Tom Spurgeon
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Tom Spurgeon is a U.S. writer, historian and editor in the field of comics.[1] He was editor of The Comics Journal from 1994 to 1999. In 2004, he launched the comics news blog The Comics Reporter with site designer Jordan Raphael.[2]
With Raphael he also co-wrote the biography Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book.[3] He wrote the popular comic strip Wildwood with his childhood friend Dan Wright. The strip, initially launched as Bobo's Progress, was syndicated by King Features from 1999 to 2002 and ran in somewhere close to 80 newspapers.[4][5][6][7]
Spurgeon has also co-authored an as yet unpublished book on the history of Fantagraphics. Written with Jacob Covey, Comics As Art: We Told You So was initially scheduled for release in 2006. However, a defamation lawsuit launched by Harlan Ellison against Fantagraphics, claiming they had defamed him in the book, saw publication delayed.[8] Although the suit was settled with no money or apologies changing hands, no new release date for the book has been set.[9][10]
He describes himself as "a big, fat guy", being six feet three inches tall and weighing about 400 pounds.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ O'Brien, Kathleen (August 15, 2005). "Are comics for kids or adults?". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002439056_comicsaudience15.html. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Archived 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Comics Reporter Blog Reaches Anniversary". Editor & Publisher. October 10, 2007.
- ^ Meagher, L. D. (October 8, 2003). "Review: Putting Stan Lee in his place". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/books/10/08/review.stan.lee/. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Archived 24 March 2009.
- ^ R. C. Harvey (May 24, 2007). "Jay Kennedy". self-published. http://gocomics.typepad.com/rcharvey/2007/05/index.html. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Archived 24 March 2009.
- ^ Tim Cavanaugh (2002-06-11). "The Online Comics Gap". Online Journalism Review. http://www.ojr.org/ojr/business/1023834984.php. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Archived 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Artworks to Spotlight Cartoonist and Illustrator Dan Wright". MuncieDowntown.com. November 17, 2008. http://munciedowntown.com/2008/11/artworks-to-spotlight-cartoonist-and.php. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Archived 24 March 2009.
- ^ "COMIC STRIP TAKES A LEAP OF FAITH". self. 25 October 2001. http://www.kingfeatures.com/pressrm/rel_25_28_2_2001.htm. Retrieved 24 March 2009. Archived 24 March 2009.
- ^ Spurgeon, Tom, and Jacob Covey. Comics As Art: We Told You So. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics, 2006. ISBN 9781560977384
- ^ "You Boys Play Nice Now". http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/08/16/you-boys-play-nice-now/. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ "Comics As Art: We Told You So". Fantagraphics Books. http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=380&category_id=71&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=62. Retrieved 25 March 2009. Archived 25 March 2009.
- ^ Comics made Me Fat
[edit] External links
- Comics Reporter.com - The Comics Reporter website
- "Chasing Tom Spurgeon" - June 13, 2005 lengthy interview with Spurgeon (by Ed Cunard at CBG)
- Bobo's Progress to Wildwood Sequential Tart interview with Dan Wright and Tom Spurgeon
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