Mark Marderosian

Mark Marderosian
Mark Marderosian (foreground) sketching for Free Comic Book Day attendees at "That's Entertainment", Worcester MA in 2008.
Born	1955 Massachusetts, United States
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Comic book and book illustrator, toy designer, animator, editorial cartoonist
Notable works	Many Walt Disney licensed children's books, such as Mickey's Wish: A Deluxe Super Shape Book (Walt Disney's Mickey and Friends) ; and Disney Princess: Jewelry Box (Disney Princess) (Hardcover) . "Drawing With Mark," a public-access television program.

Many Walt Disney licensed children's books, such as Mickey's Wish: A Deluxe Super Shape Book (Walt Disney's Mickey and Friends) ; and Disney Princess: Jewelry Box (Disney Princess) (Hardcover) .

Mark Marderosian (born 1955) is a prolific cartoonist, animator and children's book illustrator, a comic book artist and noted toy designer.

Born in Cambridge, Marderosian grew up in Newton, MA. He says that he started drawing when he was seven years old, after his parents took him to see Pinocchio. After high school Marderosian worked for advertising agencies and an art supply company, where he prepared paste-ups and mechanicals for catalogs. He also drew cartoons and comic strips and freelanced for a few magazines at the same time. In 1979, Marderosian enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art.

Mark Marderosian created the Delta Tenn comic books for Paul Howley's Entertainment Publishing in 1987–88. He also worked with Howley on the design of a set of Classic Toys Trading Cards around the same time.

After an early-career rejection, Marderosian "finally did get his foot in the Disney door in 1990," working on merchandise related to Jessica Rabbit. Over the course of his career, Marderosian has gone on to illustrate several dozen movie and television tie-in books for Disney, as well as for Golden Books. He has also provided illustrations for other licensed merchandise such as character figurines, story books and coloring books. Among the many characters he has drawn are Mickey Mouse, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, Hello Kitty, and Jimmy Neutron. He is most identified with work on merchandise and books featuring the Disney Princesses. "Because of the constant reprinting, especially in coloring books, somewhere there’s someone looking at something I drew every single day," mused Marderosian.