Carlos M. Mangual was born on a dying planet located in a galaxy far, far way from our own. He was rocketed to Earth by his birth parents to become our greatest hero, but comic books, video games, and science fiction movies distracted him from his original calling. Carlos started drawing at an early age but it wouldn’t be until he saw the Batman movie in 1989 that he would take comics and illustration a little more serious. He decided he wanted to become a comic book artist, but instead joined the C.I.A. where he served our country as a super spy for a little over a decade before being given a burn notice forcing him to rethink his purpose in life.
Carlos is now completing his Bachelor’s degree in graphic design at the International Academy of Design & Technology in Tampa, Florida. On his spare time, between saving people from burning buildings or other dire situations, he’s created A Self Portrait Comic, an autobiographical romantic comedy about his search for true love, which he both writes and illustrates. He’s currently employed by Digital Bytes, a small company that is putting together an on-line video game. Carlos still watches Saturday morning cartoons, has a vivid imagination and aspires to be the official mattress tester at the Playboy mansion someday. And yes ladies, he is single.
Send me an email at c.mangual@envy.artistikmagazine.com or just leave a comment/critique below and I’ll be sure to get back to you!
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am
charlie, I’m so proud of you, positivo y mucha fe. LOVE YOU MOM
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 am
my dear son, I’m so proud of you. good luck. ” Recuerda, siempre tener fe y mucho positivismo” love you very much….
November 20th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Hola Charlie espero estes bien, casi ni te conozco, pero nada solo para desearte suerte y que voy a ti.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:36 am
Carlos! Hey man, I’ve really loved your work so far, you’ve definitely impressed me. I’ve been following this thing kinda silently from back here at home, wish I could have taken a part in it… I actually miss it back there in Tampa.
Anyway, good luck in the final four! You’ve done great so far, but keep it up– by the looks of it, you’re up against some really rough competition.
November 13th, 2008 at 1:41 am
Baby…You’re soo amazing..in more ways than one. You make me so proud of you and I know where you started. You’ve grown so much as an artist and I love knowing where you’ll go. ♥
November 12th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I am so proud of you Charlie
You have come such a long way and have grown into an amazing artist. I love the latest design, I cant wait to see the rest of the stuff you’re going to come up with 