
Corey Lewis in 2006
'Corey Sutherland Lewis' (also known as 'The Rey') is an American
comic book creator. He is primarily known as the creator of ''
Sharknife'', published by
Oni Press. Other works of his include ''
PENG'' for Oni, and several video-game-themed comics for
UDON including ''
Darkstalkers'', ''
Street Fighter'', and ''
Rival Schools''.
Lewis' work is notable for its combination of global
youth culture influences, including
martial arts,
video games, American
comic books and
cartoons, Japanese
anime and
manga,
graffiti,
hip-hop, and
indie rock. His work has often been compared to that of
Bryan Lee O'Malley, and the two artists are friends. Lewis' art tends to be extremely stylized and make heavy use of sound effects. So far he has worked almost exclusively in the action genre. Lewis cites
Paul Pope and
Masashi Kishimoto (creator of ''
Naruto'') as his primary comics influences.
External links
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Reyyy.com official web site
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Interview about ''
Sharknife'' on
Comic Book Resources.com (1/19/2005)
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Interview about ''
PENG'' on
Newsarama (7/7/2005)
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Interview on PopCultureShock's Buzzscope (3/16/2006)