Elaine Lee
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Elaine Lee is an American
actor
, playwright
, comic book
colorist
and comic book writer
.
for her role on NBC-TV’s The Doctors and was a founding member and artistic director of Manhattan-based theatre company, Wild Hair Productions.
Wild Hair began its run performing three plays written by Elaine Lee and Susan Norfleet Lee, which the duo acted in: Brief Lives, The Contamination of the Kokomo Lounge, and Starstruck
. Starstruck, a science fiction spoof with a largely female cast, was performed off-Broadway at the N.E.T.W.O.R.K. Theater, from April 16-May 10, 1980. Elaine Lee portrayed Captain Galatia 9, and Susan Norfleet Lee played Brucilla The Muscle. In 1983, Elaine Lee directed a revised production with a new cast that was performed at the Park Royal Theater, from April 16-May 8, 1983.
, James Sherman, Steve Leialoha
, Will SImpson, John Ridgeway
, Phil Winslade
, Mary Wilshire, Linda Medley
, Ray Lago, Gabriel Morrissette
, Dan Spiegle
, Jason Temujin Minor, Ronn Sutton, and Lee Moyer
.
(Marvel), and The Shadow
(Dark Horse).
Elaine helped to develop six different animated cartoon series for young children for Niolan Kids. She wrote scripts for five of these shows, including one with her two sons.
In both productions, the villainess was portrayed by Denise Poirier
, most known as the voice of the animated Aeon Flux.
Various
Elaine Lee is an American
actor
, playwright
, comic book
colorist
and comic book writer
.
for her role on NBC-TV’s The Doctors and was a founding member and artistic director of Manhattan-based theatre company, Wild Hair Productions.
Wild Hair began its run performing three plays written by Elaine Lee and Susan Norfleet Lee, which the duo acted in: Brief Lives, The Contamination of the Kokomo Lounge, and Starstruck
. Starstruck, a science fiction spoof with a largely female cast, was performed off-Broadway at the N.E.T.W.O.R.K. Theater, from April 16-May 10, 1980. Elaine Lee portrayed Captain Galatia 9, and Susan Norfleet Lee played Brucilla The Muscle. In 1983, Elaine Lee directed a revised production with a new cast that was performed at the Park Royal Theater, from April 16-May 8, 1983.
, James Sherman, Steve Leialoha
, Will SImpson, John Ridgeway
, Phil Winslade
, Mary Wilshire, Linda Medley
, Ray Lago, Gabriel Morrissette
, Dan Spiegle
, Jason Temujin Minor, Ronn Sutton, and Lee Moyer
.
(Marvel), and The Shadow
(Dark Horse).
Elaine helped to develop six different animated cartoon series for young children for Niolan Kids. She wrote scripts for five of these shows, including one with her two sons.
In both productions, the villainess was portrayed by Denise Poirier
, most known as the voice of the animated Aeon Flux.
Various
Elaine Lee is an American
actor
, playwright
, comic book
colorist
and comic book writer
.
for her role on NBC-TV’s The Doctors and was a founding member and artistic director of Manhattan-based theatre company, Wild Hair Productions.
Wild Hair began its run performing three plays written by Elaine Lee and Susan Norfleet Lee, which the duo acted in: Brief Lives, The Contamination of the Kokomo Lounge, and Starstruck
. Starstruck, a science fiction spoof with a largely female cast, was performed off-Broadway at the N.E.T.W.O.R.K. Theater, from April 16-May 10, 1980. Elaine Lee portrayed Captain Galatia 9, and Susan Norfleet Lee played Brucilla The Muscle. In 1983, Elaine Lee directed a revised production with a new cast that was performed at the Park Royal Theater, from April 16-May 8, 1983.
, James Sherman, Steve Leialoha
, Will SImpson, John Ridgeway
, Phil Winslade
, Mary Wilshire, Linda Medley
, Ray Lago, Gabriel Morrissette
, Dan Spiegle
, Jason Temujin Minor, Ronn Sutton, and Lee Moyer
.
(Marvel), and The Shadow
(Dark Horse).
Elaine helped to develop six different animated cartoon series for young children for Niolan Kids. She wrote scripts for five of these shows, including one with her two sons.
In both productions, the villainess was portrayed by Denise Poirier
, most known as the voice of the animated Aeon Flux.
Various
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
colorist
Colorist
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 comic book writer
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...
.
Theatre
She received a 1980 Daytime EMMY nomination7th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 7th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1980 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year . The seventh awards included a cameo appearance category, giving an award to a memorable soap cameo...
for her role on NBC-TV’s The Doctors and was a founding member and artistic director of Manhattan-based theatre company, Wild Hair Productions.
Wild Hair began its run performing three plays written by Elaine Lee and Susan Norfleet Lee, which the duo acted in: Brief Lives, The Contamination of the Kokomo Lounge, and Starstruck
Starstruck (play)
This is the article on the play. For the comics series, see Starstruck .Starstruck is a 1980 science fiction comedy play written by Elaine Lee, with contributions from Susan Norfleet Lee and Dale Place. It was performed in New York City in 1980 and 1983, and spawned an ongoing comics series and...
