Shannon Hochman is both an illustrator and writer who hails from Washington DC and currently resides in Chicagoland. His art has appeared in the Passover anthology, ON ALL OTHER NIGHTS, and in HELLO DARKNESS, a horror anthology by Boom Comics.
Examples of Shannon’s artwork can be found here. He particularly enjoys black and white ink illustration, much like the spot art found in chapter books. He also gets a kick out of designing book jackets, especially when putting a new spin on something classic. Most of Shannon’s aesthetic can be found in vintage art. He loves Yoshitaka Amano, JC Leyendecker and Charles Dana Gibson not only for their skills, but also for their subject matter.
His eye for detail and love of research and history makes research particularly fun. Shannon is "that guy" who always has to have the last word in debates, mostly because he has an annoying penchant for remembering any and all useless facts. Also the lyrics to every recorded song in history. He cannot hold a single note, though.
Shannon's favorite things are his dumb cats, Hemingway (Ham), Liam (RIP), Rigatoni, Renji and Mr. Jenkins. He not only loves drawing, literature, period dramas and British folks, but is also a mega nerd who loves comics and video games, especially Final Fantasy. He works for himself, crowdfunding his nerdy tarot deck projects, selling work on Etsy and tqaking commissions. He owns a lot of Lego, video game memorabilia and sneakers. His love affair with Clive Rosfield of Final Fantasy XVI has thankfully been sanctioned by his wife.
Shannon is currently represented by Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary Agency for both illustration and writing. Please direct formal inquiries to her. However, private commission requests can be sent directly to Shannon.
School of Visual Arts (Manhattan, NY, NY)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Animation
Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA)
Master of Fine Arts, Illustration/Sequential Art
