▁as ▁p inu ps ▁and ▁other ▁spot ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁books ▁such ▁as ▁Sin ▁City , ▁The ▁Official ▁Hand book ▁of ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Un iverse ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁published ▁sketch book ▁series , ▁Arthur ▁Adams ▁Sk etch book . ▁He ▁has ▁done ▁design ▁work ▁for ▁to ys ▁and ▁video ▁games , ▁and ▁mini ature ▁b ust s ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁rend itions ▁of ▁notable ▁characters . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁widely ▁im itated ▁artists ▁in ▁the ▁com ics ▁industry , ▁whose ▁drawing ▁style ▁has ▁been ▁cred ited ▁as ▁an ▁influence ▁upon ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Joe ▁Mad ure ira ▁and ▁Ed ▁Mc Gu in ness , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁artists ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁found ing ▁and ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁Image ▁Comics , ▁such ▁as ▁J . ▁Scott ▁Campbell . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Arthur ▁Adams ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁in ▁Holy oke , ▁Massachusetts . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁load master ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Adams ▁frequently ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁four ▁younger ▁brothers ▁to ▁places ▁that ▁included ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁When ▁Adams ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old , ▁the ▁family ▁settled ▁in ▁V ac av ille , ▁California , ▁near ▁Tra vis ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base . ▁Adams ' ▁first ▁expos ure ▁to ▁super h ero ▁and ▁mon ster ▁com ics ▁came ▁through ▁the ▁ones ▁his ▁mother ▁would ▁buy ▁for ▁him ▁once ▁a ▁month ▁at ▁a ▁thr ift ▁store . ▁His