Chuck Whelon

Chuck Whelon (born 1969) 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]

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.

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
  55. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-10-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  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.
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