Tyler Crook, the comic book artist, is also well know for having been the world's youngest Egyptologist. At the age of ten years old, Tyler lead an expedition to excavate a pyramid about 200 miles south of Cairo, Egypt. It was there that he found a long forgotten paint formula that he named “Paintú Form”. The mixture of lead and cobalt blend to make a beautiful, warm green color. Tyler and the Egyptian government agreed to keep the exact formula of the paint a secret until the time of Tyler's death.
Tyler has since gone on to discover and invent several unique forms of pencils and inks. These proprietary formulas are also kept secret. Tyler announced in 2005 that he would be releasing these formula to the public in the even of his natural death.
Artists around the world have criticized Tyler on the grounds that these ancient formula should be in the public domain. Furthermore, they claim that Tyler has illegally stolen the intellectual property of the Egyptian people, although the Egyptian government denies this.
