John Kovalic (born Robert John Kovalic, Jr. on 24 November 1962) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.

Career

Born in Manchester, England, 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 (notably the Munchkin card game, plus its many expansions and derivatives, and Chez Geek and its derivatives), Cumberland Games & Diversions (Pokéthulhu), and the third edition of Fantasy Flight Games's Mag Blast. He was also the sole illustrator for the "Super Deluxx" edition of Kobolds Ate My Baby! and has subsequently occasionally featured supplemental KAMB material in the Dork Tower comic book.

Kovalic is a co-founder and co-owner of Out of the Box Publishing. He is also 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 editorial cartoonist for the Wisconsin State Journal. and on multiple occasions at Warpcon in Cork, Ireland.

List of games illustrated

Kovalic has provided illustrations for large number of games, including:

  • 10 Days series
  • aBRIDGEd
  • Apples to Apples series
  • Shape Up
  • ShipWrecked
  • Snorta
  • Squint
  • Tutankhamen
  • Wallamoppi
  • Warhamster Rally
  • Whad'Ya Know?
  • Wheedle
  • ZenBenders series

References

  • Dork Tower