Shawn Martinbrough Author & Illustrator

Shawn Martinbrough is the author of “How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling” by Penguin Random House and an Eisner Award nominated artist whose comic book projects include; “Batman: Detective Comics”, “DMZ”, “Luke Cage Noir”, “The Black Panther” and “Hellboy”. He is also a Vanity Fair contributor.
Shawn illustrated “Thief of Thieves”, the graphic novel series co-created with Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead”, “INVINCIBLE”) and the Eisner award nominated “Prométhée 13:13”  published by Éditions Delcourt-Soleil and ABLAZE.

Shawn is the writer of “Red Hood: The Hill” for DC Comics, which introduces multiple new characters to Batman’s Gotham City. “Red Hood: The Hill” #0, the prelude issue to the new series starring Jason Todd, sold out just one week after its release.
Shawn is a co-author of “Judge Kim and the Kids’ Court”, from Simon & Schuster and the artist of “Like Lava in My Veins”, the NAACP Image award nominated kids’ book written by author Derrick D. Barnes. Published by Nancy Paulsen Books/ Penguin Random House, “Like Lava in My Veins” is a USA Today bestseller and was featured on 2023’s NPR “Books We Love” and Kirkus Review’s “Best Picture Books” lists.