ABOUT

Clayton Rozman is a Colorado based comic book writer, creator, and reader.

Like many of the costumed heroes, he has two identities: mechanical engineer by day, and writer by night. His engineering skills add an attention to detail in his comic writing with stories that contain much more than what is seen at first glance. With years of comic reading under his belt, he has a wealth of knowledge throughout many themes within the genre. He is a voracious reader with a passion for suspense leaning storytelling combined with classic hero tales. His writing pulls inspriation from authors like Matt Wagner, Denny O’Neil, and Geoff Johns.

His writing motto is “write what you want to read”, creating stories that speak to a wide range of audiences, and aiming to fill gaps in genres with unique and untold stories. His first publication was Ritual Knife in 2024 collected in the Alterna Comics anthology It Came Out On A Wednesday.

He is excited to grow his credits with the release of his 10-page short story Memory Token and 3-issue series Under a Yellow Moon set to be released in 2025 on Kickstarter.

CLAY’S COMIC BOOK “EDUCATION”

• Thousands of comics read over 20+ years

• Completed various educational classes taught by industry vets:

  • Writing For Independent Comics with Paul Allor, Comics Experience (2023)

  • Writing For A Shared Universe With Fred Van Lente, Comics Experience (2023)

  • Editing and Project Management with Andy Schmidt, Comics Experience (2023)

  • Introduction to Writing Comics with Paul Allor, Comics Experience (2023)

  • Ron Marz’s Introduction to Writing Comics, JKS Studios (2022)

• Dug deeper into the theory, practice, craft, and production of comics by reading the instructional work of industry greats:

  • Will Eisener

  • Scott McCloud

  • Dennis O’Neil

  • Todd Klein

  • Nate Piekos

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• 2024 Finalist in Negative Space Comics Annual Writing Competition

• Ritual Knife, published in Alterna Comics It Came Out On A Wednesday #21, Summer 2024