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Edward "Ted" Naifeh is an American
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known for his illustrations in the goth romance comic '' Gloomcookie''. Naifeh has since become most known as the creator of the Eisner-Award-nominated series '' Courtney Crumrin'', published by
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. Other works by Naifeh include '' How Loathsome'', which he co-created with Tristan Crane; the comic adaptation of the PSP game '' Death, Jr.'' (written by
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); three issues of the comic adaptation of
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's '' Unearthly''; and the
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series '' Polly and the Pirates''. Naifeh also provided illustrations for Caitlín R. Kiernan's short fiction collection, ''
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''. Ted illustrated ''The Good Neighbors'', a trilogy of graphic novels written by
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and published through Scholastic. Naifeh has illustrated cards for the '' Magic: The Gathering'' collectible card game.Interview with Newsarama, August 2009
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Bibliography

Ted Naifeh also wrote and illustrated the 6 volumes of Polly and the Pirates.


See also

* Courtney Crumrin


References


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* * 1971 births American comics artists American comics writers American game artists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American people of Iranian descent {{US-comics-creator-stub