Roman Dirge
Roman Dirge (born Roman Elliot; April 29, 1972) is an American comic book writer, artist, and former magician. He is best known as the creator of the comic book series "Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl". Career. Told by his art teachers that he would never make it as an artist due to his crude style, he quit art and became a full-time magician. After a few years, his passion for art overtook him and he created the comic "Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl" for "Xenophobe" magazine. The comic strips were later seen by Dan Vado , president of Slave Labor Graphics. Dirge has also written books such as "Something At The Window Is Scratching", "The Monsters In My Tummy", "The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good" and has done work for "The Haunted Mansion" comics. He has over 75 tattoos. On February 26, 2013, Dirge and his then girlfriend were injured in a hit-and-run accident in Hollywood, California, while crossing the street. One of Dirge's legs was severely injured and had to be rebuilt with a metal rod, but he was said to be  in good spirits despite facing a long recovery. Animation. 26 episodes of a Lenore Animation were created for Sony's website ScreenBlast, these are no longer available on Screenblast, but can now be seen on Dirge's site Spooky Land. Roman Dirge wrote for his friend, and fellow Slave Labor Graphics artist Jhonen Vasquez's "Invader ZIM", and on the back of the second "Invader ZIM" DVD it says "Made with 100% more Dirge" with a picture of him on it, "Invader Zim" style. Music. Dirge was in a band during high school named Of Worlds Long Dead. Dirge provided  original art for Scarling's tour posters in 2003. Dirge provided the cover, booklet and CD art for the 2001 album "Welt" as well as the cover art for the 2018 album "Tricks" by ohGr.