Mark Smylie

Mark Smylie has worked as a writer, illustrator, editor, and publisher for over a decade. His epic military fantasy comic book Artesia was published in 1999. He was nominated for the Russ Manning Award for Best Newcomer that year and for an Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition. He also designed and illustrated a role-playing game based on Artesia that won the Origins Award for Role-Playing Game of 2006, as well as three Indie RPG Awards, and he was nominated for six Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards. Mark founded Archaia in 2002 as a self-publishing home for his graphic novels and still serves as the company's chief creative officer.