ABOUT
RON CHAN
Helioscope
333 SW 5th Ave.
Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
email: ron (at) ronchan.net
Ron Chan is a Cartoonist, Storyboard Artist, and Illustrator from Portland, OR. He is a member of the Portland-based art collective Helioscope. Comics work of his includes books published by Dark Horse, Marvel, and Image Comics, and he is best known as the original artist of the official Plants vs Zombies comics. Storyboarding and illustration work of his includes art for advertising, user experience design, 3D animation, and gaming, for clients such as Microsoft, Amazon Kindle, Nike, Adidas, and EA Games.
APPEARANCES
TBD
PROJECTS
Apex Legends: Illustrated “manga-style” artwork of characters used for merchandising including an Anniversary Crewneck (sold worldwide), and Japan-only products sold at Apex Legends Pop-Up Vault Stores.
Earth Boy: Original creator-owned graphic novel with art by Ron Chan and script by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Plants vs Zombies: Dino-Might: Penciler & Inker for this 66-page volume of Plants vs Zombies. Written by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Adventure Time: Coloring Book: Contributed pages featuring: Cast Group shot (cover), Peppermint Butler & Death, Flame Princess & Cinnamon Bun, LSP & Turtle Princess, Elements, Marceline & Ice King, Wizard Battle, The Jiggler, and Normal Man vs Tiny Manticore . Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Plants vs Zombies: Rumble at Lake Gumbo: Penciler & Inker for this 69-page volume of Plants vs Zombies. Written by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Plants vs Zombies: Lawn of Doom: Penciler & Inker for this 72-page volume of Plants vs Zombies. Written by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Mass Effect: Adult Coloring Book: Contributed pages featuring: Liara T'Soni, Mako vs Thresher Maw, Miranda Lawson, Thane Krios, ME2 Human Reaper Boss, Urdnot Wrex, Cast Group Shot, Liam Kosta, & The Tempest. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Plants vs Zombies: Petal to the Metal: Penciler & Inker for this 72-page volume of Plants vs Zombies. Originally published in issue format as Plants vs Zombies #7-9. Written by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Plants vs Zombies: Bully For You: Penciler & Inker for this 60-page volume of Plants vs Zombies. Originally published in issue format as Plants vs Zombies #1-3. Written by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Plants vs Zombies: Timepocalypse: Penciler & Inker for this 72-page volume of Plants vs Zombies. Written by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
Plants vs Zombies: Lawnmageddon: Penciler & Inker for this 72-page comic based on the popular tower defense game by PopCap. Written by Paul Tobin. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
CBDLF Liberty Annual 2013: Penciler, Inker, and Colorist for short story "What if Wertham Was Right?" Written by Josh Williamson. Published by Image Comics.
Husbands: Penciler, Inker, and Colorist for issues #1 and #6. Written by Jane Espenson and Brad "Cheeks" Bell as a companion comic to their popular web sitcom Husbands. Published by Dark Horse Comics.
The Guild: Clara: Penciler, Inker, and Colorist for this 22-page one-shot written by Felicia Day and Kim Evey for Dark Horse Comics.
The Guild: Tink: Cover artist for this one-shot written by Felicia Day for Dark Horse Comics.
Supersized: Strange Tales From A Fast Food Culture: Penciler and Inker for 9 short stories, spanning 31 pages, of this anthology by Dark Horse Comics.
MySpace Dark Horse Presents: I created and illustrated an 8-page story called "Tobb: The Sling!" for issue #34 of MDHP for Dark Horse Comics.
X-Men: To Serve and Protect : Penciler for an 8-page story entitled "Gold, Guns, Girls" on issue #2 for Marvel Comics.
Models Inc.: Penciler for pages 10-17 on issue #4 for Marvel Comics.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Penciler and Inker on issue #42 for Dark Horse Comics.
Amazon Kindle: Storyboard artist for advertising spots.
Microsoft : Storyboard artist for internal development and hardware design. Specializing in illustrating User Experience scenarios, with experience in XBox, Zune, Windows Phone and more.
Pendulum Studios: Worked on storyboarding and concept art for 3-D animation. Relevent projects include: Captain America: Super Soldier Cinematic Trailer, Thor: God of Thunder Cinematic Trailer, Red Faction: Guerrilla In-Game Cinematics, Stuntman: Ignition ending cinematics, Dark Sector In-Game Cinematics, Silent Hill: Homecoming In-Game Cinematics, Soul Calibur III TV Spot, Frontlines: Fuel of War trailer, and Paraworld Trailer.
Underground: a 5-Issue miniseries by Periscope Studio members Jeff Parker(Writer), Steve Lieber(Art), and Ron Chan(Colors). Available through Image Comics.
Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper, Series Two: A 5-issue miniseries I drew for Virgin Comics. Written by Jeff Parker, with layouts by Ron Randall.
Flytrap: A series of stories written by Sara Ryan. The first episode was illustrated by the great Steve Lieber, but I have since taken the reins for episodes two and three.
A Dummy's Guide to Danger, Series One: Penciler, Inker, and Colorist for this is a 4-issue miniseries for Viper Comics, written by Jason M. Burns.
CLIENTS
42 Entertainment
Adidas
Allstate
Amazon Kindle
Bioware
Brooks Running Company
CD Projekt Red
Cinco Design
Cisco
CMD
Crunchyroll
Dark Horse Comics
Dell
Electronic Arts
Ford
Google
History Channel
IDW
Intel
Konami
Marvel Comics
Michael Curry Design
Microsoft
MNML
Namco
Nike
Osmo
Skylight Collective
Sony
Target
THQ
TKO Presents
Valve
Viper Comics
Virgin Comics
Voicebox
Wacom
Wieden + Kennedy
Windows
Windows Phone
X-Box
Zune