Dan Goldman
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Dan Goldman is an American
writer, artist and designer living in São Paulo
, Brazil. He is best known for his pioneering work in digital mixed media illustration and online comics, and is a frequent speaker on both digital comic processes and online distribution.
With his brother Steven he founded the boutique imprint FWDbooks in 2003 and self-published several titles, including Styx Taxi and Everyman: Be the People. Flying the banner "Manga con Corazón", FWDbooks' releases met with critical praise and distribution difficulties, caused in no small part by the comics distribution system of Diamond Comics
. His jump to creating online was a direct result of this experience.
In 2006, Goldman was recruited by Dean Haspiel
to help found the online comics anthology ACT-I-VATE
. Originally a cabal of eight cartoonists serializing free online graphic novels, it was here Goldman began serializing his graphic novel "Kelly", a psychedelic psychodrama about jilted lover Max who takes emotional refuge with a total stranger he meets on NYC's Craigslist
that quickly becomes a meditation on identity, interior landscapes and love. "Kelly" stands as Goldman's initial jump from vector illustration to digital mixed media, incorporating photographic elements and painted effects into his clean line art. As of this writing, "Kelly" is still being serialized at ACT-I-VATE
.
Shortly after "Kelly"'s premiere, Goldman was enlisted to co-author Shooting War
, an online comic collaboration with left-wing journalist Anthony Lappé. The comic was originally serialized on SMITH magazine
, where it met with resounding critical acclaim, resulting in the story's purchase by Grand Central Publishing as a 200-page hardcover graphic novel
. Before its print publication, Shooting War was nominated for the 2007 Eisner Award
for Best Digital Comic.
Goldman completed the nonfiction graphic novel 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail, a collaboration with The New Republic
editor Michael Crowley
that tells the story of the 2008 presidential campaign in comics form. Crown Books
released the book January 27, 2009, a week to the day after the inauguration of President Barack Obama
. Also in observance of that historic date, Goldman's short psychedelic
speculative fiction
comic "Yes We Will" about the new president and the upcoming 2012 singularity
prediction was released January 19, 2009, on Tor Books
' website.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer, artist and designer living in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil. He is best known for his pioneering work in digital mixed media illustration and online comics, and is a frequent speaker on both digital comic processes and online distribution.
Biography
Working with traditional media for most of his life, Goldman produced a single full-length brush-and-ink comic called Hairkut in 1999 before adopting digital processes in vector illustration and image editing in 2002 in order to create comics that blend the medium's narrative language with the design sensibilities more akin to magazine illustrations, album artwork and game design.With his brother Steven he founded the boutique imprint FWDbooks in 2003 and self-published several titles, including Styx Taxi and Everyman: Be the People. Flying the banner "Manga con Corazón", FWDbooks' releases met with critical praise and distribution difficulties, caused in no small part by the comics distribution system of Diamond Comics
Diamond Comics
Diamond Comics Pvt. Ltd. is the largest comic book distributor and publisher in India.-Overview:Diamond Comics is responsible for popular Indian comics characters such as Chacha Chaudhary. Diamond Comics has been publishing many foreign characters comics such as Phantom, Superman, Batman,...
. His jump to creating online was a direct result of this experience.
In 2006, Goldman was recruited by Dean Haspiel
Dean Haspiel
Dean Edmund Haspiel is an American comic book artist. He is known for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his American Splendor series as well as the graphic novel The Quitter. He has been nominated for numerous Eisner Awards, and won a 2010 Emmy Award for TV design work.-Early...
to help found the online comics anthology ACT-I-VATE
Act-i-vate
ACT-I-VATE is an American webcomics collective based on an original idea by Dean Haspiel and founded by Haspiel and seven other cartoonists. It started out on the blogging platform Livejournal, but has now moved to its own dedicated website....
. Originally a cabal of eight cartoonists serializing free online graphic novels, it was here Goldman began serializing his graphic novel "Kelly", a psychedelic psychodrama about jilted lover Max who takes emotional refuge with a total stranger he meets on NYC's Craigslist
Craigslist
Craigslist is a centralized network of online communities featuring free online classified advertisements, with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums....
that quickly becomes a meditation on identity, interior landscapes and love. "Kelly" stands as Goldman's initial jump from vector illustration to digital mixed media, incorporating photographic elements and painted effects into his clean line art. As of this writing, "Kelly" is still being serialized at ACT-I-VATE
Act-i-vate
ACT-I-VATE is an American webcomics collective based on an original idea by Dean Haspiel and founded by Haspiel and seven other cartoonists. It started out on the blogging platform Livejournal, but has now moved to its own dedicated website....
.
Shortly after "Kelly"'s premiere, Goldman was enlisted to co-author Shooting War
Shooting War
Shooting War is a webcomic and graphic novel by writer Anthony Lappé and artist Dan Goldman. It originated on SMITH Magazine, a web magazine about storytelling in all its forms. The story is set in the year 2011 with John McCain as the American president. It tells the story of a video-blogger named...
, an online comic collaboration with left-wing journalist Anthony Lappé. The comic was originally serialized on SMITH magazine
Smith Magazine
Smith Magazine is a U.S.-based online magazine devoted to storytelling in all its forms. Smiths content is participatory in nature, and the magazine welcomes contributions from all its readers...
, where it met with resounding critical acclaim, resulting in the story's purchase by Grand Central Publishing as a 200-page hardcover graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
. Before its print publication, Shooting War was nominated for the 2007 Eisner Award
Eisner 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...
for Best Digital Comic.
Goldman completed the nonfiction graphic novel 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail, a collaboration with The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
editor Michael Crowley
Michael Crowley
Michael Crowley is a senior correspondent and deputy Washington bureau chief for . From 2000 to 2010 he was a writer for The New Republic. His work has also been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, GQ, New York and Slate. Michael Crichton allegedly based a minor character on him in his...
that tells the story of the 2008 presidential campaign in comics form. Crown Books
Crown Books
Crown Books Corporation was a bookseller headquartered in Lake Arbor, an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, near Largo and Upper Marlboro. It was founded in the Washington, D.C., metro area by Robert Haft in 1977...
released the book January 27, 2009, a week to the day after the inauguration of President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. Also in observance of that historic date, Goldman's short psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
speculative fiction
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
comic "Yes We Will" about the new president and the upcoming 2012 singularity
Technological singularity
Technological singularity refers to the hypothetical future emergence of greater-than-human intelligence through technological means. Since the capabilities of such an intelligence would be difficult for an unaided human mind to comprehend, the occurrence of a technological singularity is seen as...
prediction was released January 19, 2009, on Tor Books
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
' website.
Awards
- Ignatz Award Nomination (2004) for Outstanding Debut
- Eisner AwardEisner AwardThe 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...
Nomination (2006) for Best Digital Comic - Heeb MagazineHeeb MagazineHeeb was a Jewish magazine aimed predominantly at young Jews. The name of the magazine is a variation of the ethnic slur "hebe", an abbreviation of Hebrew. However, in this case, the word "heeb" seeks to function as empowerment for the Jewish community, thus eliminating the hatred associated with...
's HEEB 100 (2007) - UGO.com's Underground 07 Comic Artist
External links
- 20-page excerpt of 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail
- The Daily Beast: Exclusive Excerpt from 08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail
- "Closing the Invisible Distance Essay" for Powell's Books
- FORA.tv Video of Haight Booksmith Presentation
- The Village Voice review of Shooting War
- Newsweek on Shooting War