George Gustines

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George Gene Gustines
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Born 1971
Birth place New York City
Circumstances
Occupation magazine editor, journalist, playwright
Family Aida and Jorge Gustines (parents); Elena Gustines (sister)
Spouse Steven Schack
Notable credit(s) The New York Times

George Gene Gustines (born 1971[1]) is a journalist and playwright who has been the deputy managing editor of T, a magazine of The New York Times, since 2006.

As a journalist, he has written for the New Jersey[2], Circuits (technology)[3], Escapes[4], The City[5], Television[6] and Arts and Leisure[7] weekly sections, and the daily National[8], Culture[9] and Business[10] pages, of the Times.

Gustines joined the staff of the Times in 1991.

Contents

[edit] Personal

Gustines is the son of Aida and Jorge Gustines. A longtime resident of New York City, Gustines lives with his partner, Steven Schack[11].

[edit] Partial Bibliography

[edit] Journalism

  • "For Youth, Fun at Camp Is a Dream Come True." The New York Times, 19 January 1995.
  • "Copper, Penny and Brass That Aren't All They Seem." The New York Times, 30 June 1996.
  • "You Thought the 70's Were Over? Think Again." The New York Times, 13 July 1997.
  • "FORAGING: Twisted Tales of a Comic Book Connoisseur." The New York Times, 19 April 2002.
  • "FORAGING: The Quest for Apu, Mr. Burns and Crew." The New York Times, 19 July 2002.
  • "Turning Mysteries of E-Mail and Technology Into Theater." The New York Times, 8 August 2002.
  • "A Comic Book Gets Serious On Gay Issues; A Major Character Becomes A Victim of a Hate Crime." The New York Times, 13 August 2002.
  • "NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED: The Amazing Adventures of New York City." The New York Times, 3 November 2002.
  • "For Young Viewers: Adventures of Robin and His Merry Band of Mega Friends." The New York Times, 20 July 2003.
  • "Tennis Courts, Pools and More." The New York Times, 26 March 2004.
  • "Girl Power Fuels Manga Boom in U.S." The New York Times, 28 December 2004.
  • "MediaTalk: The City Hall Superhero, on Gay Marriage." The New York Times, 14 February 2005.
  • "It's 2772. Who Loves Ya, Tech E. Coyote?" The New York Times, 6 June 2005.
  • "Recalibrating DC Heroes for a Grittier Century." The New York Times, 12 October 2005.
  • "COMICS: Straight (and Not) Out of the Comics." The New York Times, 28 May 2006.
  • "Museum of Steel: Cartoon History in a Single Bound." The New York Times, 6 September 2006.
  • "Pulpy TV and Soapy Comics Find a Lot to Agree On." The New York Times, 31 October 2006.
  • "A Quirky Superhero of the Comics Trade." The New York Times, 12 November 2006.
  • "For Graphic Novels, a New Frontier: Teenage Girls." The New York Times, 25 November 2006.
  • "Captain America Is Dead; National Hero Since 1941." The New York Times, 8 March 2007.
  • "Superhero Worship, Gotham to Riverdale." The New York Times, 4 May 2007.
  • "COMICS: When Picasso Went Down To Georgia." The New York Times, 6 May 2007.
  • "Adopting the Hollywood Model for Comic Books, Producers and All." The New York Times, 26 May 2007.
  • "An Escape From the Slush Pile: A Web Site Tries Out New Comics." The New York Times, 9 July 2007.
  • "The Superhero as Society's Mirror, From World War II to Iraq." The New York Times, 14 July 2007.

[edit] Reviews

  • "BOOKS OF THE TIMES: A Bittersweet Tale of Father and Daughter." (Review of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic) The New York Times, 26 June 2006.

[edit] Plays

1997

  • With Steve Schack. Papered Over. Producers Club, 1997[12].

More forthcoming

[edit] Graphic novels

As Editor

  • Bernatovech, Rich and Vecchio, Luciano. Sentinels, Book 1: Footsteps. Drumfish Productions, 2003. ISBN 0974588504
  • Bernatovech, Rich and Vecchio, Luciano. Sentinels, Book 2: Masks. Drumfish Productions.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Sentinels Online - authors page
  2. ^ "Copper, Penny and Brass That Aren't All They Seem." The New York Times, 30 June 1996.
  3. ^ "Turning Mysteries of E-Mail and Technology Into Theater." The New York Times, 8 August 2002.
  4. ^ "FORAGING: Twisted Tales of a Comic Book Connoisseur." The New York Times, 19 April 2002.
  5. ^ "NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED: The Amazing Adventures of New York City." The New York Times, 3 November 2002.
  6. ^ "For Young Viewers: Adventures of Robin and His Merry Band of Mega Friends." The New York Times, 20 July 2003.
  7. ^ "COMICS: Straight (and Not) Out of the Comics." The New York Times, 28 May 2006.
  8. ^ "For Youth, Fun at Camp Is a Dream Come True." The New York Times, 19 January 1995.
  9. ^ "A Comic Book Gets Serious On Gay Issues; A Major Character Becomes A Victim of a Hate Crime." The New York Times, 13 August 2002.
  10. ^ "MediaTalk: The City Hall Superhero, on Gay Marriage." The New York Times, 14 February 2005.
  11. ^ "Steven Schack, George Gustines." The New York Times, 25 September 2005.
  12. ^ Off-Off Broadway Reviews, June-July, 1997. Accessed 7 April 2007.