Eric Wight
Eric Wight is an American professional writer, illustrator and animator. He was the Director of Epic! Originals at children's digital reading platform Epic.
He graduated from the School of Visual Arts and lives in Winter Garden, Florida with his wife and children.
Career
Wight is the author of the manga, My Dead Girlfriend. He illustrated the comic book adaptation of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize winning novel The [Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay]. He was the recipient of the 2004 Russ Manning Award.He is perhaps best known as the 'ghost artist' for television character, Seth Cohen on the former Fox TV series The OC and is the creator of 'Atomic County'. For the HBO TV show Six Feet Under he created the fake vintage comic "Blue Twister".
Wight was also an animator, working with Warner Bros. during the heyday of their animated output, working on such cartoons as Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, and others.
Works
Books
Frankie Pickle Series
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000- ''Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace''
The Adventures of Caveboy Series
The Adventures of Caveboy Caveboy is Bored!- ''Caveboy is a Hit!''
The Magic Shop Series
The Vanishing Coin The Incredible Twisting Arm The Great Escape- ''The Disappearing Magician''
A Topps League Series
Jinxed! Steal that Base! Zip It!- ''The 823rd Hit''
Picture Books
Everyone Loves Bacon- ''Everyone Loves Cupcake''
Graphic novels
My Dead Girlfriend- ''Comics Squad: Recess!''