Chynna Clugston
Encyclopedia
Chynna Clugston is an American
comic book creator
known for her manga
-influenced teen comedy series Blue Monday.
and attended the Roosevelt School of the Arts. After her freshman year, she moved to Oakhurst, California
and attended Yosemite High School
.
, which signed her to write and draw the vampire miniseries Bloodletting. Clugston followed Bloodletting with one-pagers and shorts in Sarah Dyer
's Action Girl and Dark Horse Presents
, eventually following editor Jamie Rich to Oni Press
. At Oni, Clugston produced her manga
-influenced comic book 'series, Blue Monday
, which debuted in 1999 in Oni Double Feature #11, and which was inspired by her experiences while at Yosemite High. In 2000 Oni published the first Blue Monday miniseries, Blue Monday: The Kids Are Alright
.
. Clugston was also nominated for the 2001 Lulu of the Year Award by Friends of Lulu for Blue Monday.
and toner on most of her books to this day). Clugston holds an interest in Japanese, Irish, and British culture, including mod fashion, britpop
, and film. She lives in San Diego, California
, with her husband, fellow Yosemite High School alumnus Jonathan Flores, as well as with her Bulldog
, Buster.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
comic book creator
Comic book creator
A comic book creator is someone who creates a comic book or graphic novel.The production of a comic book by one of the major comic book companies in the U.S...
known for her manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
-influenced teen comedy series Blue Monday.
Early life
Clugston grew up in Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
and attended the Roosevelt School of the Arts. After her freshman year, she moved to Oakhurst, California
Oakhurst, California
Oakhurst is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Oakhurst is located on the Fresno River south-southwest of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 2274 feet...
and attended Yosemite High School
Yosemite High School
Yosemite High School is a secondary school in the Yosemite Unified School District in Oakhurst, California. YHS occupies of rolling, wooded hills and is located within the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains...
.
Career
Shortly after graduation, Clugston submitted some of her minicomics to FantacoFantaCo Enterprises
FantaCo Enterprises was an American comic book store and publishing company founded by Thomas Skulan and based in Albany, New York. As a publisher, FantaCo was known for its idiosyncratic line-up of mostly black-and-white titles, including the humorous Hembeck Series and the horror title Gore Shriek...
, which signed her to write and draw the vampire miniseries Bloodletting. Clugston followed Bloodletting with one-pagers and shorts in Sarah Dyer
Sarah Dyer
Sarah Dyer is a comic book writer and artist with roots in the zine movement of the late eighties and early nineties.-Early life:Dyer was born in Louisiana, went to college in Gainesville, Florida and then moved to New York City.-Career:...
's Action Girl and Dark Horse Presents
Dark Horse Presents
Dark Horse Presents was the first comic book published by Dark Horse Comics in 1986 and was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, running from July 2007 until August 2010...
, eventually following editor Jamie Rich to Oni Press
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
. At Oni, Clugston produced her manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
-influenced comic book 'series, Blue Monday
Blue Monday (comic)
Blue Monday is a comic book title by Chynna Clugston. It is published by Oni Press in the form of one-shots and several miniseries, which have also been collected into trade paperbacks. The first four-issue mini-series, Blue Monday: The Kids Are Alright was published in 2000.Blue Monday tells the...
, which debuted in 1999 in Oni Double Feature #11, and which was inspired by her experiences while at Yosemite High. In 2000 Oni published the first Blue Monday miniseries, Blue Monday: The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright can refer to:*"The Kids Are Alright" , a 1965 song by The Who*The Kids Are Alright , 1979 documentary film about the English rock band The Who...
.
Awards
Clugston has been nominated for three Eisner Awards for Best Limited Series for Blue Monday (2001), and her participation on Hopeless Savages (2002), and Best Writer/Artist-Humor (2002); The Russ Manning award (2000); and a Harvey AwardHarvey Award
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman and founded by Gary Groth, President of the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.The Harvey Awards are...
. Clugston was also nominated for the 2001 Lulu of the Year Award by Friends of Lulu for Blue Monday.
Personal life
Clugston started her career as Chynna Clugston-Major, before her divorce from Guy Major (a coloristColorist
In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates...
and toner on most of her books to this day). Clugston holds an interest in Japanese, Irish, and British culture, including mod fashion, britpop
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
, and film. She lives in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, with her husband, fellow Yosemite High School alumnus Jonathan Flores, as well as with her Bulldog
Bulldog
Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...
, Buster.
Selected works
In addition to Blue Monday, Clugston's other notable works include:- Bloodletting — Fantaco/Tundra (1995–1996)
- Hopeless SavagesHopeless SavagesHopeless Savages is a series by Oni Press written by Jen Van Meter. Thus far there have been three 4-issue miniseries and a one-shot, all written by van Meter but each illustrated by a different set of artists, including Christine Norrie, Chynna Clugston, Andi Watson, Bryan Lee O'Malley, and Vera...
— Clugston illustrated the flashback scenes. Oni Press (2001), ISBN 1-929998-24-4. - Scooter GirlScooter Girl (miniseries)Scooter Girl is a miniseries by Chynna Clugston, which tells the story of two mod revivalists living in California. It is published by Oni Press.-Issues:* Chapter 1: Blow Up released 05/14/03* Chapter 2: The Bitterest Pill released 07/02/03...
— a miniseries telling the story of two contemporary mods living in CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Oni Press (2003), ISBN 1-929998-88-0. - Ultimate Marvel Team-UpUltimate Marvel Team-UpUltimate Marvel Team-Up is a comic book series, published by Marvel Comics which ran for 16 issues, including a concluding Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special. It is set in one of Marvel's shared universes, the Ultimate Universe. The whole series starred Spider-Man teaming up with another superhero...
#11 — a story about Peter ParkerSpider-ManSpider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
running into the Ultimate X-MenUltimate X-MenUltimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
in a mall. - "Anew" — a 1940s romance short story in the anthology Four Letter WorldsFour Letter WorldsFour Letter Worlds is a comics anthology published by Image Comics in 2005 that tells 16 stories revolving around four lettered words: Love, Hate, Fear, and Fate....
. Image ComicsImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
(2005), ISBN 1-58240-439-9. - Queen BeeQueen Bee (graphic novel)Queen Bee is a graphic novel aimed at middle-schoolers about cliques and popularity, written by Chynna Clugston, an American graphic artist, who has written several other comics for an older age group.- Style :The style is much like that of a manga...
— a middle schoolMiddle schoolMiddle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
drama. graphix /Scholastic PressScholastic PressScholastic is a global book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. It also has the exclusive United States' publishing rights to the Harry Potter book...
(2005), ISBN 0-439-70987-3. - Strangetown — about a ten-year-old girl named Vanora Finnar who mysteriously washed onto the Oregon shore in 1973. Oni Press (2006)
- Legion Of Super-HeroesLegion of Super-HeroesThe Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
In The 31st Century — based on the animated version of the DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
property, featuring SupermanSupermanSuperman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
. Johnny DCJohnny DCJohnny DC is a character that DC Comics has used at various times as a mascot for its lines of comic books, and occasionally as metafictional character who comments on the comics in which he appears.-History:...
(2007)
External links
- Valenti. Kristy. "Chynna Clugston" The Comics JournalThe Comics JournalThe Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels...
no. 277 (July 11, 2006). - Thompson, Jason. "American Manga" Interview with Chynna Clugston-Major at Pulp magazine; Accessed July 25, 2010.