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Rhoda Shipman
Rhoda Shipman (born January 30, 1968) is a comic book writer from the United States. Biography Shipman and her husband Gary Shipman created, wrote and edited the independent comic book series '' Pakkins' Land'', which tells the story of Paul, a young boy who finds himself in a magical world filled with talking animals. The series has received critical acclaim and received an international following and numerous award nominations. Certain characters in the ''Pakkins' Land'' stories are named after Shipman's three children. In October 2021, Shipman released ''Rhoda's Little Book of Sketches'' , a 30-page sketchbook of her illustrations. Awards *In 1997 Shipman and her husband were nominated for the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award. *In 1998 Shipman and her husband were nominated for an Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakkins' Land
''Pakkins' Land'' is an epic all-ages fantasy story created by husband and wife team, Gary and Rhoda Shipman. Originating as a critically hailed comic book series, the story was written by the pair with Gary Shipman illustrating the series. ''Pakkins' Land'' tells the tale of Paul, a young boy who finds himself in a magical world filled with talking animals, mystery and excitement. Publication history 1995 saw the first appearance of ''Pakkins' Land'' in the form of black & white xeroxed copied issues called ashcans. Because of the nature of these first three issues being creator-produced, they were very low-edition, and as such have since become extremely rare. In October 1996 the independent comic book company, Caliber Comics, began publishing the first of the six issue monthly series (including republishing the ashcan editions), ''Pakkins' Land: Paul's Adventure'', as its flagship title in launching an all-ages imprint, Tapestry. The issues consist of black & white inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Writer
A script is a document describing the narrative and dialogue of a comic book in detail. It is the comic book equivalent of a television program teleplay or a film screenplay. In comics, a script may be preceded by a plot outline, and is almost always followed by page sketches drawn by a comics artist and inked, succeeded by the coloring and lettering stages. There are no prescribed forms of comic scripts, but there are two dominant styles in the mainstream comics industry, the ''full script'' (commonly known as " DC style") and the '' plot script'' (or " Marvel house style").Jones, Steven Philip"On Writing Comics" Accessed Nov. 28, 2008. The creator of a script is known as a comics writer. Styles Full script In this style, the comics writer breaks the story down in sequence, page-by-page and panel-by-panel, describing the action, characters, and sometimes backgrounds and "camera" points-of-view of each panel, as well as all captions and dialogue balloons. For decades, this was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Shipman
Gary Lee Shipman (born March 16, 1966) is an American artist, comic book illustrator and writer of '' Pakkins' Land''. He is father to three children. Biography Shipman grew up in Salinas, California and is a self-taught artist. His interest in comics and art first began at a young age, while in the sixth grade. Shipman, with wife Rhoda Shipman, first created the independently produced comic book series '' Pakkins' Land'' in 1995, both plotting out the stories together and Gary scripting, lettering, penciling, and inking the illustrations for the series. ''Pakkins' Land'' tells the adventuresome and engaging tale of Paul, a young boy who finds himself in a magical world filled with talking animals, mystery and excitement. ''Pakkins' Land'' has been heralded for excellence by both critics and peers alike, accumulating an international following and numerous award nominations. Certain characters in the ''Pakkins' Land'' stories are named after Shipman's children. Shipman resides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Manning Award
The Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award is an American award presented to a comic book artist whose first professional work appeared within the previous two years. It was named after comic book artist Russ Manning. The winner is chosen from a list of nominees picked by judges from the West Coast Comics Club and San Diego Comic-Con, and is given at the annual Eisner Award ceremony. Winners Source: * 1982 Dave Stevens * 1983 Jan Duursema * 1984 Steve Rude * 1985 Scott McCloud * 1986 Art Adams * 1987 Eric Shanower * 1988 Kevin Maguire * 1989 Richard Piers Rayner * 1990 Dan Brereton * 1991 Dærick Gröss Sr. * 1992 Mike Okamoto * 1993 Jeff Smith * 1994 Gene Ha * 1995 Edvin Biuković * 1996 Alexander Maleev * 1997 Walt Holcomb * 1998 Matt VanderPol * 1999 Jay Anacleto * 2000 Alan Bunce * 2001 Goran Sudžuka * 2002 Tan Eng Huat * 2003 Jerome Opeña * 2004 Eric Wight * 2005 Chris Bailey * 2006 R. Kikuo Johnson * 2007 David Petersen * 2008 Cathy Malkasian * 2009 Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred to as the industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. The first Eisners were conferred in 1988, for works published in 1987. The Eisner Awards ceremony has been held at San Diego Comic-Con every year since 1991. The awards are named in honor of pioneering cartoonist and writer Will Eisner, who was a regular participant in the ceremony until his death in 2005."The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards" Comic-con.org [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Female Comics Writers
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Living People
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1968 Births
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
