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Daniel Schaffer
Dan Schaffer (born 3 February 1969) is a British writer/artist working primarily in comics and film. He is best known as the writer and illustrator of cult comic book series, '' Dogwitch''. He is also the co-creator/artist of '' Indigo Vertigo'', a collaboration with Queenadreena / Daisy Chainsaw singer Katiejane Garside, and writer/artist of the original graphic novel ''The Scribbler''. Dan is signed exclusively to Nightsky (LA) and 1First Comics (Chicago). ''Comics'' *''Dogwitch: Direct to Video'' – writer/artist (Sirius Entertainment) *''Dogwitch: Twisted'' – writer/artist (Sirius Entertainment) *''Dogwitch: Mood Swings'' – writer/artist (Image Comics) *'' Indigo Vertigo'' – artist (Image Comics) *''The Scribbler'' – writer/artist (Image Comics/1First Comics) *''Killdarlings'' – writer/artist (1First Comics) *''White'' – writer/artist (1First Comics) *''Malefic'' – writer (1First Comics) *''Dogwitch: The Whole Shebang'' – writer/artist (1First Comics) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogwitch
''Dogwitch'' is a comic book series by British artist and writer Daniel Schaffer following the shocking exploits of exiled witch-superstar and home movie maker, "Shrieking" Violet Grimm. Plot From the official website: ''"Banished deep into the evil Banewoods for daring to practice her own unique brand of Molotov Magick, outcast Dogwitch Violet Grimm continues to stretch the boundaries of accepted 21st Century witchcraft. As tales of bad sex and dangerous voodoo spread her infamy through the Banewoods, Violet captures the attention of a multitude of weirdos and resigns herself to what she believes is her predestined B-movie lifestyle. Churning out provocative home videos for a berserk and hungry fan base in her pursuit of arcane knowledge, she feeds her diary with the dating rituals of the sick and heinous. Violet is the Garbo of witches, a reclusive legend in a depraved, gory, funny and fiendishly sexy world."'' Cast *Violet Grimm: "Her people expelled her...Her neighbours don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garret Dillahunt
Garret Lee Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in television, including the roles Burt Chance on the Fox sitcom '' Raising Hope'', for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Jack McCall and Francis Wolcott in '' Deadwood'', and John Dorie in ''Fear the Walking Dead''. He has also appeared in ''The 4400'', '' ER'', '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', '' Burn Notice'', '' Justified'', and ''The Mindy Project''. He starred in the Amazon Studios drama series '' Hand of God'' (2014–2017). In film, Dillahunt has played supporting roles in ''No Country for Old Men'', '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'', ''Winter's Bone'', '' Looper'', and ''12 Years a Slave''. Early life and education Garret Dillahunt was born in Castro Valley, California, the middle of three boys, and was raised in Selah, Washington, a suburb of Yakima. In late 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comics Writers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Conti
Tommaso Antonio Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor. Conti has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play in role in ''Whose Life Is It Anyway? (play), Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' which he performed on Broadway (theatre), Broadway and the West End (theatre), West End in 1978 and 1979. He also directed the Frank D. Gilroy play ''Last Licks'' (1979) on Broadway. Conti returned to the West End portraying Jeffrey Bernard in the Keith Waterhouse play ''Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell'' (1989). Conti received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for ''Reuben, Reuben'' (1983). Conti also acted in such films as ''The Duellists'' (1977), ''Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence'' (1983), ''Saving Grace (1986 film), Saving Grace'' (1986), ''The Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Arterton
Hannah Jane Arterton (born 26 January 1989) is a British actress and singer. She attended Gravesend Grammar School for Girls and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2011. She has appeared in the television series '' The Five'' (2016) and ''Safe'' (2018), and in the film '' Walking on Sunshine'' (2014). Early life Arterton was born on 26 January 1989 in Gravesend, Kent, England. Her mother Sally-Anne (née Heap) is a cleaner and runs a cleaning business and her father Barry J. Arterton is a metal worker / welder. Her parents divorced during her early childhood with Arterton growing up with her older sister Gemma Arterton and mother in a council estate. She reports being initially drawn to acting at the age of seven after watching a rehearsal of the musical ''The Wizard of Oz'' performed by The Miskin Theatre in Dartford. Arterton recalled: "I'd never seen anything like that. I was absolutely blown away... A whole different world just opened up." Her matrilineal g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hyett
