Editing Roman Dirge (section)

==Career==
Told by his art teachers that he would never make it as an artist due to his crude style, he quit art and became a full-time magician.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} After a few years, his passion for art overtook him and he created the comic ''[[Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl]]'' for ''[[Xenophobe magazine|Xenophobe]]'' magazine. The comic strips were later seen by Dan Vado, president of [[Slave Labor Graphics]].

Dirge has also written books such as ''Something At The Window Is Scratching'', ''[[The Monsters In My Tummy]]'', ''The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good'' and has done work for ''The Haunted Mansion'' comics. He has over 75 [[tattoo]]s.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}

On February 26, 2013, Dirge and his then girlfriend were injured in a hit-and-run accident in [[Hollywood, California]], while crossing the street. One of Dirge's legs was severely injured and had to be rebuilt with a metal rod, but he was said to be in good spirits despite facing a long recovery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giveforward.com/pleasehelpromancoverhismedicalexpenses |title=Roman Elliott {{!}} Please help Roman cover his medical expenses |website=www.giveforward.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301011859/http://www.giveforward.com/pleasehelpromancoverhismedicalexpenses |archive-date=2013-03-01}}</ref>