Nat Gertler
| Nat Gertler | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel,The Factor |
Nat Gertler (born on April 30, 1965[1]) is a writer who has written books about computers and comics, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel (co-authored with Steve Lieber). He has also written comics, prose fiction, television episodes and a video game script.
Career
Gertler started out in the comics field providing the English language adaptation of Speed Racer for Now Comics in 1988/89. In the mid-1990s, he contributed to Wendy and Richard Pini's ElfQuest, as well as Caliber Comics' Negative Burn anthology. Gertler founded the About Comics publishing company, which is neither "a mainstream comics publisher, nor an alternative comics publisher".[2] About Comics founded the 24 Hour Comics Day event, and has published works by such comics writers as Kurt Busiek and Charles M. Schulz, as well as producing books such as Panel One and Panel Two, featuring comic scripts written by a number of top comics writers.
He is also the self-published creator of the comics mini-series The Factor, about a superhero who is never actually seen in the comic. He was nominated for the 1999 Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for his work on The Factor.[3] His publishing imprint, About Comics, has released works by several New York Times best-selling authors.[4]
Personal life
He has a two brothers and a sister.[5] In the past, he has been a computer programmer, quality engineer, in-house support guru, janitor, and performer on TV and on stage.[6]
Selected comics works
- 24 Hour Comics All-Stars (editor), About Comics, 2005 (ISBN 0-9753958-4-X).
- 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights, 2004 (editor), About Comics, 2004 (ISBN 0-9753958-0-7).
- Comics prose : short stories (editor and contributor), About Comics, 2004 (ISBN 0-9716338-6-X).
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel (with Steve Lieber), Alpha Books, 2004 (ISBN 1592572332).
- The Factor (with various illustrators), About Comics, 2004 (ISBN 0-9716338-5-1).
- reprints The Factor, issues 0-4, About Comics, 1999.
- issue 0 previously published in Negative Burn 29-31.
- Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers (editor), About Comics, 2002 (ISBN 0-9716338-0-0).
- Speed Racer classics (writer for English script; original Japanese manga Mach go go go by Tatsuo Yoshida), Now Comics, 1988.
References
- ^ Comics Buyer's Guide #1485; May 3, 2002; Page 29
- ^ About "About". Accessed March 19, 2008
- ^ Kallies, Christy. "Nat Gertler: Eisner Nominee" [interview]. Sequential Tart. May 1999.
- ^ http://idiotsguides.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000038911,00.html
- ^ http://www.gertler.com/nat/
- ^ http://www.gertler.com/nat/
External links
- About Comics publisher website
- Nat Gertler's personal web page
- Nat Gertler's bibliography - from his web page
- Interview about 24 Hour Comics Day at Sequential Tart
- Interview About The Factor at Sequential Tart
- Interview with Nat Gertler at Sigmate Studio
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