Instructor -- School of Illustration / Comics at Academy of Art University
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Freelance Illustrator at Rittenhouse Archives
- Freelance Illustrator at Topps
- Freelance Illustrator at Upper Deck
- Instructor -- School of Illustration / Comics at Academy of Art University
- Instructor -- School of Illustration / Comics at Academy of Art University
- Owner/Publisher at Red Eye Press
- Past
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- Artist/Writer at Diamond Comic Book Distributors
- Illustrator at Inkworks
- Graphic Designer at CSDS Inc.
- Graphic Designer at Tower Records
- Graphic Designer at MTS Inc.
- Education
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- School of Visual Arts
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- Arts and Crafts
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Daniel Cooney’s Summary
Daniel Cooney has worked in comic art and illustration since 1997. Cooney has done all aspects of producing comic books and graphic novels -- writing, penciling, inking, coloring, lettering, and book design, all the way through pre-press for publication. A lifelong fan of comics, Cooney graduated with a BFA from New York's School of Visual Arts in 1998. His client list includes illustration/graphic design work for Rolling Stone, Sony, Tower Records, Marvel Trading Cards, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Heroes, LFL Indiana Jones, Iron Man, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, along with writing and illustrating his own stylish action comic thriller, Valentine, under the Red Eye Press imprint. Cooney currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area, where he teaches numerous classes at the Academy of Art University, writes online classes for the University, and stays busy with a variety of freelance and comic work.
Daniel Cooney’s Experience
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Freelance Illustrator
Rittenhouse Archives
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Contributed to sketch card sets:
Women of Marvel
Fantastic Four
Iron Man
X-Men -
Freelance Illustrator
Topps
(Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Contributed to sketch card sets:
Star Wars: Galaxy 4 Set
Quantity 50 - January 2009
Indiana Jones Masterpieces
December 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
August 2008
Heroes Season 2
July 2008
Indiana Jones 4
May 2008
Indiana Jones Heritage
February 2008
Lord of the Rings Masterpieces II
March 2008
Heroes
February 2008 -
Freelance Illustrator
Upper Deck
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
December 2007 — Present (2 years )
Contributed to sketch card sets:
Marvel Masterpieces
Marvel Masterpieces II
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Instructor -- School of Illustration / Comics
Academy of Art University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)
Instructor for Comics: Pencils & Inks 1, MS: Graphic Novel 1 & 2, Writing for Comic Books. Faculty head for course development and recruiting of working professionals for sequential art program for the School of Illustration within The Academy of Art University.
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Instructor -- School of Illustration / Comics
Academy of Art University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)
Teach studio courses in comic book art and storytelling along with a liberal arts course for writing comic books. Create a learning environment for online courses within the department of illustration for graphic novel courses and conduct workshops to help students improve their techniques and storytelling abilities.
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Owner/Publisher
Red Eye Press
(Arts and Crafts industry)
May 1997 — Present (12 years 7 months)
Writer and Artist for stylish action thriller Valentine.
Published 13 comic books, 3 TPBs - over 400 pages of story involving writing, penciling, inking, lettering, coloring and book / logo design.
Currently, writing and drawing follow up to Valentine: The Killing Moon and historical fiction piece titled The Tommy Gun Dolls.
Reviews of Valentine:
"Scars never looked as good as they do on ex-CIA assassin Dana Valentine... The Killing Moon promises even more bullets and bodies.." - Rick Hernandez, Variety
"Valentine, a fast-paced action comic starring a heroine of refreshingly believable proportions -- the female comics-reading public thanks you, Dan Cooney!"
– Trina Robbins, writer/creator of GoGirl!
"This is a very edgy, hard-hitting, series. There are no simple or easy answers. This is the kind of comic you could show to fans of Alias, La Femme Nikita, or The Professional -- then you should definitely check out Valentine."
- Jen Contino, Sequential Tart -
Artist/Writer
Diamond Comic Book Distributors
(Arts and Crafts industry)
1997 — 2009 (12 years )
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Illustrator
Inkworks
(Arts and Crafts industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
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Graphic Designer
CSDS Inc.
(Graphic Design industry)
June 2001 — January 2006 (4 years 8 months)
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Graphic Designer
Tower Records
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)
May 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 2 months)
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Graphic Designer
MTS Inc.
(Arts and Crafts industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Daniel Cooney’s Education
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School of Visual Arts
BA , Sequential Art, Illustration , 1995 — 1998
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Daniel Cooney’s Contact Settings
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