Isaac "Ike" Crawford
Ike is a cofounder of the Clever Kaiju artist cooperative, practicing psycho therapist, dedicated father, and prolific indie comic book creator based in the Ozarks. He is dedicated to creating comic books and sharing his practice.
Ike spent a lot of time drawing and telling stories with his action figures and pretend play. Acknowledging this drive as part of his purpose in life, in 2015, at age 29, he committed to seriously producing comics, which has carried him to where he is today.
He dived right in with a 5-issue miniseries (The Gray Judge) and a one-shot (The Boy and the Dragon) that were all produced in 2015 to 2016 while raising small children and working as a high school counselor.
He drew several other series and one-shots before beginning First Son and Sword in 2022, which he aims to turn into a long-running series (something rarely seen these days) that can become the project that shapes his development as a comic creator for many years to come.
Commissions
Feel free to reach out at anytime if you want to inquire about a commission.
I typically do these as I would a sketch at a convention: traditional tools on 11x14 inch Bristol board, a bit sketchy, focusing on a character or scene with some action or story to it. This image of the woman with the baseball bat is an example. Prices are $75-$125, typically.
For professional work inquiries, email me at ike@ikecomics.com
Bibliography
First Son and Sword 4: Temple of the Bloodborn Part One
First Son and Sword 3: Deep Dark. 2026.
First Son and Sword 2: Safe Harbor. 2025.
First Son and Sword 1: Crocodile City. 2023.
We are Inside a Worm. One-shot. Aug 2022.
Link Invalid. One-shot. April 2022.
The Musical Mishaps of Cat and Fiddle: Fairy Folk Revival. Part 1. Dec 2020.
The Musical Mishaps of Cat and Fiddle: The King of Instruments. Oct 2018 - Oct. 2019
A Passage in Black horror anthology, Piasa Dreams. Script by JimmyZ Johnston. Lettering by Micah Myers. Story by Cullen Bunn. July 2019.
Seven Dwarfs and Some Odd Tales vol. 1. Aug. 2018.
The Culling of Tin Woodsman; Hey Diddle, Diddle; Fig Mother; The Call of the Bunyip mini comics. Feb 2017-Dec 2017.
The Boy and the Dragon. One-shot. June 2016.
The Gray Judge. Five issue mini-series. Aug 2015 - Dec 2016.
Clever Kaiju
Ike is a cofounder of Clever Kaiju, a visual artist cooperative built on community and education (both online and IRL) with our main hub in Springfield, MO. Our purpose is to enable artists to do their best work, and help audiences, clients, and artists connect in more fulfilling ways. We host The Pen Clique live art show, workshops, online courses, events, and a Discord community to help artists collaborate and grow. The founders are artists Ike Crawford (Ike Comics), Nate Howard (Mammoth Ink), Gary Bedell (art director, illustrator), and James Rutherford (veteran artist and art educator).
Learn more at www.cleverkaiju.com
