Paul Chadwick
Paul Chadwick (born 1957) is an American comic book creator best known for his series Concrete, about a normal man trapped in a stone body.
Paul Chadwick

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- Born
- 1957
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Awards
- Inkpot Award (1994)
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- comics artist · novelist
- Known for
- Concrete
- Honours
- Eisner Award · Inkpot Award · Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist · Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- Languages
- English
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Paul Chadwick (born 1957) is an American comic book creator best known for his series Concrete, about a normal man trapped in a stone body.
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Key facts
• Born — 1957 • Birthplace — Seattle, Washington, U.S. • Artist — Y • Penciler — Y • Writer — Y • Awards — Inkpot Award (1994)
Biography
Biography
Born in Seattle, Chadwick grew up in its suburb Medina, where his father, Stephen F. Chadwick, was the city attorney. As a teenager, he participated in Apa-5, the amateur press alliance of comics fans, and in 1979 graduated from the Art Center College of Design, where he had majored in illustration. Chadwick began his career creating storyboards for Disney, Warner Brothers, Lucasfilm and other film studios, contributing to such films as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Strange Brew, The Big Easy, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, Lies and Miracle Mile. He drew the final issues of the comic book Dazzler, published in 1985 by Marvel Comics, before creating Concrete, first published by Dark Horse Comics in Dark Horse Presents #1 (July 1986). He wrote Gifts of the Night for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, with art by John Bolton. After working on several Matrix comics, Chadwick was asked by the Wachowskis to write the MMORPG The Matrix Online. He outlined the general story direction and offshoots of events in the game. In May 2015, Chadwick announced he is working on a new Concrete series entitled Stars over Sand. In November 2017, he reported he was still at work on the story, describing it as Concrete being "hit by lightning and rendered amnesiac. He discovers the world anew, and, somewhat paranoid, becomes a danger to his loved ones and others." Concrete: Stars over Sand is scheduled to be released in June 2026.
DC Comics
DC Comics
• Gifts of the Night #1-4 (1998–99) • Harlan Ellison's 7 Against Chaos graphic novel (2013) • Y: The Last Man #16-17 (2004)
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
• Concrete #1-10 (1987–88) • Concrete Color Special (1989) • Concrete: Fragile Creature #1-4 (1991) • Concrete: Killer Smile #1-4 (1994) • Concrete: Think Like a Mountain #1-6 (1996) • Concrete: Strange Armor #1-5 (1997–98) • Concrete: The Human Dilemma #1-6 (2004–05) • Concrete: Three Uneasy Pieces (one-shot) (2012) • Star Wars: Empire #9-12, 15 (2003) • Star Wars: A Valentine Story one-shot (2003) • The World Below #1-4 (1999) • The World Below: Deeper and Stranger #1-4 (1999-2000)
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
• Dazzler #38-42 (1985–86) • Deadpool #46-48 (2000) • Doctor Strange: The Flight of Bones #3-4 (replaced original artist Tony Harris) (1999)
Comics
Comics
• Paul Chadwick's comic "Deja Vu", originally for The Matrix website • Paul Chadwick's "Let it All Fall Down", originally for The Matrix website • Paul Chadwick's "The Miller's Tale", originally for The Matrix website

Steve Lieber, Paul Chadwick, and Kazu Kibuishi speak on graphic novelling at the Stumptown Comics Fest 2006.
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Medina
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- “Paul Chadwick”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
Chadwick won the Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist (Team or Individual) for 1989, the Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist in 2005, and won the Harvey Awards for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist) in both 1988 and 1989.
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