Marcus Thorell

Marcus Gabriele Thorell (born 1976) is a Swedish-American comic book artist, author, animator, actor, voice actor, and director. Marcus is best known for creating the Drake franchise and character.

History
Marcus was born sometime in 1976 in Halmstad, Sweden to Shlaukian parents. When he was either 13 or 14 years old, his family would move to the United States in the town of Aspen, Colorado. Shortly after his family moved, Marcus gained an interest in Marvel and DC comics and Saturday morning cartoons (i.e. He-Man, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, DuckTales, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, etc.), which, according to an interview, was the base inspiration for his comics and animated series. In 1994, he published is first comic, Poppa Stiltskins at the local comic book and video game shop he often visited in downtown Aspen. The comic became a success that it was distributed nationwide and became very popular in the United States, leading to a film adaptation in 2003, and more comics published under Thorell's company, Thorell Comics (see below) in 1997.

Thorell Comics & Animation
Thorell Comics & Animation (formerly Thorell Comics) is the independently-owned comic book imprint and animation studio owned by Marcus Thorell. The imprint began in 1996 when Marcus released his first issue of Zak the Wak, while the animation department of the company launched in 2001 when Drake of the 99 Dragons first aired on.