 Throughout his career Hughes has provided illustration work for companies such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros. Pictures, "Playboy" magazine, Joss Whedon's Mutant Enemy Productions, and Sideshow Collectibles.He is also a fixture at comics conventions where his commissioned sketches command long lines.Adam Hughes was born in May 5, 1967 in Riverside Township, New Jersey and grew up in Florence, where he attended a private elementary school.