Mahmud A. Asrar
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| Mahmud A. Asrar | |
| Born | November 20, 1976 Ankara, Turkey |
| Area(s) | Comic book artist |
Mahmud A. Asrar (born November 20, 1976 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish comic book artist known for his work on American and non-American comic books.
His American work includes pinups for Savage Dragon #124 and Invincible #20, and for co-creating, with writer Jay Faerber, the series Dynamo 5, which debuted in March 2007 from Image Comics. [1]
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[edit] Personal life
Asrar was born in Ankara, Turkey to an Austrian mother and a Pakistani father. He expressed an interest in art and comic books at an early age.
He attended Hacettepe University from 1994 - 1996, majoring in Fine Arts and Graphics, and Anatolian University from 1996 - 2000, majoring in the same. [1]
Previously, he has worked on Small Gods for Image Comics. Asrar came to the attention of Jay Faerber through his work on the independent anthology Digital Webbing Presents, and through a recommendation by Invincible artist Ryan Ottley, which led to his work on Dynamo 5. [2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Mahmud A. Asrar at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
- Mahmud Asrar's website
- Interview, by Jay Faerber, Newsarama, March 7, 2007

