Erik Evensen

Erik Evensen (born October 3, 1979) is an American illustrator and professor, known primarily for his work on the graphic novels Gods of Asgard and The Beast of Wolfe's Bay (2013), the comic series Ghostbusters and Back to the Future from IDW Publishing, and the board games Marrying Mr. Darcy and Distilled. Evensen received a Xeric Award comic book self-publishing grant in 2007. He is married to composer Erika Svanoe.

Biography Evensen was born and raised in Claremont, New Hampshire, where he attended Stevens High School. He received his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire in 2001, where he studied Studio Art. He received a Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Studio Art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts in 2005, While living in Dover, New Hampshire, he was active in a makeshift collaborative comics community, which he cites as the catalyst for his 2007 debut graphic novel, Gods of Asgard. Evensen has taught digital drawing, illustration, and concept art at the University of Wisconsin–Stout since 2013.

Selected bibliography Comic books and graphic novels The Beast of Wolfe’s Bay (self-published, 2013) Gods of Asgard (self-published with a grant from the Xeric Foundation, 2007) (graphic novel) Erik Evensen’s Sketchbook Diary: the complete series (Self-published, 2007) (trade paperback compilation) “Who is... the Electro-Lucha?” Johnny Raygun Quarterly (Jetpack Press, February 9, 2005) Ghostbusters: Interdimensional Cross-rip (hardcover collection), (IDW Publishing, Oct. 2017) Ghostbusters International Volume 2 (trade paperback), (IDW Publishing, February 1, 2017) Ghostbusters Annual, (IDW Publishing, Jan. 2017) Ghostbusters International (vol. 3), issue 9, (IDW Publishing, Sep. 2016) Ghostbusters Annual, (IDW Publishing, Nov. 2015) Ghostbusters Volume 7: Happy Horror Days (trade paperback), (IDW Publishing, April 16, 2014) Ghostbusters (vol. 2), issue 12, Jan. 2014 (IDW Publishing, January 29, 2014) Back to the Future: The Heavy Collection (hardback), written by Bob Gale (IDW Publishing, November 27, 2018) Back to the Future: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines (trade paperback), written by Bob Gale (IDW Publishing, May 18, 2016) “Emmett Brown Visits the Future,” Back to the Future: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines, written by Bob Gale (IDW Publishing, issue 4, Jan. 2016)

Illustrated books Super-Powered Word Study, written by James Bucky Carter (Maupin House Publishing, Gainesville, FL, 2010) (educational workbook) The Devil’s Punch-Bowl, written by Isabelle Waterman (Dunn County Historical Society Press, 2017) 2022 Outstanding Teaching Award at the University of Wisconsin–Stout 2021 Golden Meeple Award for Distilled 2007 Xeric Award for Gods of Asgard