The painter Dorian Cleavenger is perhaps best known for his dramatic depictions of erotic comic book heroines. Lady Death, Purgatori, Chastity and Vampirella, to name just a few, have all been rendered by the artist's exquisite work with brush and airbrush.

An artist since childhood, Dorian set out to make his own way freelancing professionally following an abortive post-high school stab at art school. He did custom airbrush painting on cars and motorcycles before determining to advance his career as an artist by attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. His success there motivated his determination to succeed as a fine artist and illustrator.

After a time of working on corporate commissions, his experimental, personal work landed him a job painting several comic book covers, and the artist has never looked back. Many more covers as well as fully painted stories for major publishers followed.

The art of Dorian Cleavenger can now be seen in books devoted to his work, as well as in various gallery showings in New York, Chicago and his current home of Los Angeles.