. Starstruck, a science fiction spoof with a largely female cast, was performed off-Broadway at the N.E.T.W.O.R.K. Theater, from April 16-May 10, 1980. Elaine Lee portrayed Captain Galatia 9, and Susan Norfleet Lee played Brucilla The Muscle. In 1983, Elaine Lee directed a revised production with a new cast that was performed at the Park Royal Theater, from April 16-May 8, 1983.
Writer
- Starstruck: As a comics writer, her best-known work is likely Starstruck, her collaboration with artist Michael Wm. Kaluta which has appeared in both stage play and comics incarnations. A Starstruck spin-off by Lee and Kaluta, The Galactic Girl Guides, appeared in Dave StevensDave StevensDave Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He is most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page...
' Rocketeer Adventure MagazineThe RocketeerThe Rocketeer is a superhero created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens. The character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the Saturday matinee heroes of the 1930s and 1940s....
. Lee also scripted Skin Tight Orbit, an NBM Publishing/AmeroticaNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
collection of adult comic stories, some set in the universe of Starstruck. The Starstruck Deluxe Edition, a large-format hardcover omnibus of her Starstruck series, was released by IDW on March 29, 2011. ISBN 1-60010-872-5
- DC: She has worked on several limited series for 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...
under its main imprint and their Vertigo Comics and HelixHelix (comics)Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and...
imprints. These include Vamps and its sequels Vamps: Hollywood & Vein and Vamps: Pumpkin Time, the science fiction series BrainBanxBrainBanxBrainBanx is a six-issue comic book limited series published in 1997 as part of the short-lived DC Comics imprint, Helix. Written by Elaine Lee and featuring artwork by Jason Temujin Minor, the title narrates the tale of the red-headed Anna Elysian, a telepathic intelligence operative working...
, and an early 1990s limited series reviving the character of RagmanRagmanRagman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived comic-book series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC Comics' Golem, derived from the Golem of Prague of Jewish folklore.Ragman is...
, Ragman: Cry of the Dead.
- Marvel: Lee has written for Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, including Saint SinnerSaint Sinner (comics)Saint Sinner is a horror/fantasy comic book published by Marvel Comics as a part of the Razorline imprint. All of the Razorline titles were creations of horror/fantasy writer and filmmaker Clive Barker and he described the series as "Saint Sinner is just a wild one, the series which hopefully will...
, a Marvel/RazorlineRazorlineRazorline was an imprint of American comic book company Marvel Comics that ran from 1993-1995. It was created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker, with its characters existing in one of the many alternate universes outside the mainstream continuity known as the Marvel...
series created by Clive BarkerClive BarkerClive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
, and The Transmutation of Ike GarudaThe Transmutation of Ike GarudaThe Transmutation of Ike Garuda is a two-issue prestige format mini-series published by the Epic Comics imprint of Marvel Comics, with the first issue being released in 1991 and the second issue in 1992...
, with artist James Sherman, for Marvel/Epic ComicsEpic ComicsEpic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
. She also scripted Prince ValiantPrince ValiantPrince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...
, which was plotted by Charles VessCharles VessCharles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
and drawn by John RidgewayJohn Ridgway (comic artist)John Ridgway is a British comics artist.-Career:Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer...
.
- Dark Horse: Lee and Vamps co-creator, Will Simpson, teamed up to do Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
.
- Lee’s shorter works have been published in Heavy MetalHeavy Metal (magazine)Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...
, Eclipse ComicsEclipse ComicsEclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...
, Epic IllustratedEpic IllustratedEpic Illustrated was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. The series lasted for 34 issues, from Spring 1980 to February 1986....
, and TabooTabooA taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
.
- Moonstone: She has worked for Moonstone BooksMoonstone BooksMoonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales....
, including the three issue story "Murder On Mars" in Honey West #3-5, and the short story "Mischief" in the book, "Chicks In Capes". ISBN 1933076712
Collaborators
As a writer, Elaine Lee has collaborated with artists Michael Wm. Kaluta, Charles VessCharles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
, James Sherman, Steve Leialoha
Steve Leialoha
Steve Leialoha is an American comic book artist whose work first came to prominence in the 1970s. He has worked primarily as an inker, though occasionally as a penciller, for several publishers, including Marvel Comics and later DC Comics.-Biography:Leialoha's professional career began in 1975...
, Will SImpson, John Ridgeway
John Ridgway (comic artist)
John Ridgway is a British comics artist.-Career:Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer...
, Phil Winslade
Phil Winslade
-Biography:Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel like Howard the Duck and Deathlok. However, it wasn't until he attended Birmingham Polytechnic, to study art, that the idea of working in...
, Mary Wilshire, Linda Medley
Linda Medley
Linda Medley is an American comic book author and illustrator, known for her Castle Waiting series of comic books and graphic novels.-Biography and early career:...
, Ray Lago, Gabriel Morrissette
Gabriel Morrissette
Gabriel Morrissette is an illustrator, animator and comic book artist from Montreal, Canada. Currently working for Jackfruit Press on their Prime Minister series and Chickadee on Daisy Dreamer, Gabriel co-created Northguard, Fleur de Lys and Angloman with Mark Shainblum.Gabriel has worked for...
, Dan Spiegle
Dan Spiegle
Dan Spiegle is an American comic book and cartoon artist and illustrator . He has had a long career in drawing comics based on movie and television characters, and has worked for companies including Dell Comics, DC Comics and Marvel Comics.-Life and career:In his second year of high school,...
