark Smylie is an American comics creator, writer and illustrator. He is best known for his Artesia epic fantasy comic series.

Biography

Born in Florida in 1967, he studied political science, philosophy, art history, and English literature at Columbia University for four years. Besides Artesia, Smylie has also done numerous illustrations for role-playing games and other media. He has done interior illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons manuals, including Faiths and Pantheons, Epic Level Handbook, and Complete Warrior. After first working with Sirius Entertainment, he founded Archaia Studios Press in 2002 to publish Artesia and eventually comics from other creators. The setting of Smylie's novel The Barrow is the same as his Artesia series.

Smylie was nominated for the 2006 Russ Manning award for most promising newcomer, and his Artesia series was nominated for several comics awards.

^ Cornog, Martha (July 1, 2011). "Graphic Novels: Archaia's A-List", Library Journal 136 (12).
"Pen & Paper listing for Mark Smylie". Archived from the original on September 7, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
Reid, Calvin (March 29, 2010). "New Books, New Deals at Archaia", Publishers Weekly 257 (13).
Pierce, Jennifer Burek (September 2008). "Novel Encounters", American Libraries 39 (8): 66.
(December 23, 2013). "Fiction Reviews: The Barrow", Publishers Weekly 260 (51).

Dungeons & Dragons

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Creators	Gary Gygax Dave Arneson Keith Baker Richard Baker David Cook Monte Cook Ed Greenwood Jeff Grubb Rob Heinsoo Tracy Hickman Harold Johnson Robert J. Kuntz Mike Mearls Frank Mentzer Tom Moldvay Chris Perkins Jon Pickens Jonathan Tweet Jim Ward Margaret Weis Skip Williams Steve Winter
Companies	TSR Wizards of the Coast Grenadier Models Judges Guild Paizo Ral Partha Strategic Simulations WizKids
Licenses	Open Game License Game System License System Reference Document

Geography and cosmology

Characters and beings

Races and lineages	Dragonborn Dwarf Elf Drow Gnome Half-elf Half-orcs Halfling Human Kender Tiefling Triton Warforged
Classes	Artificer Barbarian Bard Cleric Druid Fighter Monk Paladin Ranger Rogue Sorcerer Warlock Wizard List of alternative classes
Character lists	Dragonlance Greyhawk Ravenloft
Notable characters	Alias Catti-brie Drizzt Do'Urden Elminster Volothamp Geddarm Gord the Rogue Iggwilv Lord Soth Raistlin Majere Minsc Mordenkainen Tenser Strahd von Zarovich Wulfgar
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Deities and powers	Bahamut Corellon Larethian Eilistraee Greyhawk deities Tharizdun Vecna Moradin Mystra Tiamat

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High-level rules	Wrath of the Immortals Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns Epic Level Handbook
Psionics Handbook	AD&D 2nd edition D&D 3rd edition D&D v3.5 Expanded and Complete

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