Antony Johnston
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| Born | August 25, 1972 Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | Wasteland Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel Alan Moore's The Courtyard Three Days in Europe |
| Awards | "Best Horror" American Independent Publishing Award |
Antony Johnston (born August 25, 1972) is an award-winning British writer. He is best known for the post apocalyptic comic series Wasteland, his graphic novel adaptations of Anthony Horowitz' Alex Rider novels, and his work with Alan Moore.
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[edit] Biography
Despite an early interest in comics and role-playing games, Johnston started his career as a graphic designer. He began his writing career with work for role-playing magazines before Titan Books' Writers on Comic Scriptwriting rekindled his interest in comics[1]. He now designs many of his own comics and graphic novels.
His fiction debut, Frightening Curves, was an illustrated horror novel with artwork by Aman Chaudhary, published by now-defunct Cyberosia Publishing. The book won Best Horror in the 2002 IPPY awards at Book Expo America.[2]
His early work then concentrated on graphic novels, mostly for Oni Press [3][4], and adaptations of Alan Moore's prose and poetry for Avatar Press[5].
Johnston became the first, and thus far only, other writer to pen a story for Greg Rucka's award-winning espionage comic series Queen and Country, with artist Christopher Mitten[6].
Johnston and Mitten launched Wasteland in 2006, an ongoing post-apocalyptic series, again with Oni Press[7]. This year also saw the release of Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel, the first of Johnston's adaptations of the Alex Rider series for Walker Books[8]. Both series are still being published.
In 2007 Del Rey Manga announced Johnston as the writer of an original English-language manga version of Wolverine licensed from Marvel Comics, due for publication in 2009.[9] [10] [11]
Most recently, Johnston began writing the comic book prequel to the Electronic Arts videogame Dead Space, illustrated by Ben Templesmith and published through Image comics.[12]. He was also announced as the game's scriptwriter.[13]
[edit] Films
In 2008 Variety reported that Three Days in Europe, one of Johnston's early graphic novels, was on Jennifer Garner's production slate following her first look deal with Warner Bros., with Garner to star alongside Hugh Jackman.[14]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Comics and graphic novels
- "Sunday Mourning" (short story, with Mike Norton, in 9-11, 2002)
- Rosemary's Backpack (with Drew Gilbert, Cyberosia Publishing, 112 pages, 2002, ISBN 097094747X)
- Three Days In Europe (with Mike Hawthorne, 4-issue mini-series, Oni Press, 2002-2003, tpb, 152 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-929998-72-4)
- Another Suburban Romance (adapted from work by Alan Moore, with art by Juan Jose Ryp, Avatar Press, 2003)
- Alan Moore's The Courtyard (adapted from work by Alan Moore, with art by Jacen Burrows, 2-issue mini-series, Avatar Press, 2003, tpb, 2004)
- Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths #3: "Me and Dorothy Parker" (adapted from song by Alan Moore, with art by Marat Mychaels, Avatar Press, 2003, tpb, Yuggoth Cultures, 2006, paperback ISBN 1-59291-026-2, hardback ISBN 1-59291-027-0)
- Spooked (with Ross Campbell, Oni Press, 168 pages, February 2004, ISBN 1-929998-79-1)
- Julius (with Brett Weldele, Oni Press, 168 pages, March 2004, ISBN 1-929998-80-5)
- Closer (with Mike Norton, Oni Press, 152 pages, May 2004, ISBN 1-929998-81-3)
- "Sweeps Week" (short story, with Mike Norton, in Noble Causes: Extended Family #2, Image Comics, 2004)
- Alan Moore's The Courtyard Companion (reprints Johnston's script for Alan Moore's The Courtyard with annotations by NG Christakos, Moore's original short story, new pinups/art by Jacen Burrows, and a new essay by Johnston, 2004)
- Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard (adapted from work by Alan Moore, with art by Lorenzo Lorente, 4-issue mini-series, Avatar Press, 2004-2005, tpb, 2007)
- Yuggoth Creatures (with Jacen Burrows, Sebastian Fiumara, Andres Guinaldo, Matthew T. Martin, Juan Jose Ryp, Dheeraj Verma and Mike Wolfer, one-shot, Avatar Press, 2004)
- Nightjar (with pencils by Max Fiumara and inks by Sebastian Fiumara, 4-issue mini-series, Avatar Press, 2004-2005)
- Vivid Girls (with Steven Grant and Marco Turini, Avatar Press, 2005, ISBN 159291022X)
- The Long Haul (with Eduardo Barreto, graphic novel, 176 pages, Oni Press, February 2005, ISBN 1-932664-05-X)
- F-Stop (with Matthew Loux, Oni Press, 164 pages, April 2005, ISBN 1-932664-09-2)
- "Hype" (short story, with Mike hawthorne, in Four Letter Worlds, Image Comics, 2005)
- Queen & Country Declassified (with Christopher Mitten, 3-issue mini-series, Oni Press, 2005)
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fearbook #1 (with Daniel HDR, Avatar Press, 2006)
- Wasteland (with Christopher Mitten, Oni Press, 2006-ongoing):
- Cities In Dust (collects Wasteland #1-6, March, 2007, ISBN 978-1-932664-59-1)
- Shades of God (collects Wasteland #8–13, December, 2007 , ISBN 978-1-932664-90-4)
- Alex Rider (with Kanako Damerum and Yuzuru Takasaki):
- Stormbreaker (Walker Books, 2006, ISBN 1844281116)
- Point Blanc (Philomel Books, 2007, ISBN 0399250263)
- "Best Side Out" (short story, with Noel Tuazon, in Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened, Villard Books, 2007)
- "Supergiant Blues" (short story, with Luis Spoelana, in 24Seven Vol. 2, Image Comics, 2007)
- Texas Strangers (with co-author Dan Evans III and art by Mario Boon, Image Comics, 2007)
- Dead Space (with Ben Templesmith, Image Comics, 2007-)
- Wolverine (with Wilson Tortosa, Del Rey, 2009, forthcoming)
[edit] Novels
- Frightening Curves (Cyberosia Publishing, July 2001, ISBN 0970947402)
- Dreams of Inan: Stealing Life (Abaddon Books, January 2007, ISBN 1-905437-12-9)
[edit] Awards
- 2002: Won "Best Horror" American Independent Publishing Award, for Frightening Curves
- 2006: Nominated for "Best New Series" Harvey Awards, for Wasteland
- 2007: Nominated for "Favourite Black and White Comicbook - American" Eagle Awards, for Wasteland
[edit] Notes
- ^ Official biography
- ^ Winners and Finalists for the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2002, Independent Publisher
- ^ Suicide Girls interview, Suicide Girls, February 3, 2005
- ^ Three's Not a Crowd: Johnston talks graphic novels at Oni in 2004, Comic Book Resources, August 5, 2003
- ^ Johnston's Working in Alan Moore's Courtyard, Comicon Pulse, November 13, 2002
- ^ Antony Johnston interview, 4 Color Rebellion, July 12 2005
- ^ The Rising Tide: Antony Johnston talks Oni's Wasteland, Comic Book Resources, April 25, 2006
- ^ Publisher's book page, Walker Books
- ^ Marvel, Del Rey Join to Produce OEL Manga With X-Men & Wolverine, Newsarama, December 9, 2007
- ^ Marvel, Del Rey Announce Wolverine Manga Creators, Newsarama, April 20, 2008
- ^ Another look at the manga-style Wolverine, X-Men, Newsarama, April 22, 2008
- ^ Wizard Q&A, Wizard, March 5, 2008
- ^ Chuck Gets Animated, Dead Space blog, April 18, 2008
- ^ Jennifer Garner gets first-look at WB, Variety, April 17, 2008
[edit] References
- Antony Johnston at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
[edit] Interviews
- Interview with Antony Johnston at ComiXology, January 21, 2008
- Wizard Q&A: Antony Johnston, Wizard, March 5, 2008
