Dan CooneyDan Cooney is the author of the instructional books WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FIGURE DRAWING FOR COMICS AND GRAPHICS, and PERSPECTIVE WORKBOOK FOR ILLUSTRATORS for B.E.S. Publishing. Cooney established his publshing imprint, Red Eye Press in 1997 with the debut of his creator-owned comic book series, VALENTINE at Comic-Con International. Cooney has always had an interest in crime fiction, film noir, silent film and the 1920s that has been a source of creative inspiration for his current graphic novel series, THE TOMMY GUN DOLLS, a 1920s crime story set in San Francisco. Cooney, a California native now living and working with his family on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts as a teacher and illustrator. Read More Read Less