About Me (Cliffs Notes)
Nathan O'Brien aka NO!
He/Him
Freelance Artist Specializing in traditional hand drawn art.
Friend to Cats & Corgis
Baseball Enthusiast
PNW Based
Contact
Feel free to send me an email and I'll get back to you in a timely manner.
>>I am currently accepting commissions through my Etsy shop!<<
nathan.nph(at)gmail.com
About:
"Nathan O'Brien is a Spokane-based freelance artist, pop culture curator, and longtime champion of the Pacific Northwest comics community. Working primarily in traditional hand-drawn media, his artwork blends comic book energy, cinematic storytelling, and pop culture nostalgia into bold, highly detailed illustrations created for trading cards, conventions, and independent publishing projects." - Aaron Lakin (2026)
Penciller:
"Weaselman" web comic (March 2010-Nov 2011)
"Monster Commute" web comic (7/12-7/16/10)
"Comicsmiths' Guild Anthology Vol 1" (Dec 2010)
"Chew" #8 Fan Art (Image Comics)
"Chew" #13 Fan Art (Image Comics)
"San Diego Comic-Con Souvenir Book 2011" pg 119
"Comicsmiths' Guild Anthology Vol 2 (Oct 2011)
"CocoMoca" online Conan O'Brien gallery (2011)
"Sprague" webcomic online (Oct/Nov 2011)
"Just Say NO!" convention sketch book Vol 1 (March 2012)
"San Diego Comic-Con Souvenir Book 2012" pg 141
"Chew" #29 Fan Art (Image Comics)
"Instagrammys" convention sketch book Vol 2 (Jan 2013)
"Riverlit" Magazine (October 2014)
"Sprocket the Comic-Cat" #5 pinup (June 2018)
"Sprocket the Comic-Cat Giant-Size Anthology" pinup (June 2024)
"Sprocket Tales" #1 pinup (June 2026)
TBA Freelance Project #1 (2026)
TBA Freelance Project #2 (2026)
TBA Freelance Project #3 (2026)
Writer:
"Weaselman" web comic (March 2010-Oct 2011)
"Monster Commute" web comic (7/12-7/16/10)
"Comicsmiths' Guild Anthology Vol 1" Weaselman Shorty Story
"Comicsmiths' Guild Anthology Vol 2" Weaselman Short Story
"Sprague" webcomic online (Oct/Nov 2011)
Reference Model:
"Jennifer Blood" #32 cover (Dynamite Entertainment)
Gallery Exhibits:
The Liberty Building-Spokane, WA (June 2013)
Saranac Public House-Spokane, WA (October 2013)
"The Doctor's Universe" Doctor Who art gallery-Treviso, Italy (Feb 2015)
The Liberty Building-Spokane, WA (Oct 2015)
"A Very Lakin Art Show" (May 2026)
TBA (2026)