A. David Lewis

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Aaron "A." David Lewis (born 1977 in Boston, MA) is an American comic book & graphic novel writer and educator. His 2005 work, The Lone and Level Sands (written by Lewis, and illustrated by Marvin Perry Mann and Jennifer Rodgers), won a Howard E. Day Prize and has been nominated for three Harvey Awards in 2007.[1] His 2002 creation, Mortal Coils, was named one of the winners of the 2003 Cinescape Literary Genre Competition,[2] and in 2004 it was given the Paper Screen Gem Award for Mystery/Suspense.[3]

Raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, Lewis is the founder of the Caption Box comic book imprint.[4] He has also served as an instructor at Georgetown University and Northeastern University, and has given lectures at conferences such as WizardWorld.[5] He is an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Comic Art under editor John Lent.[6]

In the fall of 2006, Lewis started a PhD program studying religion and literature at Boston University.[7]

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  1. ^ Taylor, Denise. "Picturing the world", The Boston Globe, March 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  2. ^ "Mann and Lewis offer LONE AND LEVEL SANDS online", Comic World News, March 24, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  3. ^ Mike Bullock (June 14, 2004). Paper Screen Gems. Broken Frontier. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  4. ^ About Caption Box, Caption Box
  5. ^ Levy, David. "Behind the spandex: secrets of the superheroes", The Jewish Advocate, October 20, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  6. ^ About IJOCA. International Journal of Comic Art. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  7. ^ Waltz, Vicky. "Comic Conspiracy", BU Today, Boston University, February 12, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.