Mark E. Rogers
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Mark E. Rogers is an American author-illustrator.
starring Peter Riegert
and Joan Severance
. At the University of Delaware
he continued his interest in writing, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975. He was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
He since became a professional writer. His published works include the Samurai Cat
series; a number of novels, The Dead, Zorachus
, and the latter's sequel, The Nightmare of God; a series of books known as Blood of the Lamb; and another series called Zancharthus. He has also published three art portfolios and a collection of his pin-up paintings, Nothing But A Smile.
Biography
Rogers, while a student at Pt. Pleasant Beach High School, wrote a short novel, The Runestone, which has since been adapted into a 1990 filmThe Runestone
The Runestone is a 1991 adventure/horror film, the first film written and directed by Willard Carroll. The film is an updating of the Ragnarok legend, with Fenrir being found in a runestone in Pennsylvania unearthed by archaeologists.-Plot:...
starring Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director, best known for his role as Boon from Animal House and crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman on the HBO original series The Sopranos.-Early life:...
and Joan Severance
Joan Severance
-Early life:Severance was born in Houston, Texas to John and Martha Severance. Her father was an IBM Systems Manager that had to move frequently around the world. According to Severance "by the time I was 11, we'd lived in 12 different places". Severance and her family also lived in Libya, but in...
. At the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
he continued his interest in writing, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975. He was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
He since became a professional writer. His published works include the Samurai Cat
Samurai Cat
Samurai Cat is the main character in a series of books by Mark Rogers. To accompany the anachronistic satire, almost every page in each book has a picture painted by Rogers, depicting the events described on that page. Each chapter is a bizarre parody of some historical or pop culture event, but...
series; a number of novels, The Dead, Zorachus
Zorachus
Zorachus is a fantasy novel written by Mark E. Rogers, a science fiction and fantasy author. It was first published by Ace Books in December 1986....
, and the latter's sequel, The Nightmare of God; a series of books known as Blood of the Lamb; and another series called Zancharthus. He has also published three art portfolios and a collection of his pin-up paintings, Nothing But A Smile.
Samurai Cat
- (1980) The Bridge of Catzad-Dum - chapbook, published by The Burning Bush Press, ltd. ed. of 500
- (1984) The Adventures of Samurai CatThe Adventures of Samurai CatThe Adventures of Samurai Cat is a collection of linked humorous fantasy short stories by Mark E. Rogers. Rogers had done a series of paintings and drawings featuring his character Samurai Cat and spoofing martial arts films and fantasy stories. He went on to write stories to fit the paintings. ...
- (1986) More Adventures of Samurai Cat
- (1989) Samurai Cat in the Real World
- (1991) The Sword of Samurai Cat
- (1994) Samurai Cat Goes to the Movies
- (1998) Samurai Cat Goes to Hell
Blood of the Lamb
- (1991) The Expected One
- (1991) The Devouring Void
- (1992) The Riddled Man
Zancharthus
- (1998) Blood and Pearls
- (2000) Jagutai and Lilitu
- (2002) Night of the Long Knives
Nonfiction
- (2003) Nothing But a Smile: The Pinup Art of Mark Rogers
- (2005) The Art Of Fantasy