 Clayton Crain grew up in Moxee, Washington with his parents and older sister.He was sketching on his schoolwork from a very early age and made the definitive choice to be a comic book illustrator at the age of 14 after seeing "The Amazing Spider-Man" #315.Crain's career began with Acclaim Comics after he showed editor Fabian Nicieza a 5-page original story board of his artwork.