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places * Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom * Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon (; born June 10, 1962) is an American actress and singer. She has starred in such films as ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Red Heat'' (1988), '' Showgirls'' (1995), '' Bound'' (1996), '' Face/Off'' (1997), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' Demonlover'' (2002), '' P.S. I Love You'' (2007), '' Five Minarets in New York'' (2010), '' Killer Joe'' (2011), and '' House of Versace'' (2013). She has also had supporting roles in FX's '' Rescue Me'' and HBO's '' How to Make It in America''. Additionally, she portrayed Jughead's mom Gladys Jones on The CW teen drama series '' Riverdale'' and Lauren Bloom's mother Jeanie Bloom on the NBC medical series ''New Amsterdam''. Early life Gina L. Gershon was born in Los Angeles, to Mickey Gershon (née Koppel) an interior decorator, and Stan Gershon, who worked in the import-export business and sales. She was raised in a Jewish family in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley. She has an older brother and an older sister. Gershon went to Collier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Dushku
Eliza Patricia Dushku (; born December 30, 1980) is an American former actress. Dushku starred as Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Faith in the supernatural Drama (film and television), drama series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1998–2003) and its spin-off series ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'' (2000–2003). She also had lead roles in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox supernatural drama series ''Tru Calling'' (2003–2005) and the Fox Science fiction on television, science fiction series ''Dollhouse (TV series), Dollhouse'' (2009–2010), for which she was a producer. Dushku had starring roles in various films, including ''True Lies'' (1994), ''Bye Bye Love (film), Bye Bye Love'' (1995), ''Bring It On (film), Bring It On'' (2000), ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' (2001), ''The New Guy'' (2002), ''Wrong Turn (2003 film), Wrong Turn'' (2003), ''On Broadway (film), On Broadway'' (2007), ''The Scribbler (film), The Scribbler'' (2014), ''Jane Wants a Boyfriend'' (2015), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Cassidy
Katie Cassidy (born November 25, 1986) is an American actress. Following several minor television roles, she came to attention as a scream queen after starring in the horror films ''When a Stranger Calls (2006 film), When a Stranger Calls'' (2006), as Kelli Presley in ''Black Christmas (2006 film), Black Christmas'' (2006) and as Ruby (Supernatural), Ruby in the Supernatural season 3, third season of the horror series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' (2007–2008). Following a supporting role in the action film ''Taken (film), Taken'' (2008), Cassidy played leading roles in the slasher series ''Harper's Island'' (2009) and the remake of the drama series ''Melrose Place (2009 TV series), Melrose Place'' (2009–2010). She starred as Tina Gray (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Kris Fowles in the slasher film remake ''A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film), A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (2010) and had a recurring role as Juliet Sharp during the Gossip Girl season 4, fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigo Vertigo
''Indigo Vertigo'' is a 48-page graphic novella, written by KatieJane Garside and illustrated by ''Dogwitch'' creator, Daniel Schaffer. It was published by Image Comics in 2005. ''Indigo Vertigo'' is marketed as "the hallucinatory spectacle of one woman's experience at the brink of reality," and described by a Warren Ellis quotation on the back cover as, "Like Sylvia Plath fucking David Lynch." According to Schaffer, who acknowledges a heavy influence from Lynch (and also Japanese auteur, Shinya Tsukamoto), the book is an experiment in subjective storytelling, and came about as the result of an unconventional, intuitive creative process developed by himself and KatieJane Garside (best known as the former vocalist of London noise punk band Daisy Chainsaw and Noise Rock band Queenadreena Queenadreena were an English alternative rock band that formed in London, England in 1998 by vocalist KatieJane Garside and guitarist Crispin Gray, who had previously collaborated in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Suits
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