, Jason Temujin Minor, Ronn Sutton, and Lee Moyer
Lee Moyer
Lee Moyer is an American painter, illustrator, graphic designer, Web designer, and comic book painter and designer.-Biography:Lee Moyer began his initial painting training using the mediums of watercolor and oils. In 1989, he expanded into the digital art realm, which has become his premiere medium...
.
Colorist
Elaine Lee has also worked as a comic colorist, doing such titles as Starstruck (Epic), New MutantsNew Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
(Marvel), and The Shadow
The Shadow
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
(Dark Horse).
Graphic Novels
Elaine Lee has written five graphic novels.- Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked (Marvel) ISBN 0-87135-001-7
- Skin Tight Orbit, Vol. 1 (NBM/Amerotica) 9781561631186
- Skin Tight Orbit, Vol. 2 (NBM/Amerotica) 9781561631377
- Vamps, (Vertigo) 9781563892202
- Starstruck Deluxe Edition, 2011 (IDW) ISBN 1-60010-872-5
Books
With her sister, comedian Susan Norfleet Lee, Elaine Lee co-authored the humorous relationship book Porch Dogs, under the name Georgia Sullivan. ISBN 0972686304Animation
From 1995 until 2008, Elaine Lee wrote scripts for children's animation and developed animated series for the European market, working for companies in Germany, Denmark and Belgium.- Stevie Stardust (Stardust Entertainment/ Hallmark Entertainment) - Elaine Lee wrote scripts, the series bible, and was a story editor.
- Troll Tales (A-Film)
- The Mooh Brothers (Niolan)
Elaine helped to develop six different animated cartoon series for young children for Niolan Kids. She wrote scripts for five of these shows, including one with her two sons.
Audioplays
Elaine Lee has adapted Starstruck into two audioplay productions.- Starstruck: The Audioplay was a revised adaption of the original stage play. It was recorded in May, 2010, with a full cast, music, and sound effects; it was released for sale by The AudioComics Company as a double Cd and as an MP3 download.
- Starstruck: Running Scared, a new short play, was created for a cast reading in April, 2011. The recording by The AudioComics Company will be released in later 2011 as a free download.
In both productions, the villainess was portrayed by Denise Poirier
Denise Poirier
Denise Poirier is an American voice actress best known for playing the character of Æon Flux in the MTV animated series of the same name.She also had prominent roles in Reign: The Conqueror, HBO's Spawn, and the English version of Golgo 13: Queen Bee, the Vampire Hunter D video game, as well as...
, most known as the voice of the animated Aeon Flux.
Book design
Elaine Lee did the book design and layouts for the hardcover collection Starstruck Deluxe Edition (2011) along with painter/designer Lee Moyer. ISBN 1-60010-872-5Writer
Starstruck- Starstruck (Ilustracion+Comix International)
- Starstruck (Heavy Metal)
- Starstruck: The Luckless, Abandoned And Forsaked (Marvel Graphic Novel)
- Starstruck (Epic)
- Starstruck: The Expanding Universe (Dark Horse)
- Starstruck: Remastered (IDW)
- Starstruck Deluxe Edition, 2011 (IDW)
Various
- Morrigan Tales (Eclipse, Taboo, Epic Illustrated)
- Galactic Girl Guides (Rocketeer Adventure Magazine, Comico)
- The Transmutation of Ike Garuda (Marvel/Epic)
- Steeltown RockersSteeltown RockersSteeltown Rockers was a comic book limited series published from April to September 1990 by Marvel Comics. It followed a group of teenagers and young adults during the formation of a rock band.-Overview:...
(Marvel) - Saint Sinner (Marvel/Clive Barker)
- Prince ValiantPrince ValiantPrince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...
(Marvel) - RagmanRagmanRagman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived comic-book series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC Comics' Golem, derived from the Golem of Prague of Jewish folklore.Ragman is...
: Cry of the Dead (DC) - Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
(Dark Horse) - '"Tam Lin", from The Book of Ballads and Sagas (Green Man Press)
- Skin Tight Orbit: Vol I & II (NBM)
- Vamps (DC/Vertigo)
- Vamps: Hollywood and Vein (DC/Vertigo)
- Vamps: Pumpkin Time (DC/Vertigo)
- BrainBanx (DC/Helix)
- Honey West: Murder on Mars (Moonstone Books)
Colorist
- Starstruck #1, 2 (Epic)
- Amazing AdventuresAmazing AdventuresAmazing Adventures is the name of several anthology comic book series, all but one published by Marvel Comics.The earliest Marvel series of that name introduced the company's first superhero of the late-1950s to early-1960s period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books...
#1 (Marvel) - The Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
#277 (Marvel) - The AvengersAvengers (comics)The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
Annual #15 (Marvel) - Classic X-MenClassic X-MenClassic X-Men, later retitled as X-Men Classic, is the Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise that reprints classic X-Men stories...
#6 (Marvel) - HyperkindHyperkindHyperkind is a comic book series from Marvel Comics' 1993-1995 Razorline imprint, created by Clive Barker, written by Fred Burke penciled by Paris Cullins and inked by Bob Petrecca....
