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Phillip Ginn is an illustrator and writer from Sacramento, California, currently based in the Bay Area. He has had a wide and varied career in the independent world, offering audiences original art and books in addition to working with various writers to produce covers and interiors. Fans from all over are fascinated with his traditionally-created art and his originals hang in the homes of many art lovers and collectors. He developed a love for newspaper strips at an early age, with Charles Schulz’s Peanuts being his first formative influence. Then came Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes, his dad’s old childhood comics, and the 1989 Batman movie along with contemporary comics and manga. Then, narrative and conceptual illustrators and fine artists caught his eye.

His picturebook, “The Stalkersnatch” (2023) is an all-ages horror morality tale done in the spirit of Roald Dahl, Tim Burton, and Edward Gorey. His art for “Finale”, by writer Travis Corwin, has been described as light yet melancholy, reminiscent of Milo Manera, and defies post-apocalyptic story standards.

Phillip avoids reality by playing pretend with ink, watercolor, gouache, words, and whatever other friends want to play. He puts his imaginative adventures down on actual, real paper with atmosphere, allegory, fantasy, and playfulness. He has collaborated with many creators, providing covers, illustrations, typography, and other creative consultations.

Phillip is also the creator of AllTheRavens.com, a lifestyle brand offering clothing, drinkware, and accessories that pairs illustrations of ravens with different fun personalities.

In another life, Phillip is the owner of PolyOmni Music where he offers original sheet music, currently specializing in the music-and-marching arts. He taught drumlines and drumset for over 18 years, beginning in 1995, and has composed for and sold music to several ensembles across the U.S. and as far as Beijing, China. He has performed in several local ensembles that include the Hei Gu Chinese Percussion ensemble, the Mandarins Entertainment/Sacramento Kings Corp Drumline, and the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps. He’s also a veteran of a couple Sacramento rock bands.

Phillip is also on constant lookout for the TARDIS. His bags are already packed.

Phillip Ginn is vehemently opposed to generative AI in the use of creating anything, whether it’s visual art, music, or writing. Effort, the acquisition of skill and knowledge, the understanding of the craft, and the act of making are all important to the experience and meaning of what we create.

Notable Published Collaborations and Credits:

Exhibitions:
  • The Hive (Los Angeles, CA) – Rosebuds and Razorblades- Women of Grindhouse, group exhibition. September 2023
  • Apothic Heart Tattoo Collective (closed) (Sacramento, CA) – Group exhibition. September 2018
  • Apothic Heart Tattoo Collective (closed) (Sacramento, CA) – Group exhibition. July 2018
  • Apothic Heart Tattoo Collective (closed) (Sacramento, CA) – Group exhibition. December 2017
  • Apothic Heart Tattoo Collective (closed) (Sacramento, CA) – Group exhibition. September 2017

Fan Convention Appearances:

I have exhibited and appeared at many fan conventions and art shows. The following are many of the major fan conventions at which I have appeared (several of which I have appeared multiple times), listed in alphabetical order.

  • Amazing Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Asian Invasion, NorCal (Oakland, CA)
  • Comic Con Revolution (Ontario, CA)
  • DragonCon (Atlanta, GA)
  • Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle, WA)
  • Fan Expo San Francisco, (San Francisco, CA) (Guest)
  • Heroes Convention (Charlotte, NC)
  • Kaboom-Con (Carson City, NV) (Guest)
  • Los Angeles Comic Con (Los Angeles, CA) (Featured Artist)
  • Phoenix Fan Fusion (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Rose City Comic Con (Portland, OR)
  • Silicon Valley Comic Con/SiliCon (San Jose, CA)
  • WonderCon (Anaheim, CA)

Event Organization:

I have organized the following art events:

  • Asian Invasion, NorCal (Oakland, CA). August 5-6, 2023