Cal Slayton

• Birthplace — Arkansas • Nationality — American • Area — Penciller, Inker, Writer • Notable Works — Shades of Blue, Texas Zombie Wars • Website — http: www.calslayton.com Cal Slayton is an American comic book artist and Graphic Designer.

Slayton lives in Texas. His most prominent work was on the indie comic book Shades of Blue published first by AMP Comics and then by Digital Webbing. His work has also been seen in books such as Texas Zombie Wars, (Super) Hero Happy Hour, Dead@17 Rough Cut, Digital Webbing Presents and Champion of Children.

His comic book debut was in 2000 with issue #3 of AMP Comic’s Shades of Blue. Writer/Creator James S. Harris asked him to take over the art duties after the departure of the original artist. Shortly after, Cal wrote and illustrated the first story ever published by Digital Webbing in the anthology Digital Webbing Presents. The short was titled “Lost Child”, which followed a man search for a missing girl. He later published it in a mini-comic format through the creator-owned Hired Gun Comics Cal worked on the remaining AMP run of Shades of Blue, which ended with issue #10. He also drew all five issue of the book when Digital Webbing took over as publisher, as well as designing the new Shades of Blue logo. In October 2002, Cal self-published the mini comic Spookytown under the creator-owned Hired Gun Comics. In 2003, Cal illustrated the Gail Simone-written back-up story "Part Time" for Geek Punk's Super Hero Happy Hour #4. Later that same year, he contributed artwork to the short "No Love" for Ghostwerks Comics' Champion of Children #2. In 2004 he drew "Two Shots, Two Slugs" for Geek Punk's Hero Happy Hour Super Special. In 2005, he contributed art to Dead@17 Rough Cut 2 published by Viper Comics. He designed the logo for the comic Hero Camp published by Image Comics. He works on the comic book series Texas Zombie Wars, a companion series to the upcoming film of the same name. He is a frequent guest at the Dallas Comic Con.

Comics containing interior sequential illustrations

• Texas Zombie Wars #0-2

• Shades of Blue Volume 1 #3-10 • Shades of Blue: The Collected Edition Volume One Trade Paperback

• Digital Webbing Presents #1, #7 • Shades of Blue Volume 2 #1-5 • Shades of Blue: Volume One Trade Paperback

• Super Hero Happy Hour #4 • Hero Happy Hour Super Special

• Champion of Children #2

• Dead@17: Rough Cut #2

• Spookytown #1 mini comic

• Mine All Mine • One Night Stand

• Potlatch #7

• It Came From Stumblebum

Comics containing cover or pin-up illustrations

• WKRP in Cincinnati (Cover)

• PvP #5 (back cover)

• Voltron United and Drawn (pin-up)

• Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery (cover)

• Super Hero Happy Hour #2 (pin-up) • Super Hero Happy Hour Trade Paperback Vol. 1 (cover)

• Dead@17 Afterbirth Trade Paperback (pin-up) • PvP: The Dork Ages Trade Paperback (pin-up) • Hero Camp #2 (pin-up)

• Complex City: All in a Day's Work TPB (pin-up)

• Some Big Lumberjack: Reign of the War Pig #1 (cover)

• Subculture #2 (pin-up)

• Hero Camp - Cool Kids Mini Trade (pin-up)

• OZF5: Gale Force #1 (pin-up)

• Karma Incorporated TPB #1 (pin-up)

• Lutu: Warrior of the North #1 (pin-up) • Lutu: Warrior of the North #2 (pin-up)

• Grave Soldiers #1 (pin-up)