Born
in Illinois and raised in the Chicagoland area, Percival
is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University where
he gained his bachelor's degree in English and mass media.
A lifelong fan of comic books and movies, Percival knew
from a young age that he wanted to be a writer.
In late 2002,
he completed the script for his first graphic novel, Perception,
which is currently in the artwork stage. In 2004, Percival
became associated with Affinity Press and was assigned as
the assistant editor on Christopher Moshier's comic book,
HaVeN. Shortly after, HaVeN broke with
Affinity and Making Comics Studios was created. Sean McGrath,
his fellow editor on HaVeN, asked Percival to edit
his own comic, Frater Mine.
At the end
of 2005, Percival completed his first novel, Fallen
and published it through Lulu.com. The book is now on sale
and can be purchased through various distributors. Please
check the shop for more information. In
addition, Percival is an amateur filmmaker and finished
photography on his first short film, Russian Roulette,
in December 2006. The film is currently available to view
on YouTube and will soon be available on DVD.
In September
of 2007, Percival began learning how to letter comics. Samples
of his work can be viewed at deviantART.
Percival has since provided the letters for four pages of
Eric Palicki's webcomic, The Undertaker's Daughter
and is providing the letters for Nick Spencer's Mike
Diamond.
Currently,
Percival is hard at work on his second novel, City of
Dead, as well as developing a few comic book projects.
He also contributes articles to Associated Content.
He draws from
a number of influences, including Kurt Vonnegut Jr., William
S. Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Chuck Palahniuk, George Orwell,
Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Joe Casey, Brian Wood, Takashi
Miike and David Lynch among others.
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