Liana Kangas is an award winning artist, contributing to works like the Eisner Award-winning Godzilla 70th Anniversary Anthology and HBO MAX's Peabody award winning Fantasmas (created by Julio Torres & Irony Point). Alongside franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars, Liana's other work includes creator-owned dark comedy TRVE KVLT, Hugo Long-Listed Know Your Station, and a fantasy sci-fi space opera, She Said Destroy. Their work has been published by almost every comic publisher, as well as film, record labels, independent publishers, and more.

Clients & Publishers Include:

Skybound, Irony Point (HBO Max), Archie Comics, IDW Publishing, Star Wars (Lucas Film), Star Trek (Paramount) Legendary, HBO, Image Comics, Oni Press, 2000AD, Vault Comics, Z2 (The RZA, Joan Jett and The Black Hearts and BLONDIE), Ahoy Comics, TKO Studios, Kings Features, Scrappy Heart Productions (AJ Mendez and Aimee Garcia), Scout Comics and more…

Contact me at heylianakangas@gmail.com for inquiries!

 
 

Work to look out for

Published Works

  • Peabody Award Winning HBO Miniseries, Fantasmas (Irony Point)
    Episode 4: Looking4Twinks2S**k, Illustrations for Madame Victorious

  • Star Wars Adventures High Republic Annual (Dark Horse Comics)
    This anthology issue collects five tales of Republic bravery and Nihil treachery from across the galaxy! Written by Alyssa Wong, with colors by Diana Sousa and letters by Comicraft.

  • Hello Darkness Issue 5 (Boom Studios!)
    Written by Sarah Gailey, Colors by Rebecca Nalty, lettering by Jodie Troutman.

  • Star Trek Issue 25 (IDW Publishing)

  • Archie Horror, Various Sequential Work (Archie Comics)
    Illustrated WELCOME TO RIVERDALE One Shot (with Amy Chase), Pop’s Chocklitt’ Shoppe (With Jordan Morris), FEEB ME JUGHEAD Pop’s Chocklitt’ Shoppe FRESH MEAT (With Jordan Morris) & THIRST TRAP Return of Sorcery (With Casey Gilly) all with Ellie Wright (Colors), Jack Morelli (Letters).

  • Mariko, Between Worlds (Mad Cave Studios)
    Miniseries illustrated. Matthew Erman (Writer), Liana Kangas (Artist), Rebecca Nalty (Colorist), Micah Meyers (Letterer), Lisa Sterle (Deisgns and Cover), Chas! Pangburn (Editor).

  • Know Your Station (Boom Studios)
    Miniseries co-created & illustrated. Sarah Gailey (Writer), Liana Kangas (Artist, Cover Artist), Rebecca Nalty (Colorist), Cardinal Rae (Letterer), Becca Carey (Logo and Covers), Elizabeth Brei (Editor).

  • TRVE KVLT (IDW Publishing)
    Miniseries co-created & illustrated. Scott Bryan Wilson (Writer), Liana Kangas (Artist, Cover Artist), Gab Contreras (Colorist), DC Hopkins (Letterer), Jimmy Savage (Flatter), Jazzlyn Stone (Marketing).

  • Razorblades (Tiny Onion, Image Comics)
    Contribution to anthology series. James Tynion IV (Writer), Liana Kangas (Artist), Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Letterer), Steve Foxe (Editor).

  • CANTO, Tales of the Unnamed World (Dark Horse)
    Contribution to series. David Booher (Writer), Liana Kangas (Artist), Gab Contreras (Colors), Andworld (Letterer).

  • Seeds of Eden (TKO Studios)
    One-shot series co-created and co-written. Liana Kangas (Writer), Joe Corallo (Writer), Paul Azaceta (Artist and Cover Artist), Jeff Powell (Letterer).

  • She Said Destroy (Vault Comics)
    Miniseries co-created & illustrated. Joe Corallo (Writer), Liana Kangas (Artist, Cover Artist), Rebecca Nalty (Colorist), Melanie Ujimori (Letterer).

  • BLACK AF: Devil’s Dye (Black Mask Studios)
    Side Story BlackAF series Vita Ayala (Writer), Liana Kangas (Artist), Maika Sozo (Cover Artist), Dave Sharpe (Letterer).

 

PUBLISHED Anthologies

  • 2000AD PROG monthlies

  • Archie Horror’s Chilling Adventures

  • Z2’s The Final Symphony

  • Z2’s Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

  • Z2’s Blondie

  • Comic Mix’s Minel

  • Image Comics Where We Live

  • A Wave Blue World’s All We Ever Wanted

  • A Wave Blue World’s Embodied

  • A Wave Blue World’s Color of Always

  • A Wave Blue World’s Sharp Wit and the Company of Women

  • A Wave Blue World’s Dead Beats & Dead Beats: London Calling

Cover Art & Illustration CLIENTS

  • Kirtland Records

  • IDW Publishing

  • Dark Horse Comics

  • Mad Ghost

  • Comixology

  • Mempho Fest

  • Oni Press

  • Image Comics

  • Ahoy Comics

  • Vault Comics

  • Mad Cave Studios

  • 42 Fold

  • Star Trek

  • Star Wars
    Star Wars Adventures

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In the media

 
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