Will Sliney
Comic Book Artist
Will Sliney, a native of Ballycotton, Co. Cork, is a comic books illustrator. He currently works with Marvel Comics. A graduate of Multimedia in Cork Institute of Technology his work includes a trilogy of Celtic Warrior books with O’ Brien Press. His edition of Cú Chulainn has become Ireland’s fastest ever selling graphic novel. During the COVID-19 pandemic he presented short drawing lessons on RTÉ’s Home School Hub called ‘We Will Draw’ and currently ‘Will Sliney’s Storytellers’ on RTÉ2 guides children on how to draw for animation.
He co-created Star Wars character Ren, has worked on Marvel’s Fearless Defenders series and the monthly series Spider-Man 2099.
In this episode we speak to comic book artist Will Sliney about his process and the inspiration behind his work.
We hope that you enjoy!