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SelfMadeHero
SelfMadeHero is an independent publishing house which specialises in adapting works of literature, as well as producing ground-breaking original fiction in the graphic novel medium. SelfMadeHero's books are distributed in the U.S. by Abrams Books. History SelfMadeHero was founded in October 2007 by Emma Hayley, and launched with two lines: Manga Shakespeare, BBC, May 11, 2007 featuring works based on the William Shakespeare, Bard but with different settings - mainly Japan in the past and future, and Eye Classics, which are adaptations of great classic works, such as those of Edgar Allan Poe, Poe and Franz Kafka, Kafka. In 2008 she won the UK Young Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards. In 2009 SelfMadeHero expanded to include graphic adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, including Hound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Culbard
Ian Culbard, professionally known as I. N. J. Culbard, is a British comic artist, writer and animator. Biography Culbard was born in Greenwich, London. He began his career as an animator but is best known for his work in comics and has gained a reputation in particular for his adaptations of classics by H. P. Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert W. Chambers and Arthur Conan Doyle. His earliest comics work was a contribution to an anthology of competition entries by undiscovered newcomers published as Dark Horse Comics’ ''New Recruits'', followed by some work in the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and the first of his classics adaptations for SelfMadeHero: ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' in collaboration with Ian Edginton. Culbard’s first original graphic novel was ''Celeste'', a science fiction story published in 2014 by SelfMadeHero. Other notable original series include those published in ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'': ''Brass Sun'', a steampunk adventure story created in collab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Davis (comics)
Rob Davis is a British comics artist, writer, and editorial illustrator located in Blandford Forum, Dorset. He has contributed to ''Roy of the Rovers'', ''Judge Dredd'', ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and '' Doctor Who Adventures''. He has also created the graphic novels ''Don Quixote'' (based on Cervantes' novel of the same name) and a trilogy of original graphic novels, beginning with ''The Motherless Oven''. Profile In the late 1970s, Davis contributed comic strips to the fanzine '' BEM''. Davis' next strips were seen in the self-published ''Slang'' comic, which he published with Sean Longcroft in the period 1989–1992. Davis' first professional work was on the association football comic ''Roy of the Rovers'', when it was relaunched by Fleetway Publications as a monthly title in 1993. (The original title had concluded in March 1993 with Roy Race having crashed his private helicopter; readers were left not knowing if he was alive or dead.) In September 1993, Roy awoke from a coma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyn Dillon
Glyn Dillon (born 1971About: Glyn Dillon , SelfMadeHero) is a British costume designer, as well as a comics and film and artist, best known for his work on the Star Wars films '''' and '''', as well as his 2012 graphic novel ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Appignanesi
Richard Appignanesi (born December 20, 1940) is a Canadian writer and editor. He was the originating editor of the internationally successful illustrated ''For Beginners'' book series (since 1991 called the '' Introducing...'' series), as well as the author of several of the series' texts. He is a founding publisher and editor of Icon Books."About Icon," Icon Books website. Accessed Jan. 11, 2015. He was founding editor of the series.Johnson-Woods, Toni, editor. ''An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives'', Bloomsbury Academic (London, 2010). pp. 267-280. He is a former executive editor of the journal '' |
Icon Books
Richard Appignanesi (born December 20, 1940) is a Canadian writer and editor. He was the originating editor of the internationally successful illustrated ''For Beginners'' book series (since 1991 called the '' Introducing...'' series), as well as the author of several of the series' texts. He is a founding publisher and editor of Icon Books."About Icon," Icon Books website. Accessed Jan. 11, 2015. He was founding editor of the Manga Shakespeare series.Johnson-Woods, Toni, editor. ''An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives'', Bloomsbury Academic (London, 2010). pp. 267-280. He is a former executive editor of the journal '' Third Text< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrams Books
Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael Jacobs, Abrams publishes and distributes approximately 250 titles annually and has more than 3,000 titles in print. Abrams also distributes publications for the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate, Vendome Press (in North America), Booth Clibborn Editions, SelfMadeHero, MoMA Children's Books, and 5 Continents. History Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, Abrams was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art books.Harry N. Abrams interview 1972 March 14, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitschies
