E M GistE. M. Gist began his
study of art with Jeff Watts in 1996. Three years later, Erik's training
developed into teaching where he is now one of the lead instructors at Watts
Atelier of the Arts. Gist began his career as a professional arist in 1998,
eventually transitioning into genre illustration, and he painted his first
comic cover in 2007. Erik's clients include Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics,
DC Comics, BOOM! Studios, Disney Entertainment, TOR Publishing, Wizards of the
Coast, Upperdeck, and Palladium Books. His work has been exhibited in
Spectrum: the best in contemporary fantastic art for over a decade,
including a nomination in the Comic category in 2019. Erik has been a finalist
for the Illie Award, Chesley Award, Rondo Award, and Pulp Ark Award. He
won the Horror Comics Award for best cover in 2012, the Robert E. Howard
Foundation "Rankin" award, gold and silver SILA West awards in 2021
and repeated as a gold medal winner in 2022. Recently you can see his work on
the covers of numerous comics from Marvel, DC, BOOM!, Magic the Gathering
cards, as well as many other publications. Read More Read Less