Books and comics Scott Fischer has worked on children's books such as
Peter Pan in Scarlet,
Secrets of Dripping Fang,
The Magisterium Series,
Between the Lines, the
Scary School series, and
Ghost Prison. The first book of
The Magisterium Series,
The Iron Trial (2014), hit third on the New York Times Middle Grade Bestseller List. In addition to illustrating several children's books, he both wrote and illustrated the book
Jump!. Fischer designed the jacket for
Perdition, the first book in
Ann Aguirre's 2013 Dred Chronicles series from
Ace Books. He is also known for his work on series such as
Halo,
Harry Potter,
Star Wars,
Robert Jordan's
Wheel of Time. For
Star Wars, he provided illustrations for
The New Jedi Order Sourcebook (2002) and for
Star Wars Art: Visions (2010). Fischer was a regular cover artist for various
Buffy the Vampire Slayer limited series published by
Dark Horse Comics. His covers have been included in several "best of" lists such as
Comics Alliance's "Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month): August 2014",
Behind the Panels' "Best Comic Book Covers of January 2015" and
Comics Alliance's "The Best Dark Horse Comics Covers of 2016". On his cover for
Angel & Faith Season 10 #5,
Comics Alliance stated, "
Buffy comics are usually so hobbled by the need to honor actor likenesses that they rarely make the cut for me. But last month a
Chris Samnee cover won me over, and this month it's a cover by book illustrator Scott Fischer, with a layered mixed media-style painted image that I couldn't resist". His work on
Magic started in 1996 and by 2020, Fischer had illustrated over 150 cards. His
Dungeons & Dragons work includes the third edition ''
Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual (2000), the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game (2000), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Faiths and Pantheons (2002), City of the Spider Queen (2002), Book of Vile Darkness (2002), Fiend Folio (2003), parts of The Shackled City Adventure Path (2003-2004), and Five Nations (2005). Fischer provided illustrations for the 5th edition Player's Handbook
(2014) and created the alternate cover for the upcoming Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft'' (2021).
Teaching Fischer has been a core faculty member of art teaching programs such as the Illustration Master Class (held at
Amherst College but not affiliated with the school) and the SmArt School (an online art mentorship program). ==Personal life==