Will Sliney

Genres: Art | Children | Cork | Fantasy | Illustrator | Irish Writing

Will Sliney is a comic book artist from Ballycotton, Co. Cork. He has worked as an illustrator for Marvel comics for the last 14 years, working on titles like Spider-Man and Star Wars. His creator owned book; The Shrouded College has been optioned by Universal and Seth McFarlane. Over the pandemic he was sent 500,000 drawings from kids while he was part of RTÉ’s Home School hub. He then created and presented two shows, Will Sliney’s Storytellers for RTÉ and Draw With Will for Sky Kids which is now a brand new how to draw book.  His directorial debut, Droid Academy, a 3D animated short, will be shown on RTÉ in June 2025.

Weekend Marking: XX Vickie Maye: 13/02/25  Acclaimed comic book artist and Marvel animator Will Sliney pictured holding a figurine based on his new short as the orchestra at the Cork school of music records the live soundtrack for the animation in the background. picture Chani Anderson
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