Jason Temujin Minor

Jason Temujin Minor (born 1971) is an American artist, writer, and comic book artist.

Biography

Artist Minor has worked in the graphic arts field for over twenty years. He attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in 1990 and started his own freelance studio, called Baraka Studios, in 1998. His portfolio covers a wide range of media, including; comic books, 3D graphics, book covers, web design, ad design, Illustration, and fine art.

Comic books As a comic book artist, Minor is best known for his work on The Books of Magic, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Animal Man, and "Deadpool". He has also worked on such titles such as Batman, X-Men, Terror Inc., Shadowman, Vampirella, Spider-Man, The Punisher, Excalibur, and the Eisner Award-winning anthology Big Book of Urban Legends. In 1997, Minor co-created the science fiction mini-series BrainBanx with writer Elaine Lee for the Helix imprint of DC Comics.

Video games In 2000, Minor transitioned from a 2D comic and graphic artist to a 3D computer game artist. He worked for a short time at Kinesoft before going to work for Sony Online Entertainment on their MMO game Star Wars Galaxies. He was an environment and character artist on the initial launch of the game and became the lead character artist on the Rage of the Wookiees expansion. He took over as art director of Star Wars Galaxies: Live in 2004. In 2006, Minor joined the game company BioWare, working on their MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic as the lead character artist.

Writing Minor won an award for his short story, "A Dance in the Woods". He contributed a short story and several illustrations to the horror flash fiction anthology "Flashes of Fear". He is also a member of the San Gabriel Writer's League and writes a monthly, serialized story called "Chapter Play".