Lilah Sturges

Lilah Sturges
Born	Matthew Sturges (1970-10-02) October 2, 1970 Rhode Island, United States
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Jack of Fables House of Mystery

Lilah Sturges^[1] (born Matthew Sturges, October 1970 in Rhode Island) is an American writer of comics and fantasy novels. She is best known for co-writing with Bill Willingham the Eisner-award-nominated Jack of Fables, and other comics published by Vertigo Comics / DC Comics.^[2]

Career

In the 1990s, Sturges was a member of the writers' collective Clockwork Storybook, which also included Willingham, Chris Roberson, and Mark Finn.^[3]

Beginning in 2006, she and Willingham co-wrote the 50-issue Jack of Fables (a spin-off from Willingham's popular Fables series). In 2008 she began writing the 42-issue House of Mystery as well.^[4][5][6] After signing an exclusive deal with DC Comics later that year,^[7][8] Sturges wrote Blue Beetle from #29^[9] to its end with #36,^[10] and Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! featuring the Human Flame.^[11][12][13] In 2009 she partnered again with Willingham writing Justice Society of America beginning with issue #29.^[14][15]

She is the author of two novels—Midwinter (2009)^[16] and its sequel The Office of Shadow (2010)—and a book of short horror fiction, Beneath the Skin and Other Stories (2000).

Personal life

Sturges was born in October 1970, assigned male gender, and named Matthew. In December 2016, Sturges announced via her Twitter and Facebook accounts that she is a transgender woman, and has adopted the name Lilah. She has 2 daughters, Emerson and Camille Sturges.^[1][17]

Bibliography

Comics

• Jack of Fables #1–50 (with co-author Bill Willingham, Vertigo, September 2006 – March 2011)
• Shadowpact #17–25 (DC Comics, September 2007 – July 2008)
• Countdown to Mystery: "A Syzygy in Plastic" #1–8 (DC Comics, November 2007 – June 2008)
• Salvation Run #3–7 (DC Comics, March–July 2008)
• House of Mystery #1–42 (Vertigo, July 2008 – 2011) collected as:
  • Room and Boredom (collects House of Mystery #1–5, 128 pages, January 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2079-7)^[18]
  • Love Stories for Dead People (collects House of Mystery #6–10, 128 pages, June 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2276-5)^[19]
• Blue Beetle #29–36 (with artist Rafael Albuquerque, DC Comics, September 2008 – April 2009)
• Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! (with Freddie Williams, DC Comics, 6-issue limited series, 2009)
• Thor: Season One (with Pepe Larraz, Marvel Universe, 178 pages, September 2013, ISBN 978-0-7851-5379-5)^[20]
• Vertigo Double Shot #1 (2008
• Justice Society of America Vol. 3 #24, 29–33, Annual #2
• The Literals #1–3
• Fables #83–85, 143, 148
• Booster Gold Vol. 2 #21–24
• JSA 80-Page Giant 2010 #1
• JSA All-Stars #1–18 (2010–2011)
• The Web (2009) #6–10
• DC Universe #57
• The Mighty Crusaders Special' #1
• G.I. CombatVol. 2 #1 (2010)
• Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life #1–4
• Zatanna Vol. 2 #12–?
• The Spirit #14
• Power Girl Vol. 2 #26
• Fairest #7 (2012)
• Damsels: Mermaids#0–5
• The Witching Hour Vol. 2 #1
• Fables: The Wolf Among Us #1–16 (Digital Chapter 1–48)
• Muirwood: The Lost Abbey #2–5
• Public Relations #1–13
• The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse (2016) OGN SC
• Mix Tape 2016 nn

Prose

• Midwinter (2009; novel)
• The Office of Shadow (2010; novel)
• Beneath the Skin and Other Stories (2000; short story anthology)

References

External links

• Matthew Sturges at the Comic Book DB
• Clockwork Storybook forums
• very lengthy by Jay Tomio about House of Mystery and novels, Boomtron, January 16, 2009
• Inside the Comic Writer's Studio interview, Comicbloc.com, September 2007
• Sequential Tart interview, September 2006
• Behind the Page – Matthew Sturges, Part 1, Newsarama, February 5, 2009