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Everette Hartsoe born 24th day of May 1967, in Newton, N.C.; creator of comic books and films.

Early life
Born to a young, bi-racial couple in the south, Everette Hartsoe experienced difficulty from the start. To cope, Hartsoe used comedy and his art skills to win over classmates and teachers alike. Hartsoe’s teenage years were scattered with trouble and depression, sparked by murder of his 12 year-old-sister, Roberta. This life-changing event led Hartsoe to pour himself whole-heartedly into his art. Rebeling against the restraints of a pragmatic education, he dropped out of high school at the age of 16, and then left his family home at 17. Dealing with the tragic loss of his sister through art, Hartsoe created a female character hell-bent on vengeance and victims of injustice.

Career
Hartsoe created his 1st comic book character 1991, entitled RAZOR, which immediately had a following. In 1992, Hartsoe launched his own independent comic book publishing company, LONDON NIGHT STUDIOS. In merely a year, Hartsoe’s branded violent, no hold bars storytelling and made London Night Studios one of the top 10 grossing comic companies in 1995-97. Everette Hartsoe was voted 18th more powerful creator in ’96 by COMBO MAGAZINE. WIZARD MAGAZINE voted Razor: Burn in the top 20 books of 1996. The character Razor was a huge cult success selling in the neighborhood of 5-6 million copies of over 300 different comic books written from 1992-1999. This success included the highly successful the Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain, in which Hartsoe’s Razor teams up with James O’Barr’s the Crow in a 5 issue storyline.

In 2000, Everette Hartsoe expanded his repertoire and pursued directing, producing, and screenwriting. He produced the Indie horror drama film ONE LAST SUNSET. Hartsoe is executive producer of action horror Taryn Barker: Demon Hunter and a big budget live action adaption of his most successful comic book, RAZOR with the Crow producer Jeff Most of Most Films.