Deborah A. Fox

Artist, Author, Historian

Deb Fox

(nee Deb Ristic)

The Early Years

Deb at 11 years old
Deb at 11 years old

Deb Fox painted and drew comics as a kid and hasn't stopped.

She grew up in the San Gabriel Valley suburb of Los Angeles, and attended Otis/Parsons School of Design. She moved to Hollywood, and worked the night shift at a New Age bookstore. By day, she honed her drawing skills and sought out venerated pros in the movie business who would teach her storyboarding skills, such as Harold Michelson, Dan Curry, and Marty Kline. She went on to storyboard for music videos and feature films.

Professional Artist

Deborah Ristic

Deb got hired by The Post Group, a cutting-edge post production company in Hollywood. Her career grew into creating motion graphics and visual effects. She worked on "Max Headroom", "Back to the Future II" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Her work was broadcast on major networks and her clients included 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and Universal. Deb's crossover talent in motion graphics and visual effects earned her Emmy® nominations in both categories. She was invited to join the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

She became an on-set visual effects supervisor for episodic television shows. Deb is an early member of the Visual Effects Society.

A Tai Chi camp introduced Deb to the Pacific Northwest and she was hired at a post production company in Seattle. At Modern Digital, her career grew into writing and directing commercials. She earned two Telly Awards and a New York Festival Award for her visual effects and title design work.

Graphic Novelist

Deb Fox

In 2016, Deb created her first graphic novel, blending her talent as a storyboard artist and her love of writing. Everett Massacre earned a Washington Museum Association Award of Excellence, and a William F. Brown Award for Historic Preservation.

Inspired by the success of Everett Massacre, Deb wrote a second graphic novel, The Man Who Beat Death Valley. For three years, she crossed the country and hiked desert canyons to photograph images for this project. Deb's newest graphic novel captures the beautiful landscape of the West and tells a compelling story with cinematic flare.


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