Francis Tsai
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| Born | April 14, 1967 |
| Died | April 23, 2015 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | comic book artist, illustrator, conceptual artist, author |
Francis Tsai (April 14, 1967 – April 23, 2015) was an American comic book artist, illustrator, author and conceptual artist. He was of Taiwanese and Japanese ancestry.
Tsai was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Lubbock, Texas. He initially studied chemistry, before receiving a graduate degree in architecture.
In 1998, Francis Tsai joined Presto Studios as Conceptual Designer where he provided visual development and game design for the video games Myst 3, and Star Trek: Hidden Evil. In 2003, Tsai joined High Moon Studios where he was principal concept artist for the video games The Bourne Conspiracy and Darkwatch.
Tsai had illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.
In 2009, Tsai worked on a five-issue graphic novel miniseries called Tracker for Top Cow Productions. A preview was released at that year's ComicCon.
Tsai also contributed covers and interior art for Marvel Comics.
Tsai provided interior artwork for Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology as well as covers and interior artwork for the serialized graphic novel Mercy Thompson: Homecoming, which reached number eight on the Comics Bestsellers list in October 2009. In a generally favorable review of the novel, Martha Cornog wrote, "Francis Tsai's and Amelia Woo's painted art, especially their beautiful wolf depictions, make this all visually believable." Tsai also created interiors for trade paperback Impaler.
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