User:Drewster58

Drew Engman was an underground comic book penciller and inker from 1972 to 1984. He then played music professionally in many different working bands, including big band jazz, acoustic duos, electric blues, country, classic rock, and several others, from 1980 until 2002.

Mr. Engman has been a life-long science fiction and fantasy enthusiast. He learned how to read by studying Marvel and DC comic books before he started school, grew up on all the superhero cartoons on television and in the movies, and scoured used bookstores all his life for science fiction and imaginative fantasy paperbacks and comic books. The original Star Trek series, and all it's sequels, prequels, and offshoots, have all been some of the most wonderful and thoughtful storytelling in his opinion.

He has written two collections of original poetry and prose, many instrumental musical pieces and songs, and contributed to two CD's of original music by "The Prisoners of Love" (M.T.Toombe Music/Promised Band Prod.)

Mr. Engman earned his first graduate degree in music in 1982, a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Classical Studies at Chapman University in 2002, a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential in 2004, a Special Education Teaching Credential in 2004, and a M.A. in Special Education, with an emphasis on Early Childhood in 2009.

Drew's father was Andrew 'Andy' Engman, a Walt Disney animator and production manager from 1937 to 1972.Drew met Walt Disney several times as a child, and used to walk down to the WD Studio after school and learn as much as he could from all the different departments. As the son of a production manager, Drew had free access for several years. As a teen and twenty-something he used to prowl the halls at Cal Arts, learning what he could (without actually being a student!).

Now a teacher, Mr. Engman continues to pursue art and music while teaching classes.