Durwin Talon

Durwin Talon
Born	London, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Area(s)	artist and writer
Notable works	Panel Discussions (books) Bonds (comics)

Durwin Talon (born London, Ontario) is a comics artist, illustrator, author and professor of illustration.

Talon developed an interest in art at an early age. He received his bachelor's degree in Fine Arts (BFA) from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), then received his ISDP Master’s Degree (MA) from Syracuse University in the United States. In 2007, he received the terminal degree of Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration from the University of Hartford.

Durwin used his education to get a job as a professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He taught in the Sequential Art, Illustration, Graphic Design and Computer Art departments.

After almost a decade at SCAD, Durwin moved to Indiana to teach at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

In August 2007, Talon left IUPUI to resume teaching at the Savannah College of Art and Design. In 2010, he took a position as Associate Professor of Illustration at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. In 2015, he took the position of Head Professor of Illustration at Grand Valley State University.

Talon's first book, Panel Discussions from TwoMorrows Publishing, is an overview of techniques for developing sequential art by some of the most notable names in the comics field. It has been described as "indispensable reading for anyone interested in the subject of sequential art."

His second book, Comics Above Ground, also from TwoMorrows Publishing, features top comics professionals talking about their inspirations and training from the comics profession and its effects in "Mainstream Media," including: Conceptual Illustration, Video Game Development, Children's Books, Novels, Design, Illustration, Video Game Animation, Motion Pictures and other media.

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