 |
| Darren Hanson 1973 - ? |
| Born on November 6th, 1973, and raised in Massachusetts, Darren Hanson has dreamed of being a professional artist since an early age. In the 5th grade, an interest in drawing comic books was discovered. In the seventh grade, the idea of a pursuing a career in art became a reality, and a primary goal. After winning a Gold Key in the Boston Globe Art Awards in 1992, an education in art was a guaranteed next step. In 1997, Darren graduated from Montserrat College of Art with a Bachelor's degree in Illustration. Since that time, his artwork has been printed in Newspapers, Children's Books, on T-Shirts, Music CD's, Trading Cards, Web Sites and more. Keeping true to his roots, he created a Comic Strip that was printed in a weekly newspaper, and has dabbled in the Comic Book independent press. It was at this point which he founded the Ministry of Comics to showcase his many artistic endeavors, and as an imprint for his Small Press Comic Book creations. |
 |
| Bio: About Darren Hanson |
| Artist Factoids: -Darren is capable of playing the guitar and drums, and has been in multiple rock bands (In fact, after Art, Music was the next choice for a professional career to pursue) -Having been interested in the Martial Arts, Darren studied the Korean art of Chung Moo Doe for several years while in college -Having an interest in Graphic Design, and curious for more formal training with Computers, Darren returned full time to Montserrat College of Art in the fall of 2002, for an intensive semester of studies. The main focuses were Graphic Design, Typography, 3-D Computer Modeling, and Digital Video Editing -For a hobby, Darren is currently developing a Stand-Up Comedy routine -Other weekend hobbies Darren enjoys are Playing Paintball and Airsoft, Role Playing Games, Weekend Barbecues, Reading, watching Bad Movies, and going to concerts (mostly to see his friend's bands play!) -Favorite TV Shows include Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Babylon 5, televised Hockey Games, and anything on The History Channel -Music groups Darren enjoys listening to include The Pixies, Frank Black, Frank Sinatra, Tigersaw, Biohazard, The Strugglers, Faith No More, Onyx, Bach, Buxton, The Misfits, Nine Inch Nails, Daft Punk, and The Count Basie Orchestra among many others |
 |