mars heyward
Mars Heyward is a Black, queer comic artist, character designer, and car liker, currently working on the ongoing webcomic series Ride or Die. Physically living in Portland, Oregon, but mentally also living in Portland, Oregon.
When not drawing or writing, Mars unwinds by working on his car. Sometimes fixing problems, sometimes making them worse.
Basics
MILEAGE: 12301992
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TITLE: CREATOR
EXPERIENCE: EVERYTHING
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ROLE: ANTIHERO
SKILLS: ALL
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history
- Successfully funded and fulfilled Kickstarter for LONG EXPOSURE VOLUME 2 in 2023
- Won Ignatz Award for RIDE OR DIE in 2022
- Started comic RIDE OR DIE in 2020
- Completed comic LONG EXPOSURE in 2020 with over 24 million views
- Successfully funded and fulfilled Kickstarter for LONG EXPOSURE VOLUME 1 in 2021
- Character layout artist for Nickelodeon’s RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES in 2019
- Contributed two illustrations to Gallery Nucleus SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE art show in 2019
- Short comic featured in Ignatz-nominated comic anthology ALLOY: ELECTRUM in 2018
- Completed animation, character design, and storyboarding for clients including Cartoon Network, Kellogg’s, and James Patterson.
contact
I try to respond within 1-2 weeks depending on availability. For questions about Kickstarter please email marsoidkickstarter@gmail.com. For questions about my merch store, please contact CRWN Studios.