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The Comics Interpreter
''The Comics Interpreter (TCI)'' was a zine of comics criticism, published and edited by Robert Young. Published from 1999 to 2004, it focused on alternative comics, and was characterized by interviews and reviews of greater length and detail than most comics-oriented publications (resembling the long-running ''The Comics Journal'' in that regard).Kreiner, Rich. "Meet the Comics Press: Comics & Games Retailer and The Comics Interpreter," ''The Comics Journal'' #242 (Apr. 2002), pp. 97-98. Although ''The Comics Interpreter'' generally had low production values, well-known artists contributed cover art. In addition to editor Young, notable prose contributors to ''TCI'' included former ''Comics Journal'' stalwart Gene Phillips, Chad Parenteau, David Choe, Nick Abadzis, and Mark Staff Brandl (who wrote a "theoretical article"). Overview Early issues featured interviews with seminal indy comics creators including brothers Asaf & Tomer Hanuka, Brian Ralph, Jordan Crane, Jesse Rekla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Young (writer)
Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby Young may refer to: Academics * R. A. Young (Robert Arthur Young, 1871–1959), British physician * Robert J. C. Young (born 1950), British cultural critic and historian * Robert J. Young (born 1942), Canadian historian * Robert M. Young (academic) (1935–2019), American science historian and psychoanalyst * Robert W. Young (1912–2007), American linguist * Robert Young (materials scientist) (born 1948), British materials scientist * Robert S. Young, professor of coastal geology * R. V. Young (born 1947), professor of English at North Carolina State University * Robert Burns Young (1874–1949), Scottish geologist at Witwatersrand University Entertainment Film and television * Bob Young (news anchor) (1923–2011), American host of ''ABC Evening News'' * Bob Young (TV producer), American television writer and producer * Robert F. Young (1915–1986), American science fiction writer * Robert M. Young (director) (born 1924), American direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series '' The Sandman'' and novels '' Stardust'', '' American Gods'', ''Coraline'', and '' The Graveyard Book''. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, ''The Graveyard Book'' (2008). In 2013, ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'' was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards. It was later adapted into a critically acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London, England that ''The Independent'' called "...theatre at its best". Early life Gaiman's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozyndan
Kozyndan is the joint pseudonym of Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife illustrator team Kozue and Dan Kitchens, known in particular for their whimsical and occasionally absurd illustrations of modern cityscapes. Education and background The pair met while majoring in illustration at California State University, Fullerton. Since then, their projects have included CD covers for bands such as Weezer and The Postal Service, clothing (including lines of illustrated shoes), and posters for companies such as Nike, Inc. Kozyndan care deeply about the topic of wildlife conservation. Video game work The team has created conceptual designs for American McGee's video game '' Bad Day L.A.''. Other video game work includes the cover design for '' The Urbz: Sims in the City'' and artwork using characters from Katamari Damacy. Australia In the spring of 2011, Kozyndan toured Australia, with exhibitions in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney. A portion of the proceeds went to benefit the Japanese earthq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pratt (artist)
George Pratt (born October 13, 1960) is an United States, American Painting, painter and illustrator known for his work in the comic book field. Biography In 1980, at the age of 19, George Pratt left his native Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont, Texas, and moved to New York City to study drawing and painting at the Pratt Institute. Comics Pratt's first published comics work was for Marvel Comics' ''Epic Illustrated'' #20 (1983). Since then, his work has appeared in ''Heavy Metal (magazine), Heavy Metal'', ''Eagle (comic), Eagle'', and many other publications. He has also inked other artists' work and created painted covers for DC Comics. In 1990, DC published Pratt's first graphic novel, ''Enemy Ace: War Idyll'', which was nominated for both the Eisner Award and the Harvey Award. ''Enemy Ace: War Idyll'' has been translated into nine languages and at one point was on the required reading list at West Point. The book won the France Info Award for Best Foreign Language Graphic Novel, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minicomics
A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term small press comic is equivalent with minicomic, reserved for those publications measuring A6 (105 mm × 148 mm) or less. Minicomics, sometimes called ashcan copies, and sometimes zine comics, are a common inexpensive way for those who want to make their own comics on a very small budget, with mostly informal means of distribution. A number of cartoonists — such as Jessica Abel, Julie Doucet, and Adrian Tomine — have started their careers this way and later gone on to more traditional types of publishing, while other established artists — such as Matt Feazell and John Porcellino — continue to publish minicomics as their main means of production. Overview The term "minicomic" was originally used in the United States and has a somewhat confusing history. Originally, it referred only to size: a '' digest comic'' measur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Moore
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and ''From Hell''. He is widely recognised among his peers and critics as one of the best comic book writers in the English language. Moore has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, Brilburn Logue, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed. Moore started writing for British underground and alternative fanzines in the late 1970s before achieving success publishing comic strips in such magazines as '' 2000 AD'' and ''Warrior''. He was subsequently picked up by DC Comics as "the first comics writer living in Britain to do prominent work in America", where he worked on major characters such as Batman ('' Batman: The Killing Joke'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Pope
Paul Pope (born September 25, 1970, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American alternative cartoonist. Pope's work combines the precision and romance of European comics artists with the energy and page design of the manga tradition. Pope's two protagonist types are the silent, lanky outsider male of ''One-Trick Ripoff'', ''Escapo'' and ''Heavy Liquid''; or the resourceful, aggressive, humorous young teenage girls of '' THB''. He has self-published some of his work, most notably ''THB'', through his own Horse Press, with other work for such publishers as DC Comics/Vertigo and First Second Books. Early life Born in Philadelphia, Pope grew up in Bowling Green, Ohio, with stops in Columbus, Ohio, San Francisco, and Toronto in between. He describes his influences as Daniel Torres, Bruno Premiani, Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Tony Salmons, Hugo Pratt, Silvio Cadelo, Vittorio Giardino, and Hergé. Career Pope introduced '' THB'' in 1995, the same year he began work for Kodansha, Japan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Rickheit
Hans Rickheit (born January 12, 1973) is an American cartoonist. Biography Rickheit was originally a resident of Ashburnham, Massachusetts. He originally self-published minicomics which presented dark vignettes and short stories, many of them directly inspired by dreams. He also produced short films, mostly through community television stations. Rickheit followed these up with a longer work, ''Kill, Kill, Kill''. In the late 1990s, Rickheit moved to the Boston area where he was deeply involved with the Zeitgeist Gallery located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With the support and assistance of the gallery's owner, Alan Nidle, he started a publication the short-lived publication ''Cambridge Inferno'' for more general audiences as a vehicle to showcase local cartoonists. He was also the gallery's projectionist, and programmed series' and comics festivals there and in the greater Boston area. He also dabbled in music and performance art, playing "Doctor Selenium" in a performance collab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offset Printing
Offset printing is a common printing technique in which the inked image is transferred (or "offset") from a plate to a rubber blanket and then to the printing surface. When used in combination with the lithographic process, which is based on the repulsion of oil and water, the offset technique employs a flat (planographic) image carrier. Ink rollers transfer ink to the image areas of the image carrier, while a water roller applies a water-based film to the non-image areas. The modern "web" process feeds a large reel of paper through a large press machine in several parts, typically for several meters, which then prints continuously as the paper is fed through. Development of the offset press came in two versions: in 1875 by Robert Barclay of England for printing on tin and in 1904 by Ira Washington Rubel of the United States for printing on paper. History Lithography was initially created to be an inexpensive method of reproducing artwork.Carter, Rob, Ben Day, Philip Meggs. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jef Czekaj
Jef is a Dutch language, Dutch-language masculine given name primarily used in Belgium. It is a short form of Jozef/Josef (given name), Josef, used also in Breton language, Breton. People with the name include: *Jef Billings (born 1945), American figure skating costume designer *Jef Boeke (born 1950s), American geneticist *Jef Bruyninckx (1919–1995), Belgian film actor, editor and director *Jef Caers (born 1970s), Belgian geostatistician *Jef Colruyt (born 1958), Belgian businessman *Jef Delen (born 1976), Belgian footballer *Jef Demuysere (1907–1969), Belgian cyclist *Jef Denyn (1862–1941), Belgian carillon player *Jef Dutilleux (1876–1960), Belgian painter *Jef Elbers (born 1947), Belgian singer, script writer, and political activist *Jef François (1901–1996), Belgian Nazi collaborator *Jef Gaitan (born 1986), Filipino actress *Jef Geeraerts (1930–2015), Belgian writer *Jef Geys (1934-2018), Belgian artist *Jef Gilson (1926–2012), French pianist, arranger, compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
