Alex de Campi
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| Nationality | America |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | Smoke |
Alex de Campi is an American comics writer.
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[edit] Biography
Alex de Campi is best known for her 2005 graphic novel Smoke (published by IDW Publishing, art by Igor Kordey), which was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Limited Series,[1] and her 2006 manga series Kat & Mouse (published by Tokyopop, art by Federica Manfredi).[2] De Campi's work falls outside the superhero genre, with Smoke being a political thriller, and Kat & Mouse detailing the adventures of two mystery-solving high school students (a "CSI for tweens"); she has published work for children (e.g. Agent Boo) and for the European market (e.g. her French language sci-noir series Messiah Complex).
De Campi has also ventured into filmmaking, directing a number of music videos, including the animated video for Flipron's "Raindrops Keep Falling On The Dead", which is to be featured at the 2008 Marfa Film Festival,[3] and for The Schema's "Those Rules You Made".[4] She has given a "BBC Two Masterclass" on shooting videos, for Blast (a BBC initiative to encourage creativity in young people), focusing on her latest video for The Real Tuesday Weld versus the Puppini Sisters.[5]
De Campi was educated at Princeton University, majoring in Art History. Prior to her writing career, she worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong. She is currently based in London.
[edit] Bibliography
- Smoke (2005)
- Kat & Mouse (2006)
- Agent Boo (2006, art by Edo Fuijkschot)
- Messiah Complex (2006, art by Eduardo Ocana)
- Adam in Chromaland (2007, art by Luigi Giammarino)
- Phantasmagory (2007, art by Dan Kim)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Weiland, Jonah. "Chris Ware & Warren Ellis Lead 2006 Eisner Nominations", Comic Book Resources, Boiling Point Productions DBA Comic Book Resources, 2006-04-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ Kean, Benjamin Ong Pang. "Playing Kat & Mouse with Alex de Campi", Newsarama, Newsarama.com, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ Raindrops Keep Falling On The Dead. Marfa Film Festival 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ Marsden, Rhodri. "How the internet can make you a pop star for almost nothing", Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers, 2007-09-04. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Shooting a music video on a shoestring. Blast. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
[edit] References
- Alex de Campi at the Comic Book DB
- Manning, Shaun. "Alex de Campi: Clearing The Smoke", Comics Bulletin, Jason Brice, 2005-06-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
