Rusty Gilligan

Rusty Gilligan began working in comics in 1978, as an artist for comic publishers and industry magazines such as 'Comics Buyers Guide'. In his first year, he was recommended by Stan Lee to do pinups of 'Capt. America' (based on Jack Kirby images) for Marvel's British tabloid line. In his early career he worked on the original 'Heavy Metal' film as a sequence penciller, and worked with many comic professionals on comic projects.

In 1980, Rusty opened MAIN Publishing with such award-winning comics such as 'Test Drive' and 'Sex Drive'. MAIN's highest accomplishment was 'M.A.I.N. Magazine', the industry's first trade publication... it featured original works from some stars as: Stan Lee, Steven King, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Rich Buckler, Todd McFarland, introduced 'Xena' to the hobby, and published previously unseen works from Jack Kirby and Bill Ward. MAIN Publishing is currently releasing 3 new titles this year including 'Retro Theatre' under MAIN, and 'Lisa Panic' through Storrm Comics.

In recent years, Rusty has worked on the 'Spiderman 2' dvd, an 'X-Men' animated home video, and an upcoming 'Batman' short film. He's also done work for AC Comics, DC, Image's Big Bang Line, Marvel, and recently participated in a Stan Lee dedication book ('Lee's Way' from Ronin Studios) with art and an interview.