Simon Gane is a

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artist from

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known for his work in the

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field. Gane grew up influenced by the comics of

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and

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.Spurgeon, Tom
"CR Holiday Interview #3: Simon Gane,"
''Comics Reporter'' (December 17, 2007). He attended

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in the U.K. Later comics influences included

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and

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, as well as the minicomics of Tom Hart,

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, and

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. Gane's work was first published in his "self-produced

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, ''Arnie'', and various

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before being collected in ''Punk Strips''" (

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, 2000). His first work published in the United States came in 2004 with Eureka Productions in ''

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'', and the kids'

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comic, ''All Flee!'' (

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). After illustrating the five-issue comic ''Paris'', written by fellow Englishman

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and published by

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, Gane found a home with

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, first with '' The Vinyl Underground'' and then ''Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story'' and ''

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''. Gane described ''The Vinyl Underground'' as being "set in London and featur ngan ad-hoc group of self-appointed detectives who become embroiled in occult-tinged crimes with a strong supporting cast of mobsters and so on." Gane is the official illustrator for the Burning Sky Brewery in

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Art style

Gane's work on '' The Vinyl Underground'' was deliberately drawn "in a more realistic style" than his usual (self-described as "warped") work, a move which he felt " ada constructive effect on my drawing and story-telling."Blog@Newsarama
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"Q&A: Simon Gane," July 20, 2007. Accessed August 7, 2008

Awards

* 2020 (nomination)

Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team The Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team is an award for "creative achievement" in American comic books. It is awarded to an individual or team involved with pencilling and inking Inking may refer to: * Inking (attack), ...

for ''Ghost Tree'' (IDW Publishing)

Bibliography

Comics

* (with

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) ''Meet John Dark'' (

, 1998) * ''Punk Strips'' (Slab-O-Concrete, 2000) * (with Michael Slack) ''

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'': two-part interpretation of '' Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'' (Eureka Productions, 2004) * ''All Flee!'' (

, 2004) * (with writer

) ''Paris'', 5-issue limited series (

, 2005–2006, tpb, 144 pages, August 2007, ) * (with writer

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and inkers

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and Ryan Kelly) '' The Vinyl Underground'' #1–12 (

, December 2007 – November 2008) collected as: ** ''Watching the Detectives'' (collects #1–5, 128 pages, June 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1812-1) ** ''Pretty Dead Things'' (collects #6–12, 128 pages, December 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1977-2) * (with writer Alex Burrows) adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's "John Barrington Cowles," ''Graphic Classics: Free Comic Book Day'' #1 (Eureka Productions, 2008) * (with writer

Mat Johnson Mat Johnson (born August 19, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American fiction writer who works in both prose and the comic book, comics format. In 2007, he was named the first USA James Baldwin Fellow by United States Artists. Life and ...

) ''Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story'' (Vertigo, August 2010 ) * (with writer Brian Wood) ''

'' #37–39 (Vertigo, April–June 2011) * (with writer Rob Williams) ''Think of a City'' page 20 (Internet art project, 2014) * (with writer

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) ''They're Not Like Us'' (

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, 2014-2017) * (with writer Bobby Curnow) ''Ghost Tree'' #1–4 (

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly re ...

, 2019–2020)Seven, John
"INDIE VIEW: 'Ghost Tree' brings the afterlife down to Earth: This tale of hauntings offers a thoughtful family drama about memories and regret,"
''The Beat'' (Dec. 20, 2019).

Children's books

* (with Betty Hicks) ''Doubles Troubles'' (

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, 2010) * (with Betty Hicks) ''Track Attack'' (Macmillan, 2014)

References

External links

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Simon Gane's blog
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