Rhoda Shipman (born January 30, 1968) is a

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 a ...

from the United States.

Biography

Shipman and her husband

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 i ...

created, wrote and edited the independent comic book series ''

Pakkins' Land ''Pakkins' Land'' is an epic all-ages fantasy story created by husband and wife team, Gary Shipman, Gary and Rhoda Shipman. Originating as a critically hailed comic book series, the story was written by the pair with Gary Shipman illustrating the s ...

'', 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 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 ...

. *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 prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

in the "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition" category.1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees
the Comic Book Awards Almanac

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