Unleashed #1 (Marvel/Clive Barker) - Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
(Dark Horse) - Indiana Jones Omnibus (Dark Horse)
- Marvel FanfareMarvel FanfareMarvel Fanfare is the title of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both versions of Marvel Fanfare were anthology, showcase titles featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe.-Volume One:...
#34-38 (Marvel) - Misty #5 (Star/Marvel)
- New MutantsNew MutantsThe New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
#42 & 44 (Marvel) - The Private Files Of The ShadowThe ShadowThe Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
': In the Toils Of Wing Fat (Dark Horse) - Star WarsStar Wars (comics)Comic books based on Star Wars have been published by Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.-Marvel:The Marvel published a series of Star Wars comic books from 1977 to 1986, lasting 107 issues and 3 annuals....
#107 (Marvel) - Steelgrip Starkey #2, 3 (Epic)
Elaine Lee is an American
People of the United States
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actor
Actor
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, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
colorist
Colorist
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 comic book writer
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...
.
Theatre
She received a 1980 Daytime EMMY nomination7th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 7th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1980 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year . The seventh awards included a cameo appearance category, giving an award to a memorable soap cameo...
for her role on NBC-TV’s The Doctors and was a founding member and artistic director of Manhattan-based theatre company, Wild Hair Productions.
Wild Hair began its run performing three plays written by Elaine Lee and Susan Norfleet Lee, which the duo acted in: Brief Lives, The Contamination of the Kokomo Lounge, and Starstruck
Starstruck (play)
This is the article on the play. For the comics series, see Starstruck .Starstruck is a 1980 science fiction comedy play written by Elaine Lee, with contributions from Susan Norfleet Lee and Dale Place. It was performed in New York City in 1980 and 1983, and spawned an ongoing comics series and...
. Starstruck, a science fiction spoof with a largely female cast, was performed off-Broadway at the N.E.T.W.O.R.K. Theater, from April 16-May 10, 1980. Elaine Lee portrayed Captain Galatia 9, and Susan Norfleet Lee played Brucilla The Muscle. In 1983, Elaine Lee directed a revised production with a new cast that was performed at the Park Royal Theater, from April 16-May 8, 1983.
Writer
- Starstruck: As a comics writer, her best-known work is likely Starstruck, her collaboration with artist Michael Wm. Kaluta which has appeared in both stage play and comics incarnations. A Starstruck spin-off by Lee and Kaluta, The Galactic Girl Guides, appeared in Dave StevensDave StevensDave Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He is most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page...
' Rocketeer Adventure MagazineThe RocketeerThe Rocketeer is a superhero created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens. The character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the Saturday matinee heroes of the 1930s and 1940s....
. Lee also scripted Skin Tight Orbit, an NBM Publishing/AmeroticaNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
collection of adult comic stories, some set in the universe of Starstruck. The Starstruck Deluxe Edition, a large-format hardcover omnibus of her Starstruck series, was released by IDW on March 29, 2011. ISBN 1-60010-872-5
- DC: She has worked on several limited series for 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...
under its main imprint and their Vertigo Comics and HelixHelix (comics)Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and...
imprints. These include Vamps and its sequels Vamps: Hollywood & Vein and Vamps: Pumpkin Time, the science fiction series BrainBanxBrainBanxBrainBanx is a six-issue comic book limited series published in 1997 as part of the short-lived DC Comics imprint, Helix. Written by Elaine Lee and featuring artwork by Jason Temujin Minor, the title narrates the tale of the red-headed Anna Elysian, a telepathic intelligence operative working...
, and an early 1990s limited series reviving the character of RagmanRagmanRagman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived comic-book series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC Comics' Golem, derived from the Golem of Prague of Jewish folklore.Ragman is...
, Ragman: Cry of the Dead.
- Marvel: Lee has written for Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, including Saint SinnerSaint Sinner (comics)Saint Sinner is a horror/fantasy comic book published by Marvel Comics as a part of the Razorline imprint. All of the Razorline titles were creations of horror/fantasy writer and filmmaker Clive Barker and he described the series as "Saint Sinner is just a wild one, the series which hopefully will...
, a Marvel/RazorlineRazorlineRazorline was an imprint of American comic book company Marvel Comics that ran from 1993-1995. It was created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker, with its characters existing in one of the many alternate universes outside the mainstream continuity known as the Marvel...
series created by Clive BarkerClive BarkerClive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
, and The Transmutation of Ike GarudaThe Transmutation of Ike GarudaThe Transmutation of Ike Garuda is a two-issue prestige format mini-series published by the Epic Comics imprint of Marvel Comics, with the first issue being released in 1991 and the second issue in 1992...
, with artist James Sherman, for Marvel/Epic ComicsEpic ComicsEpic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
. She also scripted Prince ValiantPrince ValiantPrince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...
, which was plotted by Charles VessCharles VessCharles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
and drawn by John RidgewayJohn Ridgway (comic artist)John Ridgway is a British comics artist.-Career:Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer...
.
- Dark Horse: Lee and Vamps co-creator, Will Simpson, teamed up to do Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
.
- Lee’s shorter works have been published in Heavy MetalHeavy Metal (magazine)Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...
, Eclipse ComicsEclipse ComicsEclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...
, Epic IllustratedEpic IllustratedEpic Illustrated was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. The series lasted for 34 issues, from Spring 1980 to February 1986....
, and TabooTabooA taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
.
