A fully illustrated original graphic novel — character design, creature design, world-building, and sequential art unified into a single authored work. Volume 1 (150 pages) published. Volume 2 in production.
World Builder. Author.
Ryan Alexander Lee is an art director and concept artist with over 15 years of professional practice across AAA games, trading cards, and publishing. He currently directs VALORANT's Agent Key Art campaign at Riot Games — combining hands-on creative execution with strategic visual leadership for one of the world's most played games.
His career spans the industry's most recognized IP — Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Final Fantasy XV, and Magic: The Gathering. Over 60 card illustrations for Wizards of the Coast, including a dedicated Secret Lair Artist Series.
His original world, Palaedia — with its own creature ecology, peoples, and visual grammar — forms the mythological foundation for HESSYST, a fully illustrated dark-fantasy graphic novel. Volume 1 published. Volume 2 in production. Trained at SCAD and the Massive Black Concept Art Atelier.
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