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Jess

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About Me

I'm an illustrator and have done work for Lucasfilm and Topps (Star Wars 30th Anniversary, Clone Wars, Indiana Jones Heritage and KOTCS), Topps (Lord of the Rings: Masterpieces I and II), DC Comics and Rittenhouse (DC: Legacy), Marvel and Upper Deck (Marvel Masterpieces I,II and III), and Breygent (Wizard of Oz Series I and II). I've also worked for Disney Interactive (now Buena Vista Games), IDW Publishing and Penny Farthing Press. ..

jessasketch.deviantart.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to find some old friends. I'd also like to make some new friends in the comic/art industry. Please NO friend requests from bands. Thanks!
A sample of my sketch cards. Copyright Topps, Lucasfilm, New Line Cinema and DC Comics.

Music:

A Perfect Circle, Tool, Renholder, Puscifer, Fiona Apple, Alana Davis, Eagles, DMB, RATM, movie soundtracks, Foo Fighters, Chris Vrenna, Rob Zombie, Death Cab for Cutie, Nickelback, Metallica, Sarah McLachlan, KT Tunstall, NIN, Marilyn Manson, Aphex Twin, Amish Rake Fight, John Williams, Tori Amos, Haunted Mansion/Phantom Manor ride soundtrack, Fatal Frame soundtracks, Don Mclean, John Mayer, Beatles, Sting, Massive Attack, AC/DC,

Movies:

Jaws, Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Fog, The Dark Crystal, Big Trouble in Little China, Ringu collection, Fargo, Carrie, Krull, Watership Down, 12 Angry Men, Bambi, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth, Young Frankenstein, Dune, Seven, Night of the Lepus, Night of the Living Dead, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice (BBC), The Shining, Superman, Swamp Thing, Jane Eyre, Kurosawa, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Star Wars films, Indiana Jones films, Anne of The Thousand Days, Ben Hur, The Last Starfighter, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Watership Down

Television:

Zatoichi, LA Ink, Ghost Hunters, To Catch A Predator, Cops, Forensic Files, Notorious, Shark Week, A&E, Sci Fi channel, Project Runway,

Books:

Lust for Life, Jane Eyre, Ivanhoe, Stephen King books, Thomas Harris books,

My Blog

Indiana Jones return card on ebay!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270282291 261...
Posted by Jess on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:20:00 PST

Ajo, Arizona

I know some of you are following my little Ajo blog (hello fellow Ajoites), so I just wanted to make sure you knew that I'm posting there about once a week.It's been updated today.Ajo Az blog....
Posted by Jess on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:49:00 PST

Minnesota FallCon!

Those of you in the area, please stop by Fall Con at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Oct 4-5th!I'll have prints, original art, sketch cards, sketchbooks for sale, hopefully some Oddly 3 books, and I'l...
Posted by Jess on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:21:00 PST

Stupid website

Just an apology for my slow website, to those of you that have been on it recently. In the mean time, feel free to check out jessicahickman.com instead. I'll be getting rid of deadplayground dot com...
Posted by Jess on Fri, 23 May 2008 09:09:00 PST

Oddly Normal: Fignation Times Preview!!!

Published by Viper Comics. The book will be out in August! To see a preview of the first 2 chapters, please visit my comicspace page:http://comicspace.com/jess or Otis Frampton’s site at otisfr...
Posted by Jess on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:09:00 PST

Indy-cast

Thanks for the kind words, Indy-cast!http://theforce.net/topstory/story/IndyCast_Episod e_16_112864.aspAbout 9 minutes in. Episode 16....
Posted by Jess on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:53:00 PST

Marvel, Lord of the Rings, and Indiana Jones

Marvel Masterpieces by Upper Deck is out! Starting to see some of my cards on ebay. I'm currently working on LOTR Masterpieces II (3 samples on my profile page), and just received my Indiana Jones H...
Posted by Jess on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:01:00 PST

Star Wars 30th Anniv. Information is up!!!

*points to my name on the list*Oh yeah...Lucasfilm artist, baby! ^_^http://www.topps.com/ent/brands//starwars30/SW30-Hobby.ht mlI believe this set comes out at the end of this month....
Posted by Jess on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:07:00 PST

DC: Legacy sketch card set

I've been asked by DC Comics to be a part of their Legacy set!Whoo-hoo!
Posted by Jess on Sun, 13 May 2007 01:27:00 PST

I'm on Starwars.com, BABY!

http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/topps/news20070416.h tml
Posted by Jess on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:50:00 PST