Brad Rader graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, as an illustration major. From there he went on to work in the animation industry as a layout and storyboard artist on such TV series as “Rainbow Brite”, ‘The Littles”, “The Real Ghostbusters”, “Alf”, “Alftails”, ‘The Simpsons”, “Batman”, “Biker Mice From Mars", “Gargoyles”, “Men In Black”, “Tarzan”, “Atlantis”, “Spiderman”, “Stripperella”, among others. He has directed on such TV series as “Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys”, “Spawn” (for which he won an Emmy in 1999), “Godzilla”, and “The Roswell Conspiracies”.
He has illustrated comic books such as “Batman Adventures”, “Gotham Adventures”, and “Catwoman” for DC Comics, “The Mark” for Dark Horse Comics, “Fused” for Image Comics, and “Tex” for Atomic Basement.
August 10, 2010 saw the publication of the graphic novel “Fogtown”, written by Andersen Gabrych and illustrated by Brad, with gray tones by the manga cartoonist Rivkah. It was published by Vertigo Crime and has generated much interest and acclaim, including a 6 week long exhibition of the original artwork at Flazh! Alley Studio in San Pedro, California in August/September 2010.
Brad Rader has been doing homoerotic artwork since 1984, appearing in Drummer, First Hand, and Chiron Rising, among others. In 2003 he started Flaming Artist Publications, so far producing 2 issues of the homoerotic magazine, “True Adult Fantasy”, He has had one man shows of his erotic works in 1989 (The OneWay: “Recycled Erotica”), 1991/1992 (A Different Light Bookstore in Silverlake and San Francisco: “Free Art”), 2005 (Mr. B’s in Amsterdam and Berlin), and 2007 (Flazh! Alley in San Pedro, of the original artwork to the graphic novel, “Harry and Dickless Tom”). Flaming Artist Press published his first graphic novel, “Harry and Dickless Tom,” in July 2006. His work can be seen on his website,
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