Box cover art for Lunarchitects, a board game by Iron Kitten Games: cartoon inventors around a holographic blueprint of a lunar dome habitat.

Box cover art for Lunarchitects, a board game by Iron Kitten Games

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Book illustration, editorial work, and character design for clients.

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Cover of The Pilgrim's Progress: A Poetic Journey

The Pilgrim's Progress: A Poetic JourneyFounders Press · Written and illustrated by Paul and Stephanie Cox

Cover of The Illustrated Catechism for Boys and Girls

The Illustrated Catechism for Boys and GirlsFounders Press · Illustrator

Cover of The Illustrated Catechism for Boys and Girls Coloring Book

The Illustrated Catechism for Boys and Girls Coloring BookFounders Press · Illustrator

Cover of The Illustrated Baptist Catechism

The Illustrated Baptist CatechismFounders Press · Illustrator

Cover of The Illustrated Baptist Catechism Coloring Book

The Illustrated Baptist Catechism Coloring BookFounders Press · Illustrator

Cover of Why We Gather

Why We GatherFounders Press · Illustrator

Cover of The Illustrated Westminster Shorter Catechism

The Illustrated Westminster Shorter CatechismP&R Publishing · Illustrator

Cover of RefToons Collection 1

RefToons Collection 1Self-published · Author and illustrator

Cover of RefToons Collection 2

RefToons Collection 2Self-published · Author and illustrator

Paul Cox

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Paul Cox

Paul Cox is an illustrator and cartoonist working out of southern Wisconsin. He has been drawing professionally since 2009, doing character design, editorial illustration, and book illustration.

He is the illustrator of Calvin's Illustrated Institutes, a planned 16-issue comic book adaptation of John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, and of The Illustrated Westminster Shorter Catechism, both published by P&R Publishing. He has also illustrated six books for Founders Press, including The Pilgrim's Progress: A Poetic Journey, which he wrote and illustrated with Stephanie Cox. He is the creator of RefToons, a comic featuring illustrated quotes from theologians in the Reformed tradition.

Paul lives in southern Wisconsin with his family.

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