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Fiona Staples
NationalityCanadian
Area(s)Penciller, Inker, Colorist
http://fionastaples.com

Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as North 40, DV8: Gods and Monsters, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Saga. She has been cited as one of the best female artists working in the industry, and one of the best artists overall.[1]

Early life

Books that had a seminal impact upon Staples include The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, Dragon of the Lost Sea series by Laurence Yep, the Redwall series by Brian Jacques, and The Chronicles of Narnia books by C. S. Lewis.[2]

Career

Staples's first published work was "Amphibious Nightmare", a 24 hour comic included in the About Comics anthology 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2005.[3] Her first series assignment was 2006's Done to Death, working with writer Andrew Foley for Markosia. She was one of the illustrators of WildStorm's Trick 'r Treat graphic novel, an adaptation of the Michael Dougherty film. She was the penciller and inker of The Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor, written by Mike Costa. She also coloured Frazer Irving's art for the 2000 AD story Button Man.

Critical reception

Staples' work with writer Brian K. Vaughan on their creator-owned series, Saga, received wide acclaim from numerous reviewers,[4] with Ain't it Cool News characterizing it as "glorious",[5] and P.S. Hayes of Geeks of Doom praising her art as "amazing", saying, "From the gorgeous painted cover all the way through the last page, she delivers in every way that’s artistically possible. It’s got to be tough to be handed a script like this one and try and figure out what to do, but she handles it beautifully. Everything looks like it belongs in the universe. Her backgrounds are elaborate, yet never distracting or too busy and they never take focus off the main characters."[6] Alex Zalben of MTV Geek predicting readers would "fall head over heels in