Chuck Whelon

Chuck Whelon (born 1969)^{[citation needed]} is a British, internationally published author and cartoonist, based in San Francisco, California, United States.^[1]

Career

Chuck Whelon is the creator, artist and co-writer of the long-running humorous fantasy webcomic serial Pewfell,^[2] which originally appeared online on Modern Tales,^[3] and later became available for free on Webcomics Nation, DrunkDuck, and ComicFury.^[4]

Whelon has illustrated a series of search & find titles for Buster Books, including 'Where's the Penguin?', 'Where's Santa?' and 'The Great Fairy Tale Search',^{[5][6][7][8][9]} all of which have been translated into multiple languages.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

He is the author and illustrator of a large variety of children's puzzle and activity books for Dover Publications, including the "What to Doodle?" series.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][excessive citations]}

Whelon designed and illustrated the comic boardgame "Legitimacy" published by Minion Games.^[43] Whelon has also illustrated a number of other boardgames for Minion, including Those Pesky Humans,^[44] Grave Business,^[45] 'Tahiti',^[46] Nile,^[47][48] and Battle Merchants.^[49][50]

Since 2012 Whelon has written and drawn the monthly "Dr. Dig" comic strip for Cricket Media Group's 'Dig' magazine.^[51]

Whelon is the cartoonist for Goodman Game's 'Dungeon Crawl Classics' Role Playing Game.^[52][53]

Whelon has also worked as an Art Director for Ogilvy & Mather, an illustrator, Flash developer and production artist.^[54]

Whelon was born and raised in Basingstoke, England.^[55] He is a member of the National Cartoonists Society^[56][57] and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.^[58] He is represented by the Beehive Illustration Agency.^[59][60]

He is the brother to Emily Jordan.^{[citation needed]}

Whelon's current project is a crowd-funded puzzle book for kids called Wizard Pickles.^[61]

RPG Game illustration credits

Interior artist

• 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #13: Crypt of the Devil Lich
• 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #4: Bloody Jack's Gold
• 2003 - New Glory Naval Base

Cover artist

• 2005 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #21: Assault on Stormbringer Castle
• 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #14: Dungeon Interludes
• 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #9: Dungeon Geomorphs
• 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #7: The Secret of Smuggler's Cove
• 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #5: Aerie Of The Crow God

