Andy Runton is an American writer and artist. He is the creator of the

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

series ''

Owly ''Owly'' is an American children's graphic novel series created since 2004 by Andy Runton and published by Top Shelf Productions. Series overview The series, which is largely without standard text dialogue making it a pantomime comic, is abo ...

'', first published in 2005 by Top Shelf. Before he worked on ''Owly'' Runton was a graphic designer. In 2005, he won the

Ignatz Award The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping ...

for Promising New Talent. His work was also nominated for "Best Publication for a Younger Audience" at the

Eisner Awards The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

the same year, which he won in 2006.Mini Profile: Andy Runton, Silver Bullet Comics

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Who, Who is Andy Runton?, Comic Foundry

Owly Live Journal
Living people American graphic novelists Georgia Tech alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Harvey Award winners for Best New Talent Ignatz Award winners American male novelists {{US-comics-creator-stub