Originally from Bristol, Tennessee, Skottie moved to Chicago soon before working for Marvel Comics. He now hosts a podcast ‘The Devil and Me’ with his long term girlfriend Casey McCauley, they have moved to a Ranch in Illinois, after living with her parents for a period. They own a St Bernard puppy called Emma.

Young has penciled several Marvel titles including New Warriors, Human Torch, Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan and New X-Men. He’s done covers for Cable & Deadpool and Marvel Adventures Iron Man as well. Until recently, he was a regular on the Around Comics podcast and he’s currently working on an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for Marvel Illustrated.

* Current Residence: Princeton, IL

* Favourite movie: Labyrinth

* Favourite band or musician: Clutch

* Favourite genre of music: Rock, Hip-Hop

* Favourite artist: Bill Sienkiewicz, Norman Rockwell, Nic Klein, Bill Watterson, Tommy Lee Edwards, Stuart Immonen

* Favourite poet or writer: Charlie Huston

* MP3 player of choice: iPod

* Favourite game: Oddworld games

* Favourite gaming platform: Ps3

* Favourite cartoon character: too many to name

* Tools of the Trade: Anything that makes a great shape

* Website: http://www.skottieyoung.com

* Deviant: http://skottieyoung.deviantart.com/