Gary Spencer Millidge
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Gary Spencer Millidge is a British
comic book creator
best known for his series Strangehaven
. He has also written and contributed to books about comics.
series and in the same month published a short Strangehaven story in the comics anthology
Negative Burn
.
Millidge also writes about comics, editing Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman
and writing Comic Book Design.
, he won the 1997 "Best Self-Published/Independent Comic" National Comics Award for Strangehaven.
Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman was also nominated for the 2003 Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
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...
best known for his series Strangehaven
Strangehaven
Strangehaven is an acclaimed self-published comic book series created by Gary Spencer Millidge. It is not published to a regular schedule; although the series is ongoing, the last issue was published in 2005.-Plot:...
. He has also written and contributed to books about comics.
Biography
In 1995 Millidge began his StrangehavenStrangehaven
Strangehaven is an acclaimed self-published comic book series created by Gary Spencer Millidge. It is not published to a regular schedule; although the series is ongoing, the last issue was published in 2005.-Plot:...
series and in the same month published a short Strangehaven story in the comics anthology
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
Negative Burn
Negative Burn
Negative Burn is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing...
.
Millidge also writes about comics, editing Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman
Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman
Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman is a tribute to comics creator Alan Moore edited by Gary Spencer Millidge and Smoky Man and published by Abiogenesis Press in May 2003...
and writing Comic Book Design.
Comics
Comics work includes:- StrangehavenStrangehavenStrangehaven is an acclaimed self-published comic book series created by Gary Spencer Millidge. It is not published to a regular schedule; although the series is ongoing, the last issue was published in 2005.-Plot:...
#1- (script and art, Abiogenesis Press, 1995-) collected as:- Arcadia (collects #1-6, foreword by Dave SimDave SimDavid Victor Sim is an award-winning Canadian comic book writer and artist.A pioneer of self-published comics and creators' rights, Sim is best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark, a comic book published from 1977 to 2004, which chronicles its main character in a 6,000-page self-contained...
, 2001 ISBN 0-946790-04-3) - Brotherhood (collects #7-12, foreword by Bryan TalbotBryan TalbotBryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer, born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire.-Career:...
, 2001 ISBN 0-946790-05-1) - Conspiracies (collects #13-18, foreword by Dave GibbonsDave GibbonsDave Gibbons is an English comic book artist, writer and sometime letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries Watchmen and the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything"...
, 2005 ISBN 0-946790-07-8)
- Arcadia (collects #1-6, foreword by Dave Sim
- "Strangehaven: Custard Creams" (script and art, in Negative BurnNegative BurnNegative Burn is a black-and-white anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing...
#24, Caliber ComicsCaliber ComicsCaliber Comics or Caliber Press was an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, in the next decade Caliber published over 1300 comics and ranked as one of the America's leading independent publishers...
, 1995) - "From Hell and Back" (script and art, in Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #9, Bongo ComicsBongo ComicsBongo Comics Group is a comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Steve and Cindy Vance, Bill Morrison, and Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening. It publishes comics related to the animated television series The Simpsons and Futurama, along with original material...
, 2003)
Non-fiction
- Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary GentlemanAlan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary GentlemanAlan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman is a tribute to comics creator Alan Moore edited by Gary Spencer Millidge and Smoky Man and published by Abiogenesis Press in May 2003...
(edited by Gary Spencer Millidge and Smoky Man, 352 pages, Abiogenesis, December 2003, ISBN 0-94679-006-X) - Comic Book Design: The Essential Guide to Creating Great Comics and Graphic Novels (160 pages, Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, July 2009, ISBN 0-8230-9796-X)
Awards
As well as numerous nominations, including one for the 1997 "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition" Eisner AwardEisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
, he won the 1997 "Best Self-Published/Independent Comic" National Comics Award for Strangehaven.
Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman was also nominated for the 2003 Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for non-fiction.-Winners and nominees:Nominees are listed below the winner for each year....
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External links
- Blog
- Gary Spencer Millidge at ComicSpace