Big Time Attic is a Limited Liability Corporation. It is the operational name of Twin Cities comic artists

Zander Cannon Alexander Cannon (born November 1, 1972) is an American cartoonist, known for his work on books such as '' Top 10'', '' Smax'' and ''Kaijumax''. Career Cannon's first professional comics work was ''The Chainsaw Vigilante'', a spin-off from ''The ...

and

Kevin Cannon Kevin Cannon is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Life and career Cannon first published work was ''Johnny Cavalier'', published by Grinnell College Press, which included 100 pages of weekly strips that originally ran in the ''Scarlet and ...

(no relation). It was founded in August 2004, between the Cannons and

Shadi Petosky Shadi Petosky is a television show runner. She is best known for her work on ''Danger & Eggs'' and ''The Sandman'' (2022 TV series). Early life Petosky was born in Kalispell, Montana, growing up in a rural area. Petosky cites Ani DiFranco and ...

History

The beginning

Big Time Attic, LLC started in the attic of

's home in

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

, with the intention of doing graphic design work to fund pet comic projects. Zander Cannon began as the primary illustrator on projects, with Kevin Cannon as colorist. They credited themselves "Big Time Attic" on their first comic book together, a square-formatted educational pamphlet for

USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, a ...

. This comic, entitled ''Journey along a field line'' is notable for being the first comic book listed as a scientific paper on the USGS site.USGS Papers
/ref> Their first graphic novel was ''

Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards ''Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology'' is a 2005 graphic novel written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic. The book tell ...

'', commissioned and written by GT-labs. After taking on a few interns from MCAD's Comic Department, the company decided they wanted to try having employees and expand into other areas. To meet these requirements, the company moved in 2005 from Shadi Petosky's home to the

Thorp Building ''Thorp'' is a Middle English word for a hamlet or small village. Etymology The name can either come from Old Norse ''þorp'' (also ''thorp''), or from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) ''þrop''. There are many place names in England with the suffi ...

in the arts quadrant of

Nordeast Minneapolis Northeast is a defined community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis that is composed of 13 smaller neighborhoods whose street addresses end in "NE". Unofficially it also includes the neighborhoods of the University community which have "NE" addre ...

Publications

Journey Along a Field Line Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred r ...

with J.J. Love (2006) *

with

Jim Ottaviani Jim Ottaviani is an American writer who is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, ''Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists'', features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, N ...

(2006) * T-Minus: The Race to the Moon with

(2009) * The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA with Mark Schultz (2009)

References

External links

Journey Along a Field Line digital comic book from USGS site

Big Time Attic's Home Page

Home of Jim Ottaviani's GT-Labs
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