The Kitschies are British literary prizes presented annually for "the year's most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic" published in the United Kingdom. Awards and criteria The Kitschies are administered by a non-profit association with the stated mission of "encouraging and elevating the tone of the discussion of genre literature in its many forms". The founders, Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin, said that they sought to bring attention to works with a fantastic or speculative element that are progressive in terms of content and composition. The award is a juried prize that selects those books which "best elevate the tone of genre literature". Qualifying books must contain "an element of the fantastic or speculative" and have been published in the UK. Winners receive a sum of prize money and a textile tentacle trophy. The Kitschies are governed by an advisory board of members. They were initially established in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Vieceli
Emma Vieceli is a British comic book artist and writer. After being a hobbyist at Sweatdrop Studios, she began freelancing professionally as an artist on SelfMadeHero's ''Manga Shakespeare: Hamlet'' adaptation in 2007. Her subsequent artist work includes ''Young Avengers'' (Marvel Comics, 2013), ''Back to the Future'' ( IDW, 2017) and ''Doctor Who'' ( Titan Comics, 2015). Vieceli started co-writing webcomic ''BREAKS'' with Malin Ryden in 2014 and was the writer for the ''Life Is Strange'' comic adaptation (Titan Comics, 2018). Bleeding Cool described her as being "embedded into British comic books" and having a "forte" for writing teenage relationships in 2019. Career Vieceli joined Sweatdrop Studios as a hobbyist in 2002 and, through the group, released her own comic series 'Dragon Heir' as well as contributing to several anthologies. She described herself as a fan of the diversity and potential of comic storytelling, used her time with the group to encourage new creators, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Leong
Sonia Leong (born 7 May 1982) is a British freelance comic artist, illustrator and member of Sweatdrop Studios. Biography Leong was born in Malaysia and lived in Thailand from 1989 to 2000. She then attended University of Warwick, Economics and Politics BSc (Hons) from 2000 to 2003, and currently resides in Cambridge, UK. She is a freelance illustrator regularly attending anime and comic conventions in the UK and internationally. She first came to attention when she illustrated an adaptation of William Shakespeare's '' Romeo & Juliet'' for SelfMadeHero which has since been listed in the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) '2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers' and 'Best Books for Young Adults 2008'. Her early competition achievements include 2nd place Winner in the first Tokyopop Rising Stars of Manga United Kingdom & Ireland Competition; Winner in NEO Magazine's 2005 Manga Competition and being Joint Judge for the Character Design category of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. ''Hamlet'' is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others". There are many works that have been pointed to as possible sources for Shakespeare's play—from ancient Greek tragedies to Elizabethan plays. The editors of the Arden Shakespeare question the idea of "source hunting", pointing out that it presupposes that authors always require ideas from other works for their own, and suggests that no author can have an original idea or be an originator. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Standard Book Number
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. An ISBN is assigned to each separate edition and variation (except reprintings) of a publication. For example, an e-book, a paperback and a hardcover edition of the same book will each have a different ISBN. The ISBN is ten digits long if assigned before 2007, and thirteen digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007. The method of assigning an ISBN is nation-specific and varies between countries, often depending on how large the publishing industry is within a country. The initial ISBN identification format was devised in 1967, based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) created in 1966. The 10-digit ISBN format was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and was published in 1970 as international standard ISO 2108 (the 9-digit SBN code ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Stars Of Manga
''Rising Stars of Manga'' (RSoM) was an English-language comic anthology published by TOKYOPOP from 2002 to 2008, and a contest held by the same company. It was originally semi-annual, but switched to annual beginning with the 6th volume. Each volume represented the results of a contest, in which aspiring comic book artists from all over the U.S. each submit a 15-20 page one-shot comic. Tokyopop staff select the best entry in each genre category (Comedy, Action, Mystery, Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror) to publish in the anthology. Each winner received a $1000 prize. In addition, a People's Choice winner was decided from around 20 entries by votes from online viewers or users of the Toykopop website. The People's Choice winner was awarded $500 and published in the anthology as well (although a genre winner could also be selected as a People's Choice winner). Before the seventh RSoM competition (in 2007), the staff of TOKYOPOP picked one grand-prize winner, a Second and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
