Marko Manev is a freelance illustrator who illustrates alternative movie posters and key art for film, TV, games, and various pop-culture properties. His work tends to be very atmospheric, exploring the intricate play between light and shadow. In his artworks, there is often the presence of silhouetted figures on a landscape, evoking a feeling of solemnity, mystery, and awe.

Born and raised in North Macedonia, he graduated in fine arts in 2009. He worked as a conceptual mixed-media fine artist and graphic designer before relocating to the United States in 2013 to pursue a career as a commercial illustrator. Since then, he has done work for Magic the Gathering, Marvel, DC, Lucasfilm, Disney, Universal, Warner Bros, PlayStation, Wired Magazine, The New Yorker, Variety, Simon & Schuster, and many others.

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