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FERRAN XALABARDER

2006.-Comics Illustrator. Illustrator of the graphic novel “NightFall”, based on Scott O Brown’s script, commissioned by PlatinumStudios.

1997-2006.- Freelance Comic Author (writer and illustrator)
Last works include some short stories for Heavy Metal Illustrated Magazine. Over the past years, the author has been working on several graphic novels based on his own scripts and characters. Among them, a 64 pages film-noir/horror graphic novel oriented for adult readers (“Born in Hell”, 1999) and a limited-series of heroic-fantasy story ("Salvaje", 2003). 

1995-1997.- Conceptual and Story-board Artist, Fox Feature Animation
Before that, he was actively involved for two years in the conceptualisation and visualisation of scripts for two animated feature films. He visualised and fleshed out a multitude of viable alien life forms, producing hundreds of both conceptual sketches and finished renderings for the science-fiction production “TITAN A.E." (working title: "ICE PLANET"). He also visualised and revised a dozen key sequences to director’s specifications for the feature “ANASTASIA” and did conceptuals for the fantastic creatures in the film. (Phoenix, AZ, USA)

1993-1995.- Illustrator, Comics Forum (Ed. Planeta de Agostini)
He worked as a freelance illustrator for the Spanish ancillary arm of Marvel Comics. In that capacity, he also had the opportunity to write and illustrate several short stories of my own. (Barcelona, Spain)

1991-1994.- Freelance Comic-Strip Illustrator, Montbui Weekly.
Produced a weekly comic-strip, functioning as both writer and artist. (Barcelona, Spain)

1989-1991.- Freelance Illustrator for various editorial clients. (Barcelona, Spain)

1987-1989.- Comics School JOSO. (Barcelona, Spain)