Back cover artist

• 2004 - Dungeon Crawl Classics #4: Bloody Jack's Gold

Illustrator

• 2003 - Blood Tomb

References

1. Rosen-Molina, Mike (October, 2007). "You Call this Funny? | Since day one, the East Bay's quirky independent cartoonists have been making us laugh—and think.", The East Bay Monthly
2. Withrow, Steven (July 1, 2003), Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning, Watson-Guptill
3. O'Brien, Danny (February 26, 2006). "The tooniverse explodes: Interactive web comics are winning over legions of savvy young fans. Danny O'Brien assesses the coolest strips online", The Sunday Times, p. 27.
4. "Error! - Comic Fury Webcomic Hosting". Comicfury.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
5. Where's Santa? by Bryony Jones and Chuck Whelon (Sep 22, 2015), Simon & Schuster
6. The Great Fairy Tale Search (Buster Activity) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 2, 2014), Buster Books
7. Where's Santa? (Buster Activity) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 2, 2014), Buster Books
8. Where's the Penguin? by Sophie Schrey and Chuck Whelon (Oct 1, 2014), Buster Books
9. (July 21, 2014). "Bestsellers", Publishers Weekly, p. 100., p135
10. "Donde esta el pinguino?" (Spanish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey (Jan 30, 2014), Ediciones B
11. "Cache-cache avec les pingouins" (French Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey and Alice Delarbre (14 May 2014), Père Castor-Flammarion
12. „Gdzie jest pingwin?” (Polish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (January 2014), IUVI
13. "Waar is de pinguïn?" (French Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (2014), Veltman Uitgevers
14. "Hvor er pingvinern" (Danish Edition) by Chuck Whelon and Sophie Schrey, (2014), Klematis
15. Zoo Animals Finger Tattoos by Chuck Whelon (Jul 23, 2014), Dover Publications
16. Sea Animals Finger Tattoos by Chuck Whelon (Jul 23, 2014), Dover Publications
17. Smiley Things That Go Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 18, 2014), Dover Publications
18. What to Doodle? Adventure Stories!: Princesses, Fairies and More (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Activity Books (Jan 24, 2013), Dover Publications
19. What to Doodle? Adventure Stories!: Pirates, Robots and More (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Activity Books (Dec 19, 2012), Dover Publications
20. Dinosaur Rampage Activity Book (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon and Dinosaurs (Oct 24, 2012), Dover Publications
21. What to Doodle? In the Garden! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 15, 2012), Dover Publications
22. What to Doodle? Best Friends Forever! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 20, 2011), Dover Publications
23. What to Doodle? Happy Halloween! [WHAT TO DOODLE HAPPY HALLOWEEN] [Paperback] by Chuck"(Author) Whelon (Sep 30, 2011), Dover Publications
24. Word Play: Write Your Own Crazy Comics #2 (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
25. Word Play: Write Your Own Crazy Comics #1 (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
26. What to Doodle? Christmas Creations! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon and Christmas (Aug 17, 2011), Dover Publications
27. Treasure Hunter Activity Book by Chuck Whelon (Jan 20, 2011), Dover Publications
28. What to Doodle? Creepy Crawlies! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 21, 2010), Dover Publications
29. What to Doodle? When I Grow Up! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Oct 21, 2010), Dover Publications
30. Create Your Own Monsters Sticker Activity Book (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon (Jul 22, 2010), Dover Publications
31. What to Doodle? Girl Stuff! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 23, 2010), Dover Publications
32. What to Doodle? Dinosaurs! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Jun 23, 2010), Dover Publications
33. See-Thru Dinosaur Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon, Stickers and Dinosaurs (Apr 22, 2010), Dover Publications
34. Smiley Dinosaur Tattoos (Dover Tattoos) by Chuck Whelon, Tattoos and Dinosaurs (Apr 22, 2010), Dover Publications
35. Alien Invasion! Stickers (Dover Little Activity Books Stickers) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 18, 2010), Dover Publications
36. Alien Invasion! Mazes (Dover Children's Activity Books) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 18, 2010), Dover Publications
37. What to Doodle? Amazing Animals! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
38. What to Doodle? All Sorts of Sports! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
39. Dinoscenes (Dover Coloring Books) by Chuck Whelon, Coloring Books and Dinosaurs (Aug 21, 2009), Dover Publications
40. What to Doodle? Fantastic Fantasy! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Mar 26, 2009), Dover Publications
41. What to Doodle? Things That Go! (Dover Doodle Books) by Chuck Whelon (Mar 26, 2009), Dover Publications
42. Smiley Cars Tattoos (Dover Tattoos) by Chuck Whelon (Feb 19, 2009), Dover Publications
43. "Legitimacy: The Game of Royal Bastards" by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
44. "Those Pesky Humans" by James Mathe, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
45. "Grave Business" by Andy Van Zandt, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2011), Minion Games
46. "Tahiti" by David E. Witcher, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2012), Minion Games
47. "Nile" by Daniel Callister, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2009), Minion Games
48. "Nile Deluxor" by Daniel Callister, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2011), Minion Games
49. "Battle Merchants" by Gil Hova, illustrated by Chuck Whelon (2014), Minion Games
50. "Chuck Whelon - Board Game Designer - BoardGameGeek". Boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
51. "Dr. Dig" by Chuck Whelon, Dig Magazine, (Sept 2012 - continuing) Cricket Magazine Group
52. Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG: Core Rulebook [DCC RPG], by Joseph Goodman et al. (2012), Goodman Games
53. The Monsters Alphabet, by Jobe Bittman with Michael Curtis (2014), Goodman Games
54. "Chuck Whelon | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
55. "Chuck Whelon Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
56. Judgement Daze, Tom Richmond, (March 23rd, 2013), The Cartoonist, National Cartoonists Society
57. "Judgment Daze (UPDATED!)". Reuben.org. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
58. "SCBWI - Public Profile". Scbwi.org. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
59. "Illustrator: Chuck Whelon". Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
60. GeniiWeb. "Childrensillustrators.com - international directory of children's illustrators". Childrensillustrators.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
61. "Chuck Whelon is creating Ferdinand the Frog comics - Patreon". Patreon.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

External links

• Pewfell Comic Strip
• Whelon.com Illustration Portfolio
• Books by Chuck Whelon at Amazon.com
• Barnes & Noble Author Page
• BoardGameGeek Boardgame Designer Page
• "Chuck Whelon :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.