Matthew Cordell
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Arts
- Occupation: Illustrator
- Location: Chicago Suburbs : IL : United States
About Me
I'm an illustrator (primarily children's books, but also editorial and otherwise) who lives and works in the burbs of Chicago. I dwell in a home with my wife, picture book author and YA novelist, Julie Halpern and our lovely daughter Romy and our trusty steed Tobin. Life is great, man.
Interests
- Being with my wife
- Watching TV and TV shows on DVD
- Drawing
- Reading comics
- Reading YA novels (recently)
- Going to movies
- Taking it easy sometimes
Favorite Movies
- It's a Wonderful Life
- The Big Lebowski
- Rushmore
- Vertigo
- Hot Fuzz
- Star Wars
- No Direction Home
- Raising Arizona
- Rear Window
- American Splendor
- Little Miss Sunshine
- The Aviator
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Breaking Away
- Sideways
- Once
- Persepolis
Favorite Music
- All things Bob Dylan
- Woody Guthrie
- The Who
- George and Ira Gershwin
- Billie Holiday
- Ibrahim Ferrer
- Johnny Cash
- Hank Williams Sr.
- Vinicius de Moraes
- Toots and the Maytals
- David Bowie
- Django Reinhardt
Favorite Books
- Get Well Soon
- Maus
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
- Louis Riel (by Chester Brown)
- Persepolis
- Toby and the Snowflakes
- Gorky Rises
- Fun Home
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay
- Paul Has a Summer Job
- Huckleberry Finn
- Martin Pebble
- American Splendor
- The Book Thief
- Chronicles (Vol. 1)
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