- Moonstone: She has worked for Moonstone BooksMoonstone BooksMoonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales....
, including the three issue story "Murder On Mars" in Honey West #3-5, and the short story "Mischief" in the book, "Chicks In Capes". ISBN 1933076712
Collaborators
As a writer, Elaine Lee has collaborated with artists Michael Wm. Kaluta, Charles VessCharles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
, James Sherman, Steve Leialoha
Steve Leialoha
Steve Leialoha is an American comic book artist whose work first came to prominence in the 1970s. He has worked primarily as an inker, though occasionally as a penciller, for several publishers, including Marvel Comics and later DC Comics.-Biography:Leialoha's professional career began in 1975...
, Will SImpson, John Ridgeway
John Ridgway (comic artist)
John Ridgway is a British comics artist.-Career:Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer...
, Phil Winslade
Phil Winslade
-Biography:Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel like Howard the Duck and Deathlok. However, it wasn't until he attended Birmingham Polytechnic, to study art, that the idea of working in...
, Mary Wilshire, Linda Medley
Linda Medley
Linda Medley is an American comic book author and illustrator, known for her Castle Waiting series of comic books and graphic novels.-Biography and early career:...
, Ray Lago, Gabriel Morrissette
Gabriel Morrissette
Gabriel Morrissette is an illustrator, animator and comic book artist from Montreal, Canada. Currently working for Jackfruit Press on their Prime Minister series and Chickadee on Daisy Dreamer, Gabriel co-created Northguard, Fleur de Lys and Angloman with Mark Shainblum.Gabriel has worked for...
, Dan Spiegle
Dan Spiegle
Dan Spiegle is an American comic book and cartoon artist and illustrator . He has had a long career in drawing comics based on movie and television characters, and has worked for companies including Dell Comics, DC Comics and Marvel Comics.-Life and career:In his second year of high school,...
, Jason Temujin Minor, Ronn Sutton, and Lee Moyer
Lee Moyer
Lee Moyer is an American painter, illustrator, graphic designer, Web designer, and comic book painter and designer.-Biography:Lee Moyer began his initial painting training using the mediums of watercolor and oils. In 1989, he expanded into the digital art realm, which has become his premiere medium...
.
Colorist
Elaine Lee has also worked as a comic colorist, doing such titles as Starstruck (Epic), New MutantsNew Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
(Marvel), and The Shadow
The Shadow
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
(Dark Horse).
Graphic Novels
Elaine Lee has written five graphic novels.- Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked (Marvel) ISBN 0-87135-001-7
- Skin Tight Orbit, Vol. 1 (NBM/Amerotica) 9781561631186
- Skin Tight Orbit, Vol. 2 (NBM/Amerotica) 9781561631377
- Vamps, (Vertigo) 9781563892202
- Starstruck Deluxe Edition, 2011 (IDW) ISBN 1-60010-872-5
Books
With her sister, comedian Susan Norfleet Lee, Elaine Lee co-authored the humorous relationship book Porch Dogs, under the name Georgia Sullivan. ISBN 0972686304Animation
From 1995 until 2008, Elaine Lee wrote scripts for children's animation and developed animated series for the European market, working for companies in Germany, Denmark and Belgium.- Stevie Stardust (Stardust Entertainment/ Hallmark Entertainment) - Elaine Lee wrote scripts, the series bible, and was a story editor.
- Troll Tales (A-Film)
- The Mooh Brothers (Niolan)
Elaine helped to develop six different animated cartoon series for young children for Niolan Kids. She wrote scripts for five of these shows, including one with her two sons.
Audioplays
Elaine Lee has adapted Starstruck into two audioplay productions.- Starstruck: The Audioplay was a revised adaption of the original stage play. It was recorded in May, 2010, with a full cast, music, and sound effects; it was released for sale by The AudioComics Company as a double Cd and as an MP3 download.
- Starstruck: Running Scared, a new short play, was created for a cast reading in April, 2011. The recording by The AudioComics Company will be released in later 2011 as a free download.
In both productions, the villainess was portrayed by Denise Poirier
Denise Poirier
Denise Poirier is an American voice actress best known for playing the character of Æon Flux in the MTV animated series of the same name.She also had prominent roles in Reign: The Conqueror, HBO's Spawn, and the English version of Golgo 13: Queen Bee, the Vampire Hunter D video game, as well as...
, most known as the voice of the animated Aeon Flux.
Book design
Elaine Lee did the book design and layouts for the hardcover collection Starstruck Deluxe Edition (2011) along with painter/designer Lee Moyer. ISBN 1-60010-872-5Writer
Starstruck- Starstruck (Ilustracion+Comix International)
- Starstruck (Heavy Metal)
- Starstruck: The Luckless, Abandoned And Forsaked (Marvel Graphic Novel)
- Starstruck (Epic)
- Starstruck: The Expanding Universe (Dark Horse)
- Starstruck: Remastered (IDW)
- Starstruck Deluxe Edition, 2011 (IDW)
Various
- Morrigan Tales (Eclipse, Taboo, Epic Illustrated)
- Galactic Girl Guides (Rocketeer Adventure Magazine, Comico)
- The Transmutation of Ike Garuda (Marvel/Epic)
- Steeltown RockersSteeltown RockersSteeltown Rockers was a comic book limited series published from April to September 1990 by Marvel Comics. It followed a group of teenagers and young adults during the formation of a rock band.-Overview:...
