Mike standing in snow (cover)

About Mark Crilley

Mark Crilley is the author and illustrator of several graphic novel and prose fiction book series, Akiko, Billy Clikk, Miki Falls, Brody’s Ghost, and Mastering Manga. Crilley has been nominated thirteen times for the prestigious Eisner award. Raised in Detroit, Michigan, Crilley began drawing almost as soon as he could hold a pencil in his hand. Since being selected for Entertainment Weekly’s “It List” in 1998, Crilley has spoken at hundreds of venues throughout the world and become one of YouTube’s “Top 25 Most Subscribed Gurus,” creating drawing demonstration videos that have been viewed more than 60 million times. His work has been featured in USA Today, the New York Daily News and Disney Adventures magazine, as well as on Comcast On Demand and CNN Headline News. Crilley lives with his wife, Mikki and two children in Novi, Michigan.