~RLAmaro
R.L. Amaro
Artist | Professional | Varied
United States
Been making comics since I was a kid. I'm a writer, self-taught artist and film student born and raised in NYC.
Current Residence: NYC
Favourite genre of music: Blues, Industrial, Rock, Metal, Pyschobilly, Alternative, Grunge, Punk, Shoegaze, Folk...etc.
Favourite style of art: Counterculture and alternative themes. Lots of Surrealism, and some gore.
Favourite cartoon character: Batman, Nightwing, Green Lantern, Spawn, Daria, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac , David Boring...etc.
Personal Quote: "It's officially official that nothing is official." -Me
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Robert Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Chuck Close, Alex Ross and Salvador Dali
Favorite movies
Ghost World, Eternal Sunshine, Bride of Frankenstein, Wrist Cutters: A Love Story, Lost in Translation, Jesus' Son and Buffalo 66.
Favorite TV shows
My current favorotie shows are Being Human, True Blood, Face Off, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Horror Story, Ghost Adventures and Young Justice
Favorite books
Waiting for Godot, The Catcher in the Rye, David Boring, Ghost World, A History of Violence, Batman: The Long Halloween, No Exit...way too many to list, honestly.
Favorite writers
Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee, J.D. Salinger, Sylvia Plath, Charles Baudelaire...etc.
Favorite games
My current favorite games are Batman: Arkham City, Dead Rising 2 and the Assassin's Creed series.
Favorite gaming platform
PS3
Tools of the Trade
Ink, acrylic paint and lots of moxie.
Other Interests
Art, music, and counter-culter comics.