(Marvel) - Saint Sinner (Marvel/Clive Barker)
- Prince ValiantPrince ValiantPrince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...
(Marvel) - RagmanRagmanRagman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived comic-book series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC Comics' Golem, derived from the Golem of Prague of Jewish folklore.Ragman is...
: Cry of the Dead (DC) - Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
(Dark Horse) - '"Tam Lin", from The Book of Ballads and Sagas (Green Man Press)
- Skin Tight Orbit: Vol I & II (NBM)
- Vamps (DC/Vertigo)
- Vamps: Hollywood and Vein (DC/Vertigo)
- Vamps: Pumpkin Time (DC/Vertigo)
- BrainBanx (DC/Helix)
- Honey West: Murder on Mars (Moonstone Books)
Colorist
- Starstruck #1, 2 (Epic)
- Amazing AdventuresAmazing AdventuresAmazing Adventures is the name of several anthology comic book series, all but one published by Marvel Comics.The earliest Marvel series of that name introduced the company's first superhero of the late-1950s to early-1960s period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books...
#1 (Marvel) - The Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
#277 (Marvel) - The AvengersAvengers (comics)The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
Annual #15 (Marvel) - Classic X-MenClassic X-MenClassic X-Men, later retitled as X-Men Classic, is the Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise that reprints classic X-Men stories...
#6 (Marvel) - HyperkindHyperkindHyperkind is a comic book series from Marvel Comics' 1993-1995 Razorline imprint, created by Clive Barker, written by Fred Burke penciled by Paris Cullins and inked by Bob Petrecca....
Unleashed #1 (Marvel/Clive Barker) - Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
(Dark Horse) - Indiana Jones Omnibus (Dark Horse)
- Marvel FanfareMarvel FanfareMarvel Fanfare is the title of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both versions of Marvel Fanfare were anthology, showcase titles featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe.-Volume One:...
#34-38 (Marvel) - Misty #5 (Star/Marvel)
- New MutantsNew MutantsThe New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
#42 & 44 (Marvel) - The Private Files Of The ShadowThe ShadowThe Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
': In the Toils Of Wing Fat (Dark Horse) - Star WarsStar Wars (comics)Comic books based on Star Wars have been published by Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.-Marvel:The Marvel published a series of Star Wars comic books from 1977 to 1986, lasting 107 issues and 3 annuals....
#107 (Marvel) - Steelgrip Starkey #2, 3 (Epic)
Elaine Lee is an American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
colorist
Colorist
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 comic book writer
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...
.
Theatre
She received a 1980 Daytime EMMY nomination7th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 7th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1980 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year . The seventh awards included a cameo appearance category, giving an award to a memorable soap cameo...
for her role on NBC-TV’s The Doctors and was a founding member and artistic director of Manhattan-based theatre company, Wild Hair Productions.
Wild Hair began its run performing three plays written by Elaine Lee and Susan Norfleet Lee, which the duo acted in: Brief Lives, The Contamination of the Kokomo Lounge, and Starstruck
Starstruck (play)
This is the article on the play. For the comics series, see Starstruck .Starstruck is a 1980 science fiction comedy play written by Elaine Lee, with contributions from Susan Norfleet Lee and Dale Place. It was performed in New York City in 1980 and 1983, and spawned an ongoing comics series and...
. Starstruck, a science fiction spoof with a largely female cast, was performed off-Broadway at the N.E.T.W.O.R.K. Theater, from April 16-May 10, 1980. Elaine Lee portrayed Captain Galatia 9, and Susan Norfleet Lee played Brucilla The Muscle. In 1983, Elaine Lee directed a revised production with a new cast that was performed at the Park Royal Theater, from April 16-May 8, 1983.
Writer
- Starstruck: As a comics writer, her best-known work is likely Starstruck, her collaboration with artist Michael Wm. Kaluta which has appeared in both stage play and comics incarnations. A Starstruck spin-off by Lee and Kaluta, The Galactic Girl Guides, appeared in Dave StevensDave StevensDave Stevens was an American illustrator and comics artist. He is most famous for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially of model Bettie Page...
' Rocketeer Adventure MagazineThe RocketeerThe Rocketeer is a superhero created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens. The character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the Saturday matinee heroes of the 1930s and 1940s....
. Lee also scripted Skin Tight Orbit, an NBM Publishing/AmeroticaNBM PublishingNBM Publishing is an American publisher of graphic novels. The company specializes in non-superhero comic genres and has translated and published over 150 graphic novels from Europe and Canada, as well as several works by Americans...
collection of adult comic stories, some set in the universe of Starstruck. The Starstruck Deluxe Edition, a large-format hardcover omnibus of her Starstruck series, was released by IDW on March 29, 2011. ISBN 1-60010-872-5
- DC: She has worked on several limited series for 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...
under its main imprint and their Vertigo Comics and HelixHelix (comics)Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and science fantasy imprint of DC Comics, launched in 1996 and discontinued in 1998. Helix was a short-lived, science fiction and...
imprints. These include Vamps and its sequels Vamps: Hollywood & Vein and Vamps: Pumpkin Time, the science fiction series BrainBanxBrainBanxBrainBanx is a six-issue comic book limited series published in 1997 as part of the short-lived DC Comics imprint, Helix. Written by Elaine Lee and featuring artwork by Jason Temujin Minor, the title narrates the tale of the red-headed Anna Elysian, a telepathic intelligence operative working...
