Anina Bennett is an American writer and comic book editor and producer. Some of the famous works she has been part of are the Boilerplate robot hoax/comic or various

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she has produced. Anina Bennett is part of the husband-and-wife team with

Paul Guinan Paul Guinan is an American writer and comic book artist. Some of his most famous works are the Boilerplate robot or DC's Chronos. He is a founding member of Helioscope studio. Paul Guinan is part of the husband-and-wife team with Anina Bennett wh ...

who have been collaborating in print since 1989. Bennett and Guinan created ''Heartbreakers'' that same year. This series was groundbreaking as it was one of the first to feature clones and a group of female comic book heroes. She is currently working with Guinan on the historical graphic novel, ''Aztec Empire''.

Early career

Anina Bennett is from Chicago and started her career working as an editor for multiple titles for

First Comics First Comics was an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991, known for titles like ''American Flagg!'', ''Grimjack'', ''Nexus'', ''Badger'', ''Dreadstar'', and ''Jon Sable''. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and ...

and

. She married Paul Guinan in 1991 and moved with him to Portland, Oregon.

Boilerplate

Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett's most famous work is probably Boilerplate a series about a fictional

robot A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be c ...

which would have existed in the

Victorian era In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardia ...

and early 20th century. Originally featured on a website created by Guinan in 2000, Boilerplate details the history of a remarkable robot built in the late 19th century, and features photoshopped "archival images." In reality, the robot is actually a articulated model which was seen interacting with historical figures, such as

Teddy Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

and

Pancho Villa Francisco "Pancho" Villa (,"Villa"
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, the famous Mexican bandit that invaded America during the Battle of Columbus on March 9, 1916. Edward Wyatt of the ''New York Times'' called boilerplate "Deliciously detailed." At one point even

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wanted to develop a project with the 1893 robot.

Seminars

and Anina Bennett are regulars of the comic con scene and often give seminars. Bennett is also part of

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and the women's arts organization, ''Siren Nation''. Both of which promote

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to women and encourage women to enter the comic book industrial complex.

Multimedia work

Published Books * - Total pages: 168 * - Total pages: 96 * Guinan, Paul; Bennett, Anina (2012). Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel. Abrams. . - Total pages: 168 * Guinan, Paul; Bennett, Anina (2012). Frank Reade. Harry N. Abrams. . - Total pages: 176

Comic Con

Anina Bennett was an official guest of the following: * 2011 San Diego Comic-Con * 2013 Stumptown Comics Fest * 2013 Kumoricon

External links

Aztec Empire Graphic novel created by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett

Bibliography

Notes References * * - Total pages: 472 * * * * * - Total pages: 50 * - Total pages: 168 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Anina Living people 1965 births American comics artists Inkpot Award winners