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In the 1990s, Sturges was a member of the writers' collective [[Clockwork Storybook]], which also included Willingham, [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]], and [[Mark Finn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intcr.htm|title=Chris Roberson interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction|website=www.infinityplus.co.uk|access-date=2016-12-29}}</ref>
In the 1990s, Sturges was a member of the writers' collective [[Clockwork Storybook]], which also included Willingham, [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]], and [[Mark Finn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intcr.htm|title=Chris Roberson interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction|website=www.infinityplus.co.uk|access-date=2016-12-29}}</ref>


Beginning in 2006, she and Willingham co-wrote the 50-issue ''Jack of Fables'' (a spin-off from Willingham's popular ''[[Fables (comics)|Fables]]'' series). In 2008 she began writing the 42-issue ''[[House of Mystery (Vertigo)|House of Mystery]]'' as well.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=147423 "Sturges & Willingham on the New House of Mystery"]. [[Newsarama]]. February 20, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16316 Sturges is Big Brother of Vertigo’s "House of Mystery"], [[Comic Book Resources]], May 6, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020917-House-Mystery.html "House Showing: Lilah Sturges on House of Mystery"]. Newsarama. February 17, 2009</ref> After signing an exclusive deal with DC Comics later that year,<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080728-FablesPanel.html "SDCC '08 - The 'Fables' Panel & Announcements"]. Newsarama. July 28, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080812-Sturges1.html Matt Sturges I: Living with Fables, & Now DC Exclusive]. Newsarama. August 13, 2008</ref> Sturges wrote ''[[Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Blue Beetle]]'' from #29<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080813-SturgesBeetle.html "Talking Blue Beetle with Matt Sturges"]. Newsarama. August 13, 2008</ref> to its end with #36,<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/110814-Sturges-Beetle.html "Hail and Farewell: Sturges on Blue Beetle's End"]. Newsarama. November 14, 2008</ref> and ''[[Final Crisis]] Aftermath: Run!'' featuring the [[Human Flame]].<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020910-Behind-Sturges2.html "Behind the Page - Matthew Sturges, 2"]. Newsarama. February 10, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020911-Sattler-Aftermath.html "Ian Sattler on the Final Crisis: Aftermath Titles"]. Newsarama. February 11, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020916-Sturges-Run.html "The Most Powerful? Lilah Sturges on The Human Flame and Run!"]. Newsarama. February 16, 2009</ref> In 2009 she partnered again with Willingham writing ''[[Justice Society of America]]'' beginning with issue #29.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19602 Talking JSA With Willingham & Sturges], Comic Book Resources. January 19, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/081226-jsa-willingham-sturges.html "Willingham and Sturges Talk Justice Society of America"]. Newsarama. December 26, 2008</ref>
Beginning in 2006, she and Willingham co-wrote the 50-issue ''Jack of Fables'' (a spin-off from Willingham's popular ''[[Fables (comics)|Fables]]'' series). In 2008 she began writing the 42-issue ''[[House of Mystery (Vertigo)|House of Mystery]]'' as well.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=147423 "Sturges & Willingham on the New House of Mystery"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216001338/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=147423 |date=2009-12-16 }}. [[Newsarama]]. February 20, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16316 Sturges is Big Brother of Vertigo’s "House of Mystery"], [[Comic Book Resources]], May 6, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020917-House-Mystery.html "House Showing: Lilah Sturges on House of Mystery"]. Newsarama. February 17, 2009</ref> After signing an exclusive deal with DC Comics later that year,<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080728-FablesPanel.html "SDCC '08 - The 'Fables' Panel & Announcements"]. Newsarama. July 28, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080812-Sturges1.html Matt Sturges I: Living with Fables, & Now DC Exclusive]. Newsarama. August 13, 2008</ref> Sturges wrote ''[[Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Blue Beetle]]'' from #29<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080813-SturgesBeetle.html "Talking Blue Beetle with Matt Sturges"]. Newsarama. August 13, 2008</ref> to its end with #36,<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/110814-Sturges-Beetle.html "Hail and Farewell: Sturges on Blue Beetle's End"]. Newsarama. November 14, 2008</ref> and ''[[Final Crisis]] Aftermath: Run!'' featuring the [[Human Flame]].<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020910-Behind-Sturges2.html "Behind the Page - Matthew Sturges, 2"]. Newsarama. February 10, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020911-Sattler-Aftermath.html "Ian Sattler on the Final Crisis: Aftermath Titles"]. Newsarama. February 11, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020916-Sturges-Run.html "The Most Powerful? Lilah Sturges on The Human Flame and Run!"]. Newsarama. February 16, 2009</ref> In 2009 she partnered again with Willingham writing ''[[Justice Society of America]]'' beginning with issue #29.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19602 Talking JSA With Willingham & Sturges], Comic Book Resources. January 19, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/081226-jsa-willingham-sturges.html "Willingham and Sturges Talk Justice Society of America"]. Newsarama. December 26, 2008</ref>


