Garen Ewing
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Garen Ewing (b.1969, England) is an illustrator, designer and most notably a comic creator, being the writer and illustrator of The Rainbow Orchid. He is currently illustrating and writing a comic called Charlie Jefferson and the Tomb of Nazaleod published by The DFC.
As an aside, Ewing is a part-time researcher and writer on the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80) and was interviewed by Sue Cook on BBC Radio 4's 'Making History' programme in this capacity in October 2004[1].
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[edit] Biography
He started King Rat Press in 1988 with the anthology Cosmorama, which included contributors such as Steve Pugh, David Wyatt, Warren Ellis, Paul H. Birch and Sara Russell. In 1994 he had his full length comic version of Shakespeare's The Tempest published, and a copy resides at the Shakespeare Library, Stratford-upon-Avon. Since then, he has worked as an illustrator and designer.
His most recent work, an example of the ligne claire comic form, is a mystery adventure, The Rainbow Orchid, and has received much critical acclaim, including two nominations for a National Comic Award (2004). The book is being published by Egmont UK[2]. He is also one of the contributors to The DFC, the weekly kids comic published by David Fickling Books (an imprint of Random House), writing and drawing 'Charlie Jefferson and the Tomb of Nazaleod'[3], as well as being one of the artists featured in Dez Skinn's 'Comic Art Now: The Very Best in Contemporary Comic Art and Illustration' (Ilex Press, 2008).
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Early work
- Realm of the Sorceress
A fantasy adventure that appeared in Pandemonium in the early 1990s.
- The Tempest
A comic strip adaptation of Shakespeare's play The Tempest, published in 1994.
- Captain Powerchord
A humourous strip that appeared in the UK entertainment guide 5D in the early 1990s.
- Other
A page for the charity comic Feed America's Children.
- Football comics (for DC Thompson, The Observer)
- Sea Dog : (written by Jason Cobley, in Pirates!, Accent UK)
[edit] The Rainbow Orchid Universe
Ewing's main work, an adventure story set in the 1920s. An expedition sets off to northern India to find the mystical Rainbow Orchid, and save the sword of Tybalt Stone from falling into the hands of Urkaz Grope. It is published by Egmont UK.
- The Girdle of Polly Hipple
A Rainbow Orchid spin-off for Accent UK's Twelve. The anthology was based upon the twelve Labours of Hercules, and Ewing's work is based on the ninth task; the Girdle of Hippolyte. In the story, the reporter William Pickle gets his first big break by weaving his way into getting a photo of a rare ancient Egyptian artefact. [4]
- The Sword of Truth
A Rainbow Orchid spin-off for Factor Fiction's The Girly Comic, which works as an origin story for the character of Lily Lawrence as she performs at a London theatre, where two young men compete for her attentions.
[edit] Upcoming
- Charlie Jefferson and the Tomb of Nazaleod
Upcoming work for the anthology series The DFC
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Making History, "The March to Kandahar, 1880", BBC Radio 4, October 19, 2004
- ^ "Egmont UK To Publish New Comic Strip Adventure The Rainbow Orchid", booktrade.info, April 1, 2008
- ^ "Fickling gears up for comic launch", The Bookseller.com, February 19, 2008
- ^ [1]
