Carl Critchlow is a child of the 60s from the United Kingdom. He has a long history of illustrating in the comics industry. He wrote and drew the monthly Thrud the Barbarian comic strip for Games Workshop's White DwarfMagazine; painted comic strips and covers for Fleetway Publications 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine including the Son of Mean Machine. He worked on the Batman/Judge Dredd graphic novel The Ultimate Riddle for DC/Fleetway; and was a penciller for the Lobo monthly comic, did pencils for the Batman/Scarecrow 3D, and was a regular cover illustrator for the Batman monthly comic Shadow of the Bat, all for DC Comics. Carl has done illustration for Games Workshop, Pygnosis, Ocean Software, Marvel UK and Mayfair Games as well as the Joker trading cards for the Fleer/Skybox Batman Master Series. His association with Wizards of the Coast began in 1997 with the Weatherlight expansion for Magic: The Gathering and his work has been in every expansion since that time. He has done packaging illustrations for Magic, illustrations for Duelist, Dragon and Dungeon magazines and the Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. In 1999, Carl won Third Prize in the International Fantasy Painting Competition organized by The Alexander Gallery, New York. You can find him on the web at www.carlcritchlow.com.