Amy Kim Ganter

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Amy Kim Ganter (b. 1980 in Irondequoit, New York)[1] is the Rising Stars of Manga[2] award-winning author of Tokyopop's Sorcerers & Secretaries. [3] She won the third-place prize of $1,000 and a trophy for her story The Hopeless Romantic and the Hapless Girl in the fourth Rising Stars of Manga contest. [4]

She is also the creator of the webcomic Reman Mythology[5], a contributor to the Flight series of comics anthologies, and is adapting an R.L. Stein Goosebumps story. [6] After out-growing superhero comics like Spawn and X-Men, Ganter became influenced by the more realistic comics she discovered while on a childhood trip to Korea.[3] She cites Ranma 1/2 as an influence.[6]

Ganter lives in Alhambra, California and is engaged to Flight editor Kazu Kibuishi.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Democrat and Chronicle staff. (April 9, 2006). "Especially for teens". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Pg. 7C
  2. ^ Paniccia, Mark (Editor) (December 2004). Rising Stars of Manga, Vol. 4, Los Angeles: Tokyopop. ISBN 1-59182-538-5. Pg. 52
  3. ^ a b Gumbrecht, Jamie (April 14, 2006). "Graphic novelists drawing a crowd". Lexington Herald-Leader. Health & Family section, Pg. 5
  4. ^ Brady, Matt (June 7, 2005). "RISING STARS IV: AMY KIM GANTER ON SORCERERS & SECRETARIES". Retrieved on 2006-11-23
  5. ^ Jiayi, Patricia (May 26, 2006). "School hit by manga mania". Pasadena Star-News
  6. ^ a b c Jiayi, Patricia (July 2, 2006). "Creativity takes 'Flight'". Pasadena Star-News

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