Torrence King
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | As an illustrator, writer, poet and photographer in Chicago, Illinois, Torrence King has been published both professionally and independently since 1991. King has illustrated and created dozens of comics, graphic novels and characters and has written over 100 poems, plays and stories. A former radio show host in the late 90’s, King has been profiled on several radio stations and featured in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Defender. King also created, Lifeforce Comics, one of the first comic books to address and tackle Drug Abuse and the HIV/AIDS crisis back in 1992 for the Chicago Board of Education. A sought after speaker, King has also taught seminars on publishing, sequential art history, graphic art and contemporary music history. Shifting to part-time photography and management in 2007, King has been instrumental in the development of both professional and aspiring models and artists to a broader audience. For more information, commission rates, published work, contact Torrence King by email: torrenceking2000@hotmail.com |
| Favorite Movies | * The Untouchables * Superman * Braveheart * Forrest Gump * It's A Wonderful Life * Citizen Kane * Mutiny on the Bounty (Clark Gable) * Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion * The Witch and The Wardrobe * The Lord of The Rings Trilogy * Thomas Crown Affair * Mark of Zorro * Wanted * Iron Man * Crash and many more! |
| Favorite Music | * All types...All Styles....All decades....Everything....You name it * I probably have it * heard it or like it.... |
| Favorite Books | * "Songs of Innocence and Experience" by William Blake * "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan * "21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" by John C. Maxwell * The Complete Works of William Shakespeare * The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis * The Bible * The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson * Anything by H.G. Wells * C. S. Lewis * Alan Moore * T. S. Eliot and Alfred Lord Tennyson |