John Zeleznik is an artist and illustrator.
Zeleznik has provided covers and illustrative work for many role-playing games including Shadowrun, Rifts (and other Palladium Books games), and GURPS. He graduated from the Otis/Parsons Institute of Art in Los Angeles with a BFA in Illustration. He works in acrylic paint on illustration board.
He illustrated the covers to several Shadowrun books, including DNA/DOA (1990), Queen Euphoria (1990), and Bottled Demon (1990).[1]
Zeleznik is also the designer and artist for the science fiction/superhero Skraypers setting for Rifts and Heroes Unlimited.
Some of his RPG credits include Beyond the Supernatural, Systems Failure, Nightbane, and Macross II.
Zeleznik has illustrated cards for the collectible card game.
Lightstrike: The Collected Illustrations of John Zeleznik was published by Cartouche Press,[2] and he also illustrated a Rifts Coloring Book.[3]
Zeleznik also designed all of the labels for the Leona Valley Winery.[4] [5]
He contributed illustrations to the 2007 Hollywood Zombies trading card series.
. Lawrence Schick. Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books . 1991. 0-87975-653-5.