Boyd Kirkland has worked in the animation business for nearly 30 years  beginning as a layout artist in 1979 He soon established a partnership in Salt Lake City  Utah that subcontracted work from many Los Angeles studios such as Hanna Barbera  Ruby Spears  and Marvel Productions  providing layouts on shows such as Jana of the Jungle  Thundarr the Barbarian  Spiderman and His Amazing Friends  Plastic Man  and many others