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Hi, I'm Wayne Spencer, a passionate cartoonist, storyteller, and illustrator based in Durham, NC. I love comics, dinosaurs, science, and gaming and am always seeking opportunities in the gaming or animation space where I can bring characters and stories to life that are dynamic and full of life. Represented by Stimola Literary Studio, I have experience illustrating book series for Penguin Random House and creating graphic novels for Vault Comics. Over the years, I've freelanced on a variety of personal and commissioned projects, including self-published comics, RPG character design, and web series illustrations. I’m skilled in a range of digital and traditional art techniques and enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling that resonates with audiences.…Hi, I'm Wayne Spencer, a passionate cartoonist, storyteller, and illustrator based in Durham, NC. I love comics, dinosaurs, science, and gaming and am always seeking opportunities in the gaming or animation space where I can bring characters and stories to life that are dynamic and full of life. Represented by Stimola Literary Studio, I have experience illustrating book series for Penguin Random House and creating graphic novels for Vault Comics. Over the years, I've freelanced on a variety of personal and commissioned projects, including self-published comics, RPG character design, and web series illustrations. I’m skilled in a range of digital and traditional art techniques and enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling that resonates with audiences.

Wayne Spencer

Illustrator, Comic Illustrator, Character Designer

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Hi, I'm Wayne Spencer, a passionate cartoonist, storyteller, and illustrator based in Durham, NC. I love comics, dinosaurs, science, and gaming and am always seeking opportunities in the gaming or animation space where I can bring characters and stories to life that are dynamic and full of life. Represented by Stimola Literary Studio, I have experience illustrating book series for Penguin Random House and creating graphic novels for Vault Comics. Over the years, I've freelanced on a variety of personal and commissioned projects, including self-published comics, RPG character design, and web series illustrations. I’m skilled in a range of digital and traditional art techniques and enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling that resonates with audiences.…Hi, I'm Wayne Spencer, a passionate cartoonist, storyteller, and illustrator based in Durham, NC. I love comics, dinosaurs, science, and gaming and am always seeking opportunities in the gaming or animation space where I can bring characters and stories to life that are dynamic and full of life. Represented by Stimola Literary Studio, I have experience illustrating book series for Penguin Random House and creating graphic novels for Vault Comics. Over the years, I've freelanced on a variety of personal and commissioned projects, including self-published comics, RPG character design, and web series illustrations. I’m skilled in a range of digital and traditional art techniques and enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling that resonates with audiences.

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Hi, I’m Wayne Spencer, a passionate cartoonist, storyteller, and illustrator based in Durham, NC. I love comics, dinosaurs, science, and gaming and am always seeking opportunities in the gaming or animation space where I can bring characters and stories to life that are dynamic and full of life. Represented by Stimola Literary Studio, I have experience illustrating book series for Penguin Random House and creating graphic novels for Vault Comics.

Over the years, I’ve freelanced on a variety of personal and commissioned projects, including self-published comics, RPG character design, and web series illustrations. I’m skilled in a range of digital and traditional art techniques and enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver compelling visual storytelling that resonates with audiences.

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Author/Illustrator at Stimola Literary Studio

January 1, 2018 - Present

Represented by Stimola Literary Studio since 2018, I worked with Penguin Random House illustrating the Miles Lewis series by a Caldecott Award-winning author. My responsibilities included receiving client briefs, conceptualizing full character series, illustrating a 4 book series, and collaborating with in-house art directors and editors. Additionally, I authored and illustrated an unannounced 200+ page graphic novel for Vault Comics/Wonderbound, handling scripting, character design, storyline development, and working closely with editors to refine scripts and artwork.

Freelance Artist at Spencer Ranch LLC

January 1, 2010 - Present

Since 2010, I have managed personal projects and self-published comic work including titles like Acorn, Dog Star, Biscuits, Clock Jumpers, Tevin and the Terrible Creatures, All Star, and The Pink Snoozle. I contributed comic art to anthologies such as Dark Mischief Horror and Swords Fall RPG, designing characters and creating comic pages. I also produced comic-style illustrations for the "Tainted Love" web series with Orlando Jones and Drive By Entertainment.

Digital Pre-Press Specialist at Ka-Blam

January 1, 2010 - Present

Worked ongoing since 2010 specializing in comic and graphic novel editing and print design to prepare materials for publication.

Production Artist at Crystal Magic

December 31, 2009 - September 5, 2025

Performed photo retouching, light editing of 3D photo scans, and operated a type-4 radiation laser for production purposes from 2004 through 2009.

Artist/Art Director at N-Sider Media

December 31, 2007 - September 5, 2025

Designed and drew illustrations for web articles between 2004 and 2007.

Caricature Artist at Caricature Connection

December 31, 2005 - September 5, 2025

Created caricature artwork for customers at Walt Disney World theme parks from 2003 to 2005.