, and an early 1990s limited series reviving the character of RagmanRagmanRagman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived comic-book series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC Comics' Golem, derived from the Golem of Prague of Jewish folklore.Ragman is...
, Ragman: Cry of the Dead.
- Marvel: Lee has written for Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, including Saint SinnerSaint Sinner (comics)Saint Sinner is a horror/fantasy comic book published by Marvel Comics as a part of the Razorline imprint. All of the Razorline titles were creations of horror/fantasy writer and filmmaker Clive Barker and he described the series as "Saint Sinner is just a wild one, the series which hopefully will...
, a Marvel/RazorlineRazorlineRazorline was an imprint of American comic book company Marvel Comics that ran from 1993-1995. It was created by filmmaker and horror/fantasy novelist Clive Barker, with its characters existing in one of the many alternate universes outside the mainstream continuity known as the Marvel...
series created by Clive BarkerClive BarkerClive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
, and The Transmutation of Ike GarudaThe Transmutation of Ike GarudaThe Transmutation of Ike Garuda is a two-issue prestige format mini-series published by the Epic Comics imprint of Marvel Comics, with the first issue being released in 1991 and the second issue in 1992...
, with artist James Sherman, for Marvel/Epic ComicsEpic ComicsEpic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
. She also scripted Prince ValiantPrince ValiantPrince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...
, which was plotted by Charles VessCharles VessCharles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
and drawn by John RidgewayJohn Ridgway (comic artist)John Ridgway is a British comics artist.-Career:Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer...
.
- Dark Horse: Lee and Vamps co-creator, Will Simpson, teamed up to do Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
.
- Lee’s shorter works have been published in Heavy MetalHeavy Metal (magazine)Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...
, Eclipse ComicsEclipse ComicsEclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...
, Epic IllustratedEpic IllustratedEpic Illustrated was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. The series lasted for 34 issues, from Spring 1980 to February 1986....
, and TabooTabooA taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
.
- Moonstone: She has worked for Moonstone BooksMoonstone BooksMoonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales....
, including the three issue story "Murder On Mars" in Honey West #3-5, and the short story "Mischief" in the book, "Chicks In Capes". ISBN 1933076712
Collaborators
As a writer, Elaine Lee has collaborated with artists Michael Wm. Kaluta, Charles VessCharles Vess
Charles Vess is an American fantasy artist and comic-book illustrator who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His illustrations are strongly influenced by the work of artists and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham and Alphonse Mucha...
, James Sherman, Steve Leialoha
Steve Leialoha
Steve Leialoha is an American comic book artist whose work first came to prominence in the 1970s. He has worked primarily as an inker, though occasionally as a penciller, for several publishers, including Marvel Comics and later DC Comics.-Biography:Leialoha's professional career began in 1975...
, Will SImpson, John Ridgeway
John Ridgway (comic artist)
John Ridgway is a British comics artist.-Career:Ridgway began his career initially as a hobby, drawing D.C.Thompson's Commando War Stories alongside professional work as a design engineer...
, Phil Winslade
Phil Winslade
-Biography:Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel like Howard the Duck and Deathlok. However, it wasn't until he attended Birmingham Polytechnic, to study art, that the idea of working in...
, Mary Wilshire, Linda Medley
Linda Medley
Linda Medley is an American comic book author and illustrator, known for her Castle Waiting series of comic books and graphic novels.-Biography and early career:...
, Ray Lago, Gabriel Morrissette
Gabriel Morrissette
Gabriel Morrissette is an illustrator, animator and comic book artist from Montreal, Canada. Currently working for Jackfruit Press on their Prime Minister series and Chickadee on Daisy Dreamer, Gabriel co-created Northguard, Fleur de Lys and Angloman with Mark Shainblum.Gabriel has worked for...
, Dan Spiegle
Dan Spiegle
Dan Spiegle is an American comic book and cartoon artist and illustrator . He has had a long career in drawing comics based on movie and television characters, and has worked for companies including Dell Comics, DC Comics and Marvel Comics.-Life and career:In his second year of high school,...
, Jason Temujin Minor, Ronn Sutton, and Lee Moyer
Lee Moyer
Lee Moyer is an American painter, illustrator, graphic designer, Web designer, and comic book painter and designer.-Biography:Lee Moyer began his initial painting training using the mediums of watercolor and oils. In 1989, he expanded into the digital art realm, which has become his premiere medium...
.
Colorist
Elaine Lee has also worked as a comic colorist, doing such titles as Starstruck (Epic), New MutantsNew Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
(Marvel), and The Shadow
The Shadow
The Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
(Dark Horse).
Graphic Novels
Elaine Lee has written five graphic novels.- Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked (Marvel) ISBN 0-87135-001-7
- Skin Tight Orbit, Vol. 1 (NBM/Amerotica) 9781561631186
- Skin Tight Orbit, Vol. 2 (NBM/Amerotica) 9781561631377
- Vamps, (Vertigo) 9781563892202
- Starstruck Deluxe Edition, 2011 (IDW) ISBN 1-60010-872-5
Books
With her sister, comedian Susan Norfleet Lee, Elaine Lee co-authored the humorous relationship book Porch Dogs, under the name Georgia Sullivan. ISBN 0972686304Animation
From 1995 until 2008, Elaine Lee wrote scripts for children's animation and developed animated series for the European market, working for companies in Germany, Denmark and Belgium.- Stevie Stardust (Stardust Entertainment/ Hallmark Entertainment) - Elaine Lee wrote scripts, the series bible, and was a story editor.
