Farel Dalrymple
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1972 (age 52–53)
| Farel Dalrymple | |
|---|---|
 Dalrymple, photographed at the 2004 Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco. | |
| Born | Farel DeShongh Dalrymple 1972 (age 52–53) Hollywood, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker |
| Pseudonym | Farel Dal |
Notable works | Pop Gun War, The Wrenchies, ROBOT TOD |
| Awards | Xeric Award, 2000 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, 2002 |
| https://www.fareldal.com/ | |
Farel Dalrymple is an American artist and alternative comics creator. He is best known for his award-winning comics series Pop Gun War.
Originally from Oklahoma "by way of California",[1] Dalrymple is one of the founders of the New York City-based Meathaus Collective. He attended New York's School of Visual Arts as an Illustration major[1] and has been creating comics since 1999.[2]
Upon graduation, Dalrymple self-published Smith's Adventures in the Supermundane and included it in his application for a Xeric Award. He received the grant for his first issue of Pop Gun War and self-published the next four issues. Dark Horse published the collection in 2003.[3] Dalrymple illustrated Omega the Unknown, a 10-issue series written by Jonathan Lethem and published by Marvel in 2007 and 2008.[4] First Second Books published The Wrechies in 2014; and Image Comics published additional volumes of Pop Gun War in 2016 and 2017.[5]
In January 2025, Floating World Comics began publishing Robot Tod, a full-color ongoing series.[6]
Awards
Dalrymple has received several awards, including a Xeric Foundation grant,[2] a 2002 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, and a Russ Manning Award nomination. An excerpt of Omega the Unknown was selected for the anthology Best American Comics 2010.[2]
