Don Mangus is perhaps most widely published as a Comic and Illustration Art Expert. From 2004-2014, he personally handled and described $62,000,000 worth of original Comic, Illustration, and Fine Art auction lots, pounding out 6.5 million words, primarily for Heritage Auction Galleries. Then after a decade of non-stop deadlines and "crunch times," he decided he need some time away from the office. Don Mangus is also an artist, cartoonist, and freelance writer, with both BFA and MFA degrees from SMU, and currently lives in Dallas, Texas.