Dave Bardin is a freelance illustrator and animator residing in Southern California. When Dave drew his very first comic book at the age of nine, he knew he had found what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. As a freelance artist for the last nine years, Dave has had an opportunity to work on a variety of creative projects with some of the biggest names in media including Disney, Marvel, Cartoon Network, DC Comics, Hasbro and Bad Robot. These projects include comic books, video games, board games, animation, commercials, music videos and television. Additionally, Dave has illustrated over thirty published books and graphic novels from publishers like Scholastic, Harper Collins, Penguin, Pearson, Little Brown, Leap Frog, and Capstone Publishing.