Cat Staggs

Burbank, CA
📞 323-397-7450
✉️ cat@catstaggs.com
🌐 www.catstaggs.com

Skills

• Storytelling & Sequential Art
• Character & Costume Design
• Poster, Cover & T-Shirt Design
• Likeness Illustration
• World-Building & Concept Art

Professional Summary

Professional artist with 20+ years of experience in comic books, poster design, trading cards, and character design. Worked with DC Comics, Lucasfilm, FOX, Image Comics, and more. Known for likeness work, costume design, and original character creation. Seeking film/TV work in storyboarding and design.

Professional Experience

Freelance Illustrator
2002 – Present | Burbank, CA

• Hundreds of titles incl. Superman, Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Darkwing Duck, and Powerpuff Girls
• Creator-owned series: Crosswind (Image), John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction, and Dark and Twisted: Death Mask
• Character design for FOX’s Alter Ego
• Poster/t-shirt design for John Carpenter (2025)
• Original art for Lucasfilm, owned by George Lucas

Visual Merchandiser – Sam Goody
1995 – 2002 | San Antonio, TX

• Designed retail displays, branding visuals, and product presentations

Education

B.A. in Fine Art
University of Texas at San Antonio

Recognition

• NYT Best-Selling Artist
• Eisner Award-winning anthology contributor
• Artwork featured in Library of Congress
• Exhibited in “Kirbyvision” @ Corey Helford Gallery (2024)