Gus Mauk, a central Pa native who specializes in charcoal realism.
After a few years in the craft show circuit he turned to comic art where he landed his first published cover on G.I. Joe #256.
Soon after other projects such as Snakeyes Deadgame, Red Sonja, Vampirella, Ninja Turtles, Department of Truth, and many others.
Gus now does covers for Image, Dynamite, IDW, and Blackbox, as well as doing interior art on Blackbox Comics' hit series Shi No Kage.