Björn Barends
Comic Artist
Germany
Biography:
Björn Barends was born in Germany in 1982. His passion for art began at a young age and has been obsessed with the creation of the macabre, the weird and the monstrous. Björn was studied on the Artez in Zwolle (Netherlands). At age of thirty, he began working full-time as a commercial illustrator and freelance artist. This set his foundation as an artist and throughout his early years as he focused primarily on indian Inc, watercolors and airbrush. Today Björn works mostly digital in 2D and in 3D creating fantasy, scifi and dark art images for novels, games, toys and comics. He has worked for CoolMiniOrNot (CMON), Modiphius Entertainment Ltd, McFarlaneToys/McFarlane Productions, Topcow and Image Comics.
Convention Guest Appearances
- New York Comic Con 2024 - October 17-20, 2024 in New York, NY
- Fan Expo Denver 2024 - July 4-7, 2024 in Denver, CO
Fan Expo Dallas 2024 - June 7-9, 2024 in Dallas, TXCancelled Appearance- GalaxyCon Richmond 2024 - March 15-17, 2024 in Richmond, VA
- Fan Expo Chicago 2023 - August 10-13, 2023 in Rosemont, IL
- Fan Expo Boston 2023 - August 4-6, 2023 in Boston, MA
Fan Expo San Francisco 2022 - November 25-27, 2022 in San Francisco, CACancelled AppearanceFan Expo Canada 2022 - August 25-28, 2022 in Toronto, ON, CanadaCancelled Appearance