She is the author of two novels – ''Midwinter'' (2009)<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020923-Sturges-Midwinter.html "From Comics to Novels: Matt Sturges on 'Midwinter'"]. Newsarama. March 23, 2009</ref> and its sequel ''The Office of Shadow'' (2010) – and a book of short horror fiction, ''Beneath the Skin and Other Stories'' (2000).
She is the author of two novels – ''Midwinter'' (2009)<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020923-Sturges-Midwinter.html "From Comics to Novels: Matt Sturges on 'Midwinter'"]. Newsarama. March 23, 2009</ref> and its sequel ''The Office of Shadow'' (2010) – and a book of short horror fiction, ''Beneath the Skin and Other Stories'' (2000).

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Lilah Sturges
BornMatthew Sturges
(1970-10-02) October 2, 1970 (age 53)
Rhode Island, United States
NationalityAmerican
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.[1]

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)[17]
    • Love Stories for Dead People (collects House of Mystery #6–10, 128 pages, June 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2276-5)[18]
  • 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)[19]

Prose

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Lilah Sturges, The Latest Comic Creator To Tell Us She's Trans". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Jack of Fables", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 100–101, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
  3. ^ "Chris Roberson interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction". www.infinityplus.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  4. ^ "Sturges & Willingham on the New House of Mystery" Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. Newsarama. February 20, 2008
  5. ^ Sturges is Big Brother of Vertigo’s "House of Mystery", Comic Book Resources, May 6, 2008
  6. ^ "House Showing: Lilah Sturges on House of Mystery". Newsarama. February 17, 2009
  7. ^ "SDCC '08 - The 'Fables' Panel & Announcements". Newsarama. July 28, 2008
  8. ^ Matt Sturges I: Living with Fables, & Now DC Exclusive. Newsarama. August 13, 2008
  9. ^ "Talking Blue Beetle with Matt Sturges". Newsarama. August 13, 2008
  10. ^ "Hail and Farewell: Sturges on Blue Beetle's End". Newsarama. November 14, 2008
  11. ^ "Behind the Page - Matthew Sturges, 2". Newsarama. February 10, 2009
  12. ^ "Ian Sattler on the Final Crisis: Aftermath Titles". Newsarama. February 11, 2009
  13. ^ "The Most Powerful? Lilah Sturges on The Human Flame and Run!". Newsarama. February 16, 2009
  14. ^ Talking JSA With Willingham & Sturges, Comic Book Resources. January 19, 2009
  15. ^ "Willingham and Sturges Talk Justice Society of America". Newsarama. December 26, 2008
  16. ^ "From Comics to Novels: Matt Sturges on 'Midwinter'". Newsarama. March 23, 2009
  17. ^ Room and Boredom details at DC Comics
  18. ^ Love Stories for Dead People details at DC Comics
  19. ^ Thor: Season 1 details at Marvel Comics

Interviews

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