Amy Reeder (born August 25, 1980), formerly known as Amy Reeder Hadley, is an American comic book artist and writer known for her work on titles such as ''

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'', ''

Madame Xanadu Madame Xanadu is a comic book mysticism, mystic published by DC Comics. The character is identified with Lady of the Lake, Nimue, the magician (fantasy), sorceress from Arthurian mythology made popular by Thomas Malory, Sir Thomas Malory's ''Le Mo ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur''.

Early life

Amy Reeder was born August 25, 1980. She is originally from

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, Colorado and obtained a

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in Social Science Teaching.

Career

Amy Reeder was first discovered through the fourth of

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competitions and later wrote and illustrated the

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''. and Reeder became the lead artist on the ''

'' series from

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imprint, with writer

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. In a 2007 interview, she credited editor

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with helping her get her start in the comics industry. In 2010, DC announced that she would take over alternate art duties for the ''

'' series with J. H. Williams III, in addition to providing variant covers to that title and ''

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'', the latter of which she began with issue 55. She then left the ''Batwoman'' book due to "creative differences" in the middle of the next story arc. Reeder moved to

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and created ''

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'' with writer Brandon Montclare. In 2015, she and Montclare began co-writing '' Moon Girl and

Devil Dinosaur Devil Dinosaur is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as resembling an enormous, crimson colored ''Tyrannosaurus''-like theropod dinosaur. Created by Jack Kirby, the chara ...

'' for

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Technique and materials

In addition to pencils and an electric eraser, Reeder employs, for her hand-colored work,

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Multiliners and Copic Markers. Reeder is

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, and when illustrating a cover, she begins the bottom right of the drawing surface and works her way to the top left, in order to avoid smears. She also employs a drawing tablet for her digital work. Computer programs that she uses include

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, and ComicWorks.

Personal life

Reeder enjoys writing music, singing and sewing. She resides in the

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neighborhood in Manhattan.

Awards

Nominations

*2009

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for Best New Series (with Wagner and Friend, for ''Madame Xanadu'') *2009

Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team The Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books. It is awarded to an individual or team involved with pencilling and inking Inking may refer to: *Inking (attack), a ...

(with Friend, for ''Madame Xanadu'') *2009 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist (for ''Madame Xanadu'')

Bibliography

* ''

'' (script and art),

, July 2006 * ''

'' #1–10, 16–18, 21–23, 29 (pencils/inks in #1–2, pencils only in others), script by

; inks by

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, August 2008–January 2011 * "Madame Xanadu in: Captive Audience" (pencils), script by Matt Wagner, in ''

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: Halloween Annual'' 1, Vertigo, December 2009 * ''

'' vol. 5 #55–61, 63, 66, ''Annual'' #2 (covers only), ongoing series, DC Comics, October 2010–September 2011 * ''

'' #0, 6–8 (pencils), script by J. H. Williams III and

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; inks by Rob Hunter and Richard Friend, ongoing series, DC Comics, January 2011, April–June 2012 * '' Halloween Eve'' #1 (pencils and inks), script by

, one-shot,

, October 2012 * ''

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'' vol. 2 #1 (pencils and inks), script by

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, one-shot, DC Comics, December 2012 * ''

'' #1–10 (pencils and inks), script by Brandon Montclare, limited series, Image Comics, October 2013–May 2014 * '' Moon Girl and

'' #1–19 script by Reeder and Brandon Montclare, art by Natacha Bustos, ongoing series, Marvel Comics, January 2016–July 2017 *

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(2020) #1-6, script by Reeder, limited series,

, April 2020-February 2021

References

External links

Official Tumblr blog

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