Amy Reeder Hadley
Amy Reeder Hadley (born August 25, 1980) is an American comic artist, known for her work on books such as Fool's Gold and Madame Xanadu.
Early life
Amy Reeder was born August 25, 1980. She is originally from Denver, Colorado. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Social Science Teaching.[1]
Career
Amy Reeder Hadley was first discovered through the fourth of Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competitions and went on to write and illustrate the OEL manga Fool's Gold.
She went on to become the lead artist on a new Madame Xanadu series from DC Comic's Vertigo imprint, with writer Matt Wagner.[2][3] In Spring 2010 DC announced that Hadley will take over art duties for the second story arc of the Batwoman series,[4] in addition to providing the covers to Supergirl.[5]
Technique and materials
In addition to pencils and an electric eraser, Reeder employs a drawing tablet for her work. For her hand-colored work, she uses Copic Multiliners, Copic Markers. Computer programs that she uses for her artwork include Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, and ComicWorks.[1]
Personal life
In addition to creating comics, Reeder also enjoys writing music, singing and sewing.[1]
Bibliography
- Fool's Gold (script and art, Tokyopop, July 2006)
- Madame Xanadu #1-10, 16-18, 21 (pencils (and inks #1-2), with Matt Wagner and inks by Richard Friend, ongoing series, Vertigo, August 2008 - present)
- "Madame Xanadu in: Captive Audience" (with Matt Wagner, in House of Mystery: Halloween Annual 1, Vertigo, December 2009)
- Batwoman (with co-authors J. H. Williams III/W. Haden Blackman, ongoing series, DC Comics, 2010, forthcoming)
Awards
Nominations
- 2009 Eisner Award for Best New Series (with Wagner and Friend, for Madame Xanadu)[6]
- 2009 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team (with Friend, for Madame Xanadu)[6]
- 2009 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist (for Madame Xanadu)[6]
References
- ^ a b c Reeder, Amy. About, Tentopet.com, accessed May 3, 2011.
- ^ McGuirk, Brendan (August 23, 2007). "Talking Madame Xanadu with Amy Hadley". Newsarama. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=126501. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ Alverson, Brigid (February 5, 2008). "From Manga to Madame Xanadu". Publishers Weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6528712.html?nid=2789. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ Segura, Alex (April 14, 2010). "It's Official: Batwoman Ongoing Series". The Source. DC Comics. http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/04/14/its-official-batwoman-ongoing-series/. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (May 28, 2010). "Artist Amy Reeder Faces Challenge of BATWOMAN, SUPERGIRL". Newsarama. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/batwoman-reeder-interview-100528.html. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "2009 Eisner Nominations Spotlight Newcomers", San Diego Comic-Con International, accessed May 3, 2011.
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