- Troll Tales (A-Film)
- The Mooh Brothers (Niolan)
Elaine helped to develop six different animated cartoon series for young children for Niolan Kids. She wrote scripts for five of these shows, including one with her two sons.
Audioplays
Elaine Lee has adapted Starstruck into two audioplay productions.- Starstruck: The Audioplay was a revised adaption of the original stage play. It was recorded in May, 2010, with a full cast, music, and sound effects; it was released for sale by The AudioComics Company as a double Cd and as an MP3 download.
- Starstruck: Running Scared, a new short play, was created for a cast reading in April, 2011. The recording by The AudioComics Company will be released in later 2011 as a free download.
In both productions, the villainess was portrayed by Denise Poirier
Denise Poirier
Denise Poirier is an American voice actress best known for playing the character of Æon Flux in the MTV animated series of the same name.She also had prominent roles in Reign: The Conqueror, HBO's Spawn, and the English version of Golgo 13: Queen Bee, the Vampire Hunter D video game, as well as...
, most known as the voice of the animated Aeon Flux.
Book design
Elaine Lee did the book design and layouts for the hardcover collection Starstruck Deluxe Edition (2011) along with painter/designer Lee Moyer. ISBN 1-60010-872-5Writer
Starstruck- Starstruck (Ilustracion+Comix International)
- Starstruck (Heavy Metal)
- Starstruck: The Luckless, Abandoned And Forsaked (Marvel Graphic Novel)
- Starstruck (Epic)
- Starstruck: The Expanding Universe (Dark Horse)
- Starstruck: Remastered (IDW)
- Starstruck Deluxe Edition, 2011 (IDW)
Various
- Morrigan Tales (Eclipse, Taboo, Epic Illustrated)
- Galactic Girl Guides (Rocketeer Adventure Magazine, Comico)
- The Transmutation of Ike Garuda (Marvel/Epic)
- Steeltown RockersSteeltown RockersSteeltown Rockers was a comic book limited series published from April to September 1990 by Marvel Comics. It followed a group of teenagers and young adults during the formation of a rock band.-Overview:...
(Marvel) - Saint Sinner (Marvel/Clive Barker)
- Prince ValiantPrince ValiantPrince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a long-run comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 3700 Sunday strips...
(Marvel) - RagmanRagmanRagman is a fictional mystic vigilante and superhero who first appeared in the short-lived comic-book series named after him. He is one of a limited number of Jewish superheroes, and his continuity is tied to that of DC Comics' Golem, derived from the Golem of Prague of Jewish folklore.Ragman is...
: Cry of the Dead (DC) - Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
(Dark Horse) - '"Tam Lin", from The Book of Ballads and Sagas (Green Man Press)
- Skin Tight Orbit: Vol I & II (NBM)
- Vamps (DC/Vertigo)
- Vamps: Hollywood and Vein (DC/Vertigo)
- Vamps: Pumpkin Time (DC/Vertigo)
- BrainBanx (DC/Helix)
- Honey West: Murder on Mars (Moonstone Books)
Colorist
- Starstruck #1, 2 (Epic)
- Amazing AdventuresAmazing AdventuresAmazing Adventures is the name of several anthology comic book series, all but one published by Marvel Comics.The earliest Marvel series of that name introduced the company's first superhero of the late-1950s to early-1960s period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books...
#1 (Marvel) - The Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
#277 (Marvel) - The AvengersAvengers (comics)The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
Annual #15 (Marvel) - Classic X-MenClassic X-MenClassic X-Men, later retitled as X-Men Classic, is the Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise that reprints classic X-Men stories...
#6 (Marvel) - HyperkindHyperkindHyperkind is a comic book series from Marvel Comics' 1993-1995 Razorline imprint, created by Clive Barker, written by Fred Burke penciled by Paris Cullins and inked by Bob Petrecca....
Unleashed #1 (Marvel/Clive Barker) - Indiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Spear of DestinyIndiana Jones and The Spear of Destiny is a four-issue comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics from April to July 1995. It was their seventh series about the adult Indiana Jones.-Canyon of the Crescent Moon, 1938:...
(Dark Horse) - Indiana Jones Omnibus (Dark Horse)
- Marvel FanfareMarvel FanfareMarvel Fanfare is the title of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both versions of Marvel Fanfare were anthology, showcase titles featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe.-Volume One:...
#34-38 (Marvel) - Misty #5 (Star/Marvel)
- New MutantsNew MutantsThe New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
#42 & 44 (Marvel) - The Private Files Of The ShadowThe ShadowThe Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
': In the Toils Of Wing Fat (Dark Horse) - Star WarsStar Wars (comics)Comic books based on Star Wars have been published by Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.-Marvel:The Marvel published a series of Star Wars comic books from 1977 to 1986, lasting 107 issues and 3 annuals....
#107 (Marvel) - Steelgrip Starkey #2, 3 (Epic)