Mark Texeira

Mark Texeira was born and raised in New York City. He studied at the Art & Design High School in Manhattan, and later became the pupil of painter David Leffel at the Arts Students League. He became an acclaimed oil painter, and did various covers for books, magazines and records. He also drew for comics like 'Wolverine', 'Spiderman', 'Sabertooth' and 'Ghost Rider'.

He got married, moved to Westchester and worked a while for Continuity Associates, illustrating the 'Megalith' book. Returning to freelancing, he created his own graphic series 'Pscythe'.