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Archaia
Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios. Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book publishing company established by Mark Smylie in 2002. On June 24, 2013, Archaia was acquired by Boom! Studios and became a wholly owned imprint. As of 2017, 20th Century Fox purchased a minority stake in Boom! Studios, valued at $10 million. and in 2019, The Walt Disney Company inherited Fox's stake in Boom! Studios after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox's assets on March 20, 2019. As of September 10, 2024, Disney has sold Boom! Studios to Random House. History Mark Smylie formed the company as a home for his comic book series '' Artesia''. The original Artesia publisher, Sirius Entertainment, published the first 6 issue mini-series ''Artesia'' in 1999 and the second 6 issue mini-series ''Artesia Afield'' in 2000 in full color. In an att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Christy
Stephen Christy (born 1985)Albert ChingNewsarama, August 10, 2010. is an American film and television producer, entertainment executive, and former graphic novel editor. He is the President of Development at graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios, where he oversees Boom!'s first look deals with Disney/20th Century Studios and Netflix. He was formerly editor-in-chief at Archaia Entertainment, where he won two Eisner Awards, as the editor of ''Jim Henson's Tale of Sand'' and ''Return of the Dapper Men''.“Lightning Session With Stephen Christy III,” Legendary Comics, April 17, 2014. Early life and education Christy was born and raised in |
Archaia Studios Press
Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios. Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book publishing company established by Mark Smylie in 2002. On June 24, 2013, Archaia was acquired by Boom! Studios and became a wholly owned imprint. As of 2017, 20th Century Fox purchased a minority stake in Boom! Studios, valued at $10 million. and in 2019, The Walt Disney Company inherited Fox's stake in Boom! Studios after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox's assets on March 20, 2019. As of September 10, 2024, Disney has sold Boom! Studios to Random House. History Mark Smylie formed the company as a home for his comic book series '' Artesia''. The original Artesia publisher, Sirius Entertainment, published the first 6 issue mini-series ''Artesia'' in 1999 and the second 6 issue mini-series ''Artesia Afield'' in 2000 in full color. In an at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House since September 2024. History 2000s Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Hollywood with Dave Elliott and Garry Leach in 2004 to revive 1980s comic book publishing house Atomeka Press. While working with Atomeka, Richie cut a deal with Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis to publish their series '' Hero Squared,'' with the ''Hero Squared X-Tra Sized Special'' one-shot. They went on to found Boom! together in 2005. They had been helping to option comic book projects as producers, and working to develop them into films with the studios, but became increasingly frustrated with what they felt was the "tights and capes" focus of most mainstream comics companies. When Giffen was featured as a guest at the Los Angeles Comic Book and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Smylie
Mark Smylie is an American comics creator, writer and illustrator. He is best known for his '' Artesia'' epic fantasy comic series.Cornog, Martha (July 1, 2011). "Graphic Novels: Archaia's A-List", ''Library Journal'' 136 (12). Biography Born in Florida in 1967, he studied political science, philosophy, art history, and English literature at Columbia University for four years. Besides ''Artesia'', Smylie has also done numerous illustrations for role-playing games and other media. He has done interior illustrations for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' manuals, including ''Faiths and Pantheons'', '' Epic Level Handbook'', and '' Complete Warrior''. After first working with Sirius Entertainment, he founded Archaia Studios Press in 2002 to publish ''Artesia'' and eventually comics from other creators. The setting of Smylie's novel ''The Barrow'' is the same as his ''Artesia'' series.(December 23, 2013). "Fiction Reviews: The Barrow", ''Publishers Weekly'' 260 (51). Smylie was nominated for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artesia (comics)
''Artesia'' is an epic fantasy comic book series authored and illustrated by American artist Mark Smylie. Artesia is also the name of the heroine of the series, described by the Smylie as a "Pagan Joan of Arc," while noting that the closest historical model is the Irish Queen Medb. The series includes themes such as feudal politics, intrigue, power struggles, complex mythology, and world history, with strong female characters. The series is currently composed of four "books": ''Artesia'', ''Artesia Afield'', ''Artesia Afire,'' and ''Artesia Besieged''. Each book is composed of six episodes, or standard American comic book sized episodes. Each book has been followed by an Annual publication, annual compendium including short stories and details of the history, geography, and mythology of Artesia's universe. The books together constitute part of a cycle called ''The Book of Dooms''. Noting that it would take 22 books to tell Artesia's story in full, the author has committed to at lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Rubin
Sean Rubin is an American illustrator and author of children's books. Rubin is known for writing and illustrating the children's book ''Bolivar''. He also illustrated some of the '' Redwall'' novels and contributed to the '' Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard'' anthology.Mouse Guard books: ''Legends of the Guard'' ''mouseguard.net''. Retrieved 12 November 2013. Rubin was born in and lives in . Bolivar ''Bolivar'' is about Boli ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirius Entertainment
Sirius Entertainment is an American comic book company that operated from 1994 to . Sirius Entertainment was founded by Robb Horan and Larry Salamone and was dedicated from the outset to publishing creator-owned properties. Originally based in Stanhope, New Jersey, Sirius later moved to Unadilla, New York. Sirius was most closely identified with Drew Hayes' '' Poison Elves''; the company also published such popular titles as Joseph Michael Linsner's ''Dawn'', Mark Crilley's '' Akiko'', Jill Thompson's '' Scary Godmother'', and Mark Smylie's epic fantasy '' Artesia''. History ''Poison Elves'' In 1995, Drew Hayes brought ''Poison Elves'' to Sirius; and, in 2000, according to Sirius publisher Robb Horan, Hayes "signed a long-term agreement for the property that was specifically intended to allow for an expanding universe and an unhindered continuation of the relationship under any circumstances." With Sirius, Hayes produced another 79 issues of ''Poison Elves'' and a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 In Comics
Notable events of 2002 in comics. Events * Chuck Rowles and Steve Rowles begin the webcomic '' Gods of Arr-Kelaan'' * First KomMissia festival held in Moscow. * Jeroom creates his gag comic ''Reetman''. January * January 29: Zak becomes the first Belgian cartoonist to win the Dutch ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon'' (edition 2001). March * '' Adventures of Superman'' #600: super-sized anniversary issue by Joe Casey, Mike Wieringo, and Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC Comics) * In ''Anders and & Co''., " Forget It!" by Don Rosa. April * ''Batman'' #600: " Bruce Wayne: Fugitive," part one, 64-page giant, written by Ed Brubaker. May * May 4: The first Free Comic Book Day is established. . * The British satirical cartoon magazine '' Punch'', which had ended in 1992 but briefly revived since 1996, is once again disestablished. June * June 3: Webcomic ''A Miracle of Science'' by Jon Kilgannon and Mark Sachs debuts. * June 14: British comic artist Posy Simmonds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Publishing Companies Of The United States
a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glossary of comics terminology#Caption, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus among theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartoonist, Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common means of image-making in comics. Photo comics is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, Political cartoon, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, and Bande dessinée ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Kinberg
Simon David Kinberg (born August 2, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He wrote and produced a number of films in the X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film franchise for 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Fox, and had produced a number of other projects for Fox, such as ''The Martian (film), The Martian'', which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture. Kinberg made his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut in the 2019 ''X-Men'' film ''Dark Phoenix (film), Dark Phoenix'' from a script he also wrote. Early life Kinberg was born in Hammersmith, London, England to American parents Monica Menell-Kinberg and Jud Kinberg, a New York City-born writer and producer. From age six, he was raised in Los Angeles, California. He is Jewish. Kinberg graduated from Brentwood School (Los Angeles), Brentwood High School, and then from Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude; in 2003 he received his MFA from Columbia University School of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aline Brosh McKenna
Aline Brosh McKenna (born August 2, 1967) is an American filmmaker. Her credits include writing '' The Devil Wears Prada'' (2006), ''27 Dresses'' (2008), ''Morning Glory'' (2010), '' We Bought a Zoo'' (2011) and co-creating The CW's '' Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. Early life and education Brosh was born to a Jewish family in France and, at the age of six months, moved with her family to New Jersey, where she lived variously in Fort Lee, Demarest and Montvale, and attended Saddle River Day School in Saddle River. She graduated ''magna cum laude'' from Harvard University. Career After graduating, McKenna moved to New York City to seek a job in publishing. While there, she did some freelance writing work. A script she wrote during a six-week course in screenwriting at New York University helped her get an agent, and, in 1991, she moved to Los Angeles. By age 26, she had sold a comedy feature and a television pilot, and continued to write a number of feature and television script ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
