Svetlana Chmakova
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Svetlana Chmakova (born 7 October 1979 in Soviet Union
) is a comic creator. She is best known for Dramacon
, an original English-language (OEL) manga
spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop
. Her other work includes the 2-page The Adventures of CG for CosmoGIRL!
magazine and the webcomic
Chasing Rainbows for Girlamatic
. Though born in Russia
, she immigrated to Canada
, where she graduated from the Sheridan College
Classical Animation program, in 2002. She then began to publish her manga on the Internet
, where her works were found by CosmoGirl! magazine.
is Chmakova's first full-length comic
, telling the story of Christie Leroux, an aspiring teenage comics
writer, and her experiences at her first anime convention. She attends the convention with her artist boyfriend Derek Hollman, but soon finds herself attracted to a mysterious, sun-glassed cosplay
er named Matt Green.
Other works by Chmakova include the 2-page The Adventures of CG for CosmoGIRL!
magazine and the Chasing Rainbows and Night Silver webcomics. Her art also appears in Mangaka America.
On February 24, 2007 at New York Comic Con, Yen Press
announced that they would be publishing Nightschool, a new original manga by Chmakova.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a comic creator. She is best known for Dramacon
Dramacon
Dramacon is an original English-language manga written and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova. It was published in three volumes by Tokyopop from October 11, 2005 to December 11, 2007...
, an original English-language (OEL) manga
Original English-language manga
Original English-language manga or OEL manga is the term commonly used to describe comic books or graphic novels in the "international manga" genre of comics whose language of original publication is English...
spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
. Her other work includes the 2-page The Adventures of CG for CosmoGIRL!
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
magazine and the webcomic
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
Chasing Rainbows for Girlamatic
Girlamatic
Girlamatic, published by Joey Manley, is a member of the Modern Tales family of subscription-based webcomics anthology sites. Girlamatic publishes comics with a particular appeal for young adult women. The site launched on March 31, 2003 with...
. Though born in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, she immigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where she graduated from the Sheridan College
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...
Classical Animation program, in 2002. She then began to publish her manga on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, where her works were found by CosmoGirl! magazine.
Body of work
DramaconDramacon
Dramacon is an original English-language manga written and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova. It was published in three volumes by Tokyopop from October 11, 2005 to December 11, 2007...
is Chmakova's first full-length comic
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
, telling the story of Christie Leroux, an aspiring teenage comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
writer, and her experiences at her first anime convention. She attends the convention with her artist boyfriend Derek Hollman, but soon finds herself attracted to a mysterious, sun-glassed cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
er named Matt Green.
Other works by Chmakova include the 2-page The Adventures of CG for CosmoGIRL!
CosmoGIRL!
CosmoGirl was an American magazine based in New York City, published from 1999 until 2008. The teenage spin-off of Cosmopolitan magazine, it targeted teenage girls and featured fashion and celebrities. It was published ten times a year and reached approximately eight million readers before folding....
magazine and the Chasing Rainbows and Night Silver webcomics. Her art also appears in Mangaka America.
On February 24, 2007 at New York Comic Con, Yen Press
Yen Press
Yen Press is the manga and graphic novel imprint of Hachette Book Group. In addition to their regular book releases, Yen Press produces a monthly anthology called Yen Plus. The company's varied list demonstrates an interest in publishing a wide variety of Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, and other...
announced that they would be publishing Nightschool, a new original manga by Chmakova.