Derek McCulloch (comics)

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Derek McCulloch is an author of graphic novels and comics who was born in Ottawa in 1964, raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta[1], and lives in Oakland, California. Throughout the mid 1980s and early 1990s, he was the publisher of Strawberry Jam Comics, and wrote To Be Announced and night life. He was also co-founder of The Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund in Canada and co-edited the organization's two True North anthologies. His stories have appeared in comics series including Open Season, Shred!, and Cerebus High Society.[2] He works as a technical editor at an engineering company.[3]

He wrote Stagger Lee (ISBN 1582406073), a graphic novel based on the story of Stagger Lee and drawn by Shepherd Hendrix, which was published by Image Comics in May 2006[4]. It has been nominated for several awards, including the Eisner Awards 2007[5] and the Eagle Awards 2006[6], and won several Glyph Comics Awards in 2007[7], including Story of the Year and Best Writer.

His second graphic novel, Displaced Persons (ISBN 1582408688), is scheduled for publication in May 2008 by Image Comics.

Contents

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Original Graphic Novels

  • Stagger Lee (Image Comics, May 2006) with artist Shepherd Hendrix
  • Displaced Persons preview book (Image Comics, July 2007) with artist Rantz A. Hoseley
  • Displaced Persons (Image Comics, scheduled May 2008) with artist Rantz A. Hoseley

[edit] Strawberry Jam Comics

  • To Be Announced #1-7 (June 1985-June 1987) with artist Mike Bannon
  • night life #1-7 (September 1986-March 1988) with artist Simon Tristam
  • Open Season #7 (July 1989) (text page only)
  • Oombah Jungle Moon Man #1 (August 1992) (text page only)

[edit] Other Comics Work

  • Open Season #6 (Renegade Press, April 1988). Story, "The Ballad of the Filipino Head Boxer, written with Jim Bricker, drawn by Bricker and Shepherd Hendrix.
  • The True North (Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund, August 1988). Editor. Story, "Rosebud" (a night life story), with artist Simon Tristam.
  • Shred #5 (CFW Enterprises, August 1989). Story, "Leroy Smalls and His Amazing Atomic Skateboard," with artist Ronny Turner.
  • Cerebus High Society #1 (Aardvark-Vanaheim, February 1990). Story, "The Single Paige," (a night life story), with artist Simon Tristan.
  • The True North II (Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund, July 1991). Editor. Story, "Three Card Monty" (a night life story), with artist Simon Tristan.
  • night life #8 (Caliber Press, November 1991). With artist Simon Tristan.
  • night life #9 (completed but unpublished). With artist Simon Tristan.
  • EXPO 2001 (EXPO/CBLDF, September 2001). Story, "Stagger Lee on American Bandstand," with artist Rik Livingston.
  • PopGun #1 (Image Comics, November 2007). Story, "Jenny Greenteeth," with artist Shepherd Hendrix.
  • Comic Book Tattoo (Image Comics, announced for July 2008). Story, "Pretty Good Year," with artist Colleen Doran.[8]

[edit] Mini-Comics

  • Krang! #5 (Severely, Ltd., 1988). Stories and art by Derek McCulloch.
  • Krang! #6 (Severely, Ltd., 1991). Stories and art by Derek McCulloch.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Exclaim! Canada's Music Authority
  2. ^ Meet the Authors of STAGGER LEE!
  3. ^ Edson Leader, Edson, AB
  4. ^ Santa Cruz Sentinel - Home
  5. ^ The 2007 Eisner Awards: 2007 Master Nominations List
  6. ^ THE BEAT » Blog Archive » Eagle Award Nominations up!
  7. ^ The 2007 Glyph Comics Award winners » PopCultureShock
  8. ^ adistantsoil.com » Blog Archive » Tori Amos Comes to Image

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