Matt Madden (born 1968 in

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) is an American

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writer and artist. He is best known for original

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, for his coloring work in traditional comics, and for the experimental work '' 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style'', which is based on the idea of Raymond Queneau's '' Exercises in Style''. He also teaches comics at the

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and

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Career

Madden began his career self-publishing minicomics in

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, in the early 1990s. He was co-editor with Matt Feazell and Sean Bieri of the anthology ''5 O'Clock Shadow''. After several of his short pieces appeared in established publications, Madden's first graphic novel, ''Black Candy'', was published by Black Eye Books in 1998. In the mid-1990s Madden began writing reviews for ''

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'' and other publications. He is a consulting editor for the mini-comic Le Sketch. He works in illustration and comics coloring and also teaches comics storytelling at the

. His graphic novel, ''Odds Off'', was published by Highwater Books, and issue of his periodical series of short works, ''A Fine Mess'', are published by

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. He regularly deals with themes in settings in

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(where he lived for a time in the late 1990s), or that are rooted in Mexican culture. Madden is OuBaPo's "U.S. correspondent".

Personal life

Madden currently lives in

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, Pennsylvania, with his wife, fellow comics creator

Jessica Abel Jessica Abel (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as ''Life Sucks'', ''Drawing Words & Writing Pictures'', ''Soundtrack'', ''La Perdida'', ''Mirror, Window'', ''Radio: An Illustrated Guide' ...

, and their two children. They took a sabbatical in France in August 2012.

Bibliography

*''Black Candy'' (Black Eye Books, 1998) *''Odds off, or, L'amour foutu'' (Highwater Books, 2001) *''A Fine Mess'' 2 issues (Alternative Comics, 2002–2004) *''99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style'' (Chamberlain Bros., 2005) *''Ex Libris: A Comic'' (Uncivilized Books, 2021) *Madden, with

, ''Drawing Words and Writing Pictures,'' ( First Second, 2008) *Madden (translator), Aristophane, "The Zabime Sisters," ( First Second, 2010) *Madden, with

, ''Mastering Comics: Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Continued,'' ( First Second, 2012)

References

External links

*
Le Sketch: mini-comic with Matt Madden's sketches

A 2005 Interview with Madden
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madden, Matt Alternative cartoonists School of Visual Arts faculty 1968 births Living people Artists from New York City