G. Willow Wilson
| G. Willow Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1982 New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Author, Comic Book Writer, Journalist |
| Notable works | Cairo, Air, The Butterfly Mosque |
| Official website | |
G. Willow Wilson (born August 31, 1982) is an American comics writer, prose author, essayist, and journalist.
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[edit] Biography
After converting to Islam while attending Boston University, Wilson moved to Cairo, where she contributed articles to the Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine and the Canada National Post.[1] She was also a regular contributor to the now-defunct Egyptian opposition weekly Cairo Magazine. Wilson was the first western journalist to be granted a private interview with Sheikh Ali Gomaa after his promotion to the position of Grand Mufti of Egypt.[2]
Her first graphic novel, Cairo, with art by M.K. Perker, was published by Vertigo in 2007,[1] and named one of the best graphic novels of 2007 by Publishers Weekly, The Edmonton Journal/CanWest News, and Comics Worth Reading.[3] The paperback edition of Cairo was named one of Best Graphic Novels for High School Students in 2008 by School Library Journal, and one of 2009's Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens by American Library Association.
Her first ongoing comic series, Air, launched by Vertigo in 2008[4][5] reunited her with Perker, and was nominated for an Eisner Award for 'Best New Series' of 2009.[6] NPR named Air one of the top comics of 2009,[7] and received acclaim from the Fairfield Weekly, Comic Book Resources,[8] Marie Claire,[9] and Library Journal.[10]
Other works for DC Comics include fill-in issues #706 and 707 of Superman, the five-issue mini-series Vixen: Return of the Lion, starring the Justice League member Vixen with art by Cafu.,[11][12][13] and The Outsiders.
Willow is currently writing Mystic, a four-issue miniseries for Marvel Comics with art by David Lopez. Although a Crossgen revival, Willow's Mystic bears little resemblance to its previous incarnation.
[edit] Bibliography
Work:
- "Aces" (with co-author Shannon Eric Denton and art by Curtis Square-Briggs, in Negative Burn #7-10, 2006–2007; collected by AiT/PlanetLar July 2008, ISBN 193205152X)
- The Outsiders: "Five of a Kind - Metamorpho/Aquaman" (art by Josh Middleton, one-shot, DC Comics, 2007; collected in Outsiders: Five of a Kind, 160 pages, March 2008, ISBN 1401216722)
- Cairo (with art by M.K. Perker, original graphic novel, 160 pages, Vertigo, hardcover, November 2007, ISBN 1401211402; paperback, September 2008, ISBN 1401217346)
- Air (with art by M.K. Perker, ongoing series, Vertigo, 2008–2010)[14]
- Vixen: Return of the Lion (with Cafu, 5-issue mini-series, DC Comics, October 2008)
- The Butterfly Mosque (memoir, Grove Press, hardcover, June, 2010, ISBN 1843548283; paperback, June, 2011, ISBN 0802145337)
- Superman#706, 707 (with art by Amilcar Pinna, fill-in issues, DC Comics, December 2010, January 2011; collected in "Superman: Grounded. Vol. 1", 168 pages, August 2011, ISBN 140123075X)
- Mystic (with art by David Lopez, 4-issue miniseries, Marvel Comics, August 2011-Ongoing)
- "Alif the Unseen", (Grove/Atlantic, July 2012)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b G. Willow Wilson on Cairo & Outsiders: Metamorpho/Aquaman, Newsarama, July 17, 2007
- ^ Wilson, G. Willow, The Show Me Sheikh, The Atlantic Monthly, July 2005
- ^ Best of 2007: Comics Worth Reading
- ^ G. Willow Wilson on AIR
- ^ G. Willow Wilson talks "Air", Comic Book Resources, July 7, 2008
- ^ 2009 Eisner Award Nominees
- ^ Air as one of top comics of 2009
- ^ Air #47 listed in CBR's Best 100 Comics of 2008
- ^ Marie Club Roundtable Review of Air
- ^ Air earns its wings from Library Journal
- ^ DC Comics
- ^ Talking to G. Willow Wilson - Air, Vixen and More, Newsarama, August 29, 2008
- ^ G. Willow Wilson talks "Vixen", Comic Book Resources, September 10, 2008
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Air", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 19, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
[edit] References
- G. Willow Wilson at the Comic Book DB
