Matt Horak

Horak illustrates ‘Punisher’

Akron illustrator Matt Horak has taken over the illustrations for Marvel Comics’ “The Punisher,” which spotlights vigilante anti-hero Frank Castle as The Punisher.

He replaced the late Steve Dillon.

Horak is art director at Earthquaker Devices, which manufactures guitar pedals in a warehouse on Bowery Street.

Horak, 41, has been drawing since he was 3 years old. He attended art classes at St. Vincent-St. Mary High and drew comic books for projects at the University of Akron. He also studied at the Cleveland Art Institute.