John Tobias was born on August 24,1969 and is an American comic book artist, graphic designer, video game designer and writer.
10 Facts About John Tobias
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John Tobias became interested in drawing from an early age, inspired by comic books.
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John Tobias was an artist for The Real Ghostbusters comic book series before joining Midway Games.
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John Tobias said his original career plan was to be a comic book artist, but the advances in graphics at the time made the video game industry more appealing to him, as well as his mother frequently stating that artists would never support their families.
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John Tobias worked on the original arcade version of Smash TV prior to the success of Mortal Kombat in 1992.
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John Tobias created the early Mortal Kombat series' storyline, themes, and settings; including the Outworld and Netherrealm.
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John Tobias was responsible for the design of the entire character roster from the early games in the series through Mortal Kombat 4.
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Studio Gigante ceased operations in 2005 and John Tobias worked as a consultant in the games industry until September 2012, when he joined social games studio Zynga.
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In 2008, John Tobias illustrated a pack-in comic with special editions of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe.
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John Tobias was interviewed at length in episode 5 of the 2020 Netflix documentary miniseries High Score, about Mortal Kombat and the controversies surrounding its release.