Jonathan Hickman
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| Jonathan Hickman | |
| Born | South Carolina |
| Nationality | United States Citizen |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
| Notable works | The Nightly News |
Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist.
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[edit] Biography
Hickman was the runner-up in the first Comic Book Idol and went on to draw and write a number of series.
He is the creator of The Nightly News, [1] published under Image, and has also worked on Marvel's Legion of Monsters, on the story N'Kantu, the Living Mummy: MustDie/EatSoul [2] [3].
He has also designed covers for Virgin Comics, most significantly Andy Diggle's Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper [4] and Garth Ennis' Seven Brothers.
He is currently working on three new projects under Image: Pax Romana [5], A Red Mass for Mars, with Ryan Bodenheim [6], Transhuman, with J. M. Ringuet and an ongoing series titled Plus. [7]
Hickman mentioned at his website, Pronea, that he would write a column for comic book blog and podcast, iFanboy, at some point in the future[8]. This post was reinforced on episode #119 of iFanboy[9], and again on February 12, 2008 with the launch of their new website[10]. On February 12, 2008 the first edition of Hickman's column, "Concentric Circles" was released[11].
[edit] Awards
- 2008: Nominated for "Best Limited Series" Eisner Award (for Nightly News).[12]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Behind "The Nightly News", Comic Book Resources, February, 2007
- ^ LEGION OF MONSTERS: SATANA #1, Marvel Comics Publishing Catalog
- ^ Legion of Monsters: Satana #1 review, Broken Frontier
- ^ Ultimate Killer: Diggle talks "Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper", Comic Book Resources, January 18, 2007
- ^ Hickman'S Pax Romana Debuts In November From Image (press release), Newsarama, August 29, 2007
- ^ Jonathan Hickman Holds “A Red Mass For Mars”, Comic Book Resources, September 9, 2007
- ^ Pronea | Jonathan Hickman
- ^ blog|PRONEA » Blog Archive » Something cool(s)
- ^ 02.10.08 - Episode #119: Teen Titans: Year One #2
- ^ Welcome to iFanboy 3.0!
- ^ Concentric Circles by Jonathan Hickman #1 - Digital Comics
- ^ 2008 Eisner Award Nominees Named (press release), Newsarama, April 14, 2008
[edit] References
- Jonathan Hickman at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
- Pronea, Hickman's official website
- Jonathan Hickman's Resources at Howtomakecomics.net
- iFanboy, home of "Concentric Circles" column
[edit] Interviews
- podcast interview with Hickman on Pax Romana
- podcast interview with Hickman on Transhuman
- Audio interview with Hickman about Nightly News and his forthcoming works
