Meet Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, creators of Friends Forever! What initially drew you to comics? Shannon Hale: I didn’t grow up reading comics. I simply didn’t have access to them as a kid. But I always looked forward to the comic strips in the Sunday newspaper. Later my husband Dean introduced me to the Read More »
Meet Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan, creators of Bubble! What initially drew you to graphic novels? Jordan: I love how adventurous they can be with storytelling. I think they have more license to play with genre in fun and interesting ways. The audience is probably very pop-culture savvy so you can mash up comedy/sci-fi/romance/whatever else Read More »
Meet Charise Mericle Harper and Rory Lucey, creators of Bad Sister! What initially drew you to comics? Charise: My father is French, and his mother, my grandmother did not speak English. She lived with us for six months every year, so it wasn't long before my brother and I became fluent in French. Read More »
Meet Mike Holmes, creator of My Own World! What initially drew you to comics? I always loved the potential of comics - that you weren't limited by budget or resources one needs to present a visual story in a different medium, like film. If you can imagine it, you can make your dreams come Read More »
Meet Remy Lai, creator of Pawcasso! What initially drew you to comics? Comics were the first books I read as a child. My parents placed no restrictions on the number and kinds of books my siblings and I read, which I suspect was the least costly and most effective way to keep five kids quiet. I guess Read More »
Meet Dave Roman, creator of the Astronaut Academy series! What initially drew you to comics? The drawings, they drew me to comics! I was a drawer who filled his drawer . . . with drawings! As a kid, I'd copy the art from Garfield, The Far Side, and Groo the Wanderer, and those eventually morphed into my own Read More »
Meet Dan & Jason, creators of Blue, Barry & Pancakes! What initially drew you to comics? We've always loved comics! We absolutely love the form and everything it has to offer - words, pictures, pacing, and design. But what really makes comics special for us is that feeling when you sit down with a great Read More »
Meet Natalie Andrewson, illustrator and adapter of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King! What initially drew you to comics? Well, it took me a long time to learn drawing comics was actually something I could do (and love) with my skills but I always enjoyed drawing stories and making up worlds for my characters to live Read More »
test heading We’re super-excited that Rainbow Rowell (Eleanor & Park, Fangirl) is going to be doing two graphic novels for us! The first one will be illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks (Friends With Boys, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong). EW just announced this project this morning. Here they Q&A each other! Rainbow Rowell: You’re such Read More »
Lovely recap from ALA 2012 in Anaheim, filmed by author Derek Kirk Kim! Graphic Novel authors discuss the differences between ALA and comics conventions, and more—here's a great way to get a few flavors from a memorable and exceptional ALA: Click to view
