Rafael Nieves
Encyclopedia
Rafael Nieves is an American
comic book
writer, with over twenty years experience in the field. He began his career with the publication of Tales from the Heart
, first published by Entropy Enterprises before moving, with issue #3, to Slave Labor Graphics
.
The series, co-written with Cindy Goff, and based on her experiences, told the story of Cathy Grant, a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Central Africa in the 1980's, chronicling her trials and tribulations as a "stranger in a strange land." Illustrated by artist William "Seitu" Hayden, the series garnered much praise for its depiction of real people in unreal situations.
Tales from the Heart
spawned two full-color one shots published by Epic Comics
, Marvel Comics
' creator-owner label, and the latter, Bloodlines, was nominated for two Eisner Award
s in 1993 (Best Single Issue, Self-Contained Story; and Best Graphic Album — New).
Since then, Nieves has worked for a number of publishers, including Marvel Comics
(Hellstorm, Prince of Lies), Caliber Comics
(Orlak, Edgar Allan Poe's The Bells), Comico Comics
/Northstar (Cold-Blooded), and Moonstone Books
(The Phantom, Welcome Back, Mr. Moto, Vampire: The Masquerade).
Currently, Nieves is working on The Apocalypse Plan, a graphic novel drawn by Dan Dougherty, to be published by Transfuzion Publishing, a company he co-founded with former Caliber Comics
publisher Gary Reed; as well as projects for Moonstone Books
.
Nieves lives in Chicago with his wife and two puppies, and when he isn't toiling on making repairs to the couple's 80-year-old bungalow, he likes to read and watch Gene Simmons Family Jewels
.
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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...
writer, with over twenty years experience in the field. He began his career with the publication of Tales from the Heart
Tales from the Heart
Tales from the Heart is the title of a series of comic books, written by Cindy Goff and Rafael Nieves and illustrated by Seitu Hayden. Told through the eyes of protagonist Cathy Grant, the comics detail the adventures of a Peace Corps volunteer in the Central African Republic in the mid-1980s. The...
, first published by Entropy Enterprises before moving, with issue #3, to Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:...
.
The series, co-written with Cindy Goff, and based on her experiences, told the story of Cathy Grant, a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Central Africa in the 1980's, chronicling her trials and tribulations as a "stranger in a strange land." Illustrated by artist William "Seitu" Hayden, the series garnered much praise for its depiction of real people in unreal situations.
Tales from the Heart
Tales from the Heart
Tales from the Heart is the title of a series of comic books, written by Cindy Goff and Rafael Nieves and illustrated by Seitu Hayden. Told through the eyes of protagonist Cathy Grant, the comics detail the adventures of a Peace Corps volunteer in the Central African Republic in the mid-1980s. The...
spawned two full-color one shots published by Epic Comics
Epic Comics
Epic 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 :...
, Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel 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...
' creator-owner label, and the latter, Bloodlines, was nominated for two 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...
s in 1993 (Best Single Issue, Self-Contained Story; and Best Graphic Album — New).
Since then, Nieves has worked for a number of publishers, including Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel 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...
(Hellstorm, Prince of Lies), Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics
Caliber 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...
(Orlak, Edgar Allan Poe's The Bells), Comico Comics
Comico Comics
Comico: The Comic Company was an American comic book publisher, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Its best-known comics include the Robotech adaptations, the Jonny Quest continuation written by co-creator Doug Wildey, and Matt Wagner's Mage: The Hero Discovered and Grendel...
/Northstar (Cold-Blooded), and Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books
Moonstone 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....
(The Phantom, Welcome Back, Mr. Moto, Vampire: The Masquerade).
Currently, Nieves is working on The Apocalypse Plan, a graphic novel drawn by Dan Dougherty, to be published by Transfuzion Publishing, a company he co-founded with former Caliber Comics
Caliber Comics
Caliber 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...
publisher Gary Reed; as well as projects for Moonstone Books
Moonstone Books
Moonstone 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....
.
Nieves lives in Chicago with his wife and two puppies, and when he isn't toiling on making repairs to the couple's 80-year-old bungalow, he likes to read and watch Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Gene Simmons Family Jewels is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. The show follows the life of KISS bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sophie....
.