Amy Kim Kibuishi (born 1980 in

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),Democrat and Chronicle staff. (April 9, 2006). "Especially for teens". ''

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''. Pg. 7C is an American author and illustrator of

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Career

Kibuishi is a winner in the fourth

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 vo ...

Paniccia, Mark (Editor) (December 2004). ''

, Vol. 4'', Los Angeles: Tokyopop. . Pg. 52 competition, winning the third-place prize of $1,000 and a

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for her story ''The Hopeless Romantic and the Hapless Girl''.Brady, Matt (June 7, 2005).
RISING STARS IV: AMY KIM GANTER ON SORCERERS & SECRETARIES
". Retrieved on 2006-11-23 In 2005, Kibuishi created the character designs and comic art for the original

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video game by

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. She later authored

Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...

's ''

Sorcerers & Secretaries ''Sorcerers & Secretaries'' is a manga-influenced comic created by Amy Kim Ganter and was published by Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, mang ...

'',Gumbrecht, Jamie (April 14, 2006). "Graphic novelists drawing a crowd". ''

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''. Health & Family section, Pg. 5 the story of Josh, a "bad boy," who falls for Nicole, a university student and part-time secretary who writes the story of the sorcerer Ellon in her dream journal.Staff. (February 20, 2006). "Sorcerers and Secretaries". ''

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''. Pg. 142 Kibuishi is also a contributor to the second and fourth volumes of the ''

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'' series of comics anthologies, telling ''Food from the Sea'' a "manga-derived tale of an epic clash between a fish seller and a clam seller" in volume 4.Flagg, Gordon (May 15, 2007). "Flight, v. 4". ''

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''. Pg. 28 She has adapted the R.L. Stine ''

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'' novella, Deep Trouble, for the graphic novel '' Terror Trips''. ''Terror Trips'' also has stories illustrated by

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and Jamie Tolagson.Abbott, Alana (May 1, 2007). "Terror Trips". ''

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''. Pg. 168 She is also the creator of the defunct

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''Reman Mythology''.Jiayi, Patricia (May 26, 2006). "School hit by manga mania". ''

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'' By 2007, Kibuishi had stopped creating manga and webcomics to focus on her new family, describing herself as a "former cartoonist" on her blog.Kibuishi, Amy Kim (August 16, 2011). "Amy Kim Kibuishi's Little Blog" ". Retrieved on February 13, 2022 This changed when she announced the launch of her new graphic novel ''The Rema Chronicles'' in July 2021. It is scheduled to be published by

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in 2022.The Scholastic Stor
"The Rema Chronicles #1: Realm of the Blue Mist"
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Influences

Kibuishi says that after out-growing superhero comics like ''

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'' and ''

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,'' she became influenced by the more realistic comics she discovered while on a childhood trip to Korea. She cites Japanese manga series ''

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'' as an influence.Jiayi, Patricia (July 2, 2006). "Creativity takes 'Flight'". ''

Personal life

Kibuishi is married to comics artist

Kazu Kibuishi Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi (born April 8, 1978) is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology ''Flight'' and for creating the webcomic ''Copper''. He is al ...

who is known for being the author of the comic

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and the editor of the comics anthology

. They reside in

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and have two children together. Kibuishi told the story of her "third first kiss" with her future husband for the book ''First Kiss (Then Tell)''.Doyle, Miranda (February 1, 2007). "First Kiss (Then Tell): A Collection of True Lip-Locked Moments". ''

''. Pg. 133

References

External links

Amy Kim Kibuishi's current website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kibuishi, Amy Kim 1980 births Living people Artists from Binghamton, New York American female comics artists American webcomic creators People from Alhambra, California Web Cartoonists' Choice Award winners Female comics writers