Ted Naifeh
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Edward "Ted" Naifeh is an American
comic book writer and artist who gained notoriety for his illustrations in the goth romance comic Gloomcookie
. Naifeh has since become most known as the creator of the Eisner-Award
-nominated series Courtney Crumrin
, published by Oni Press
.
Other works by Naifeh include How Loathsome
, which he co-created with Tristan Crane; the comic adaptation of the PSP
game Death, Jr.
(written by Gary Whitta
); Seven Seas Entertainment
's Unearthly
; and the Oni Press
series Polly and the Pirates
. Naifeh also provided illustrations for Caitlín R. Kiernan
's short-fiction collection, Alabaster
. Ted is currently illustrating Good Neighbors, a trilogy of graphic novels written by Holly Black
and published through Scholastic.
Naifeh has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering
collectible card game.
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comic book writer and artist who gained notoriety for his illustrations in the goth romance comic Gloomcookie
Gloomcookie
Gloomcookie is a goth comic series created and written by Serena Valentino and co-created by Ted Naifeh, who also illustrated the comic’s first 6 issues. The series functions both as a social satire on real-life Gothic subculture and as a supernatural fantasy.Gloomcookie is irregularly published...
. Naifeh has since become most known as the creator of the 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...
-nominated series Courtney Crumrin
Courtney Crumrin
Courtney Crumrin is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press.The series is ongoing and consisted of 12 comics compiled into three books entitled Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things, Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics, and...
, published by Oni Press
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
.
Other works by Naifeh include How Loathsome
How Loathsome
How Loathsome is a series of goth, LGBT comics by Ted Naifeh and Tristan Crane. Originally published in 2003 in four separate issues, the series was released in a graphic novel format in 2004 by Comics Lit/NBM....
, which he co-created with Tristan Crane; the comic adaptation of the PSP
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
game Death, Jr.
Death, Jr.
Death Jr. is a video game for the PlayStation Portable. The PSP iteration was the very first PSP game ever shown publicly and advertised as a killer-app. It was released to fairly mediocre reviews and noted for numerous problems about the camera, gameplay and uninspiring graphics, but was praised...
(written by Gary Whitta
Gary Whitta
Gary Whitta is an English screenwriter, author, game designer, and video games journalist. He is known as the former editor-in-chief of both the UK and US editions of PC Gamer magazine and contributor to gaming magazine, ACE....
); Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is a publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original manga, but now publishes licensed manga and novels, as well as select webcomics...
's Unearthly
Unearthly
Unearthly is an shōjo Original English-language manga series written by Ted Naifeh, with art by Elmer Damaso and is published by Seven Seas Entertainment.- Characters :...
; and the Oni Press
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
series Polly and the Pirates
Polly and the Pirates
Polly and the Pirates is an independent comic book series written and illustrated by Ted Naifeh and released through Oni Press.This is a miniseries of comic books from Ted Naifeh...
. Naifeh also provided illustrations for Caitlín R. Kiernan
Caitlin R. Kiernan
Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan is the author of many science fiction and dark fantasy works, including seven novels, many comic books, more than one hundred published short stories, novellas, and vignettes, and numerous scientific papers.- Overview :Born in Dublin, Ireland, she moved to the United States...
's short-fiction collection, Alabaster
Alabaster (book)
Alabaster is dark fantasy and science fiction author Caitlin R. Kiernan's fourth collection of short fiction. It consists of five stories concerning the misadventures of Dancy Flammarion, the albino girl and monster hunter who first appeared in Kiernan's 2001 novel, Threshold...
. Ted is currently illustrating Good Neighbors, a trilogy of graphic novels written by Holly Black
Holly Black
Holly Black née Riggenbach is an American writer and editor, best known for writing The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books she created with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi.-Early life and education:...
and published through Scholastic.
Naifeh has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
collectible card game.