John Kovalic is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. Kovalic is best known for his Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous work set in and about the fantasy role-playing game genre, such as The Unspeakable Oaf. He has illustrated board and card games for several companies, including Steve Jackson Games, Cumberland Games & Diversions, and Fantasy Flight Games.

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  • John Kovalic is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. Kovalic is best known for his Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous work set in and about the fantasy role-playing game genre, such as The Unspeakable Oaf. He has illustrated board and card games for several companies, including Steve Jackson Games, Cumberland Games & Diversions, and Fantasy Flight Games. He was also the sole illustrator for the "Super Deluxx" edition of Kobolds Ate My Baby!, and since doing so, he has occasionally featured supplemental KAMB material in the Dork Tower comic book. He is a co-founder and co-owner of Out of the Box Publishing where he is the company's art director and designer of the 2003 trivia party game Whad'Ya Know?, based on Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, as well as the illustrator of Apples to Apples. Kovalic is an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Wisconsin State Journal. His work has appeared in the New York Times and Washington Post and he has worked for CARtoons Magazine. He is also the writer of the comic Doctor Blink Superhero Shrink, which is penciled and inked by Christopher Jones and colored and lettered by Melissa Kaercher. Kovalic has thrice been a guest of honor at the science, science fiction, and fantasy convention, CONvergence. Kovalic has provided illustrations for large number of games, including: 10 Days in Africa 10 Days in the USA 10 Days in Asia 10 Days In Europe aBRIDGEd Apples to Apples Party Box/Crate Apples to Apples Expansion Box 1 Apples to Apples Expansion Box 2 Apples to Apples Jr. Apples to Apples Jr 8+ Backseat Drawing Blink Bosworth Button Men: Dork Victory Chain Game Chez Dork Chez Geek Chez Geek II Chez Geek III Chez Goth Chez Greek Chez Grunt Cineplexity Cloud 9 Cover Up Creatures and Cultists Creepyfreaks Dead and Breakfast (Dragon Magazine) Dork 20 Dork Tower: The Boardgame Dungeonville Easy Come, Easy Go Escape From Elba Fish Eat Fish Gold Digger Illuminati: New World Order INWO: Assassins Kobolds Ate My Baby Kobolds Ate My Baby Super Deluxx Edition Letter Flip Letter Roll Mag*Blast 3rd Edition Mix Up Munchkin Munchkin II Munchkin III Munchkin IV Munchkin V Munchkin VI Munchkin Bites Munchkin Bites II Munchkin Blender Munchkin Booty Munchkin Cthulhu Munchkin Cthulhu II Munchkin Cursed Deck Demo Munchkin D20 Munchkin Dice Munchkin Impossible Munchkin Stacked Deck Demo Munchkin, Star Munchkin, Star II Munchkin, Super Munchkin, Super II Munchkin, The Good The Bad and Munchkin Quest My Dwarfs Fly My Word! Ninja Versus Ninja Nutty Cups Party Pooper Pepper PokeTHULHU RPG Quitch Rock Shape Up ShipWrecked Snorta Squint Tutankhamen Wallamoppi Warhamster Rally Whad'Ya Know Wheedle ZenBenders - Dragon ZenBenders - Dog ZenBenders - Racetrack
  • John Kovalic ist ein Zeichner und Illustrator, der vor allem durch seine Karikaturen sowie seinen Comic Dork Tower bekannt wurde, der vor allem Rollenspieler anspricht. Er war auch Illustrator von Gesellschafts-/Kartenspielen wie „Munchkin“, „Chez Geek“, oder „Pokéthulhu“.
  • John Kovalic est cartooniste et illustrateur. Kovalic est principalement connus pour ses comics Dork Tower, comics strip et webcomic, et d'autres travaux humoristiques dans le domaine du jeu de rôles fantastique tels que The Unspeakable Oaf. Il a illustré plusieurs plateaux de jeux et cartes comme Pokéthulhu, Creatures & Cultists, Apples to Apples, Chez Geek, Chez Goth, Chez Dork, Munchkin et plus récemment Mag-Blast (3e Edition). Il a été récompensé pour son travail par le Wisconsin State Journal, travail qui apparu dans le New York Times et le Washington Post. Il est le co-fondateur et co-propriétaire de Out of the Box Games dont il est le directeur artistique et dessina le jeu de société Whad'Ya know ?.
  • John Kovalic jest twórcą komiksów i ilustratorem. Obecnie mieszka w Madison w stanie Wisconsin. Kovalic jest najlepiej znany z serii komiksów, pasków komiksowych i komiksów internetowych Dork Tower oraz innych prac związanych z grami fabularnymi osadzonymi w światach fantasy jak chociażby The Unspeakable Oaf. Ilustrował kilka gier planszowych i karcianych takich jak Pokéthulhu, Apples to Apples, Chez Geek, Chez Goth, Chez Dork i Munchkin. Zdobył także nagrody jako redaktor działu komiksów w Wisconsin State Journal a jego prace pojawiały się w New York Times i Washington Post. Jest także jednym z założycieli i współwłaścicieli firmy Out of the Box Games, gdzie jest dyrektorem artystycznym i wydawcą gry towarzyskiej Whad'Ya Know?.
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  • John Kovalic is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. Kovalic is best known for his Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous work set in and about the fantasy role-playing game genre, such as The Unspeakable Oaf. He has illustrated board and card games for several companies, including Steve Jackson Games, Cumberland Games & Diversions, and Fantasy Flight Games.
  • John Kovalic ist ein Zeichner und Illustrator, der vor allem durch seine Karikaturen sowie seinen Comic Dork Tower bekannt wurde, der vor allem Rollenspieler anspricht. Er war auch Illustrator von Gesellschafts-/Kartenspielen wie „Munchkin“, „Chez Geek“, oder „Pokéthulhu“.
  • John Kovalic est cartooniste et illustrateur. Kovalic est principalement connus pour ses comics Dork Tower, comics strip et webcomic, et d'autres travaux humoristiques dans le domaine du jeu de rôles fantastique tels que The Unspeakable Oaf. Il a illustré plusieurs plateaux de jeux et cartes comme Pokéthulhu, Creatures & Cultists, Apples to Apples, Chez Geek, Chez Goth, Chez Dork, Munchkin et plus récemment Mag-Blast (3e Edition).
  • John Kovalic jest twórcą komiksów i ilustratorem. Obecnie mieszka w Madison w stanie Wisconsin. Kovalic jest najlepiej znany z serii komiksów, pasków komiksowych i komiksów internetowych Dork Tower oraz innych prac związanych z grami fabularnymi osadzonymi w światach fantasy jak chociażby The Unspeakable Oaf. Ilustrował kilka gier planszowych i karcianych takich jak Pokéthulhu, Apples to Apples, Chez Geek, Chez Goth, Chez Dork i Munchkin.
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