Meet the creators
Name: Courtney (preferably Xan on the internet) Pronouns: she/her Social Media: Tumblr main: @corvidcoven Art blog @artcoven Instagram / Twitter Random comic fact:
---- “I find much of my inspiration from all the dark fantasy and sci-fi things (ranging from Hellsing to Alien and Mass effect) that it all finally came together to form the shadows of EXIST along with one of the main characters, Leech (how original of me). Along with Leech I also created Binky, Ama and Ama’s boss, Blair. Although I may visit dark and angsty themes I will always make sure there is comedy in there to balance things out. You’ll be seeing mostly weird doodle interactions and illustrations from me while we build up the story, so I hope you’re ready to meet spaghetti obsessed Leech.”
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Rileigh (often creates under the name Ermine Moth) Pronouns: She/Her (They/Them is fine too) Social Media: Instagram - Erminemoth Random comic fact: “Basket is one of my favourite designs I have made so far” :) ---- “I'm an artist and illustrator who loves creating worlds and characters. For EXIST I was influenced by the art in 2000 AD comics, Tank Girl and all the classic Cyberpunk and Dark Sci-Fi worlds (Bladerunner, Ghost in the Shell, Aliens and others). My style is inspired a lot by traditional illustrators like, E. H. Shepard, Chris Riddell and Gustave Dore but I also love the surreal and creepy work of Dave Mckean. The main characters I created are: Basket (the ingenious gun-for-hire), Dr Gene Viriday (the dark geneticist and cloner), Gard (Gene's loyal friend and bodygaurd), Geneus (Gene's Proboscis monkey assistant who shares much of her DNA) and several other villains. I will be doing a lot of concept art for the time being; finishing character artwork and working on environment, vehicle and prop concepts.”
