Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler has worked professionally as an illustrator, comic book, and video game artist for over 40 years. Jeff broke into the comic book field in the early 1980s, helping writer Mike Baron create The Badger for Capital Comics.
He spent 5 years in the TSR Art Department. At TSR, he illustrated many Dungeons & Dragons and DragonLance game products. He was also the primary artist for the Marvel Superheroes Role Playing Game.
In 1989, Jeff teamed with writer Ron Fortier to bring The Green Hornet back to comic books. Jeff would go on to illustrate other comics: The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Hercules and Xena, Charles Barkley vs. Godzilla, and Jason vs. Leatherface, to name a few.
Jeff’s comic art career was highlighted in an episode of Wisconsin Public Television’s "Wisconsin Life" program. His art has been featured nationally in TV Guide and The Children’s Television Workshop magazines, Universal Studios licensing, as well as in numerous posters, puzzles, and coloring books.
Jeff also applied his talents in the video game industry as a 2D and 3D character designer and concept artist for Activision. He was the Lead Character Artist for games like X-Men Legends I & II and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. In all, he worked on 12 AAA video games such as Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force and Marvel Origins: Wolverine.
Jeff currently teaches Making Comics with renown cartoonist, Lynda Barry, at his alma-mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also teaches drawing and illustration courses. During his ever-dwindling free time, Jeff continues to do freelance illustration and commissions.
Learn more: Jeff-Butler.com
