Texas comic book artist Gary “Odd” Edmund said he has been drawing since he could hold a crayon, “There’s a picture I drew of the Muppets that [my parents] have, I must’ve been 4 or 5 years old, I just remember them being really amazed by it.”
Edmund still seeks that “wow” factor from his art, and is currently lending his talent to three separate comic book projects. Born and raised in the San Antonio area, Edmund has always been interested in the world of illustration, “I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be a comic book artist,” he said, “In school I drew all the time. I was very competitive with other students…it was a good environment to improve my skills.”
After a brief stint in music in his teens and twenties, Edmund put his focus back into comic book art and hasn’t looked back. His wife of 18 years continues to inspire and support his work while his kids seem unfazed by their dad’s less-than-average day job. “I think for them it’s kind a like ‘yeah, that’s my dad, he draws comic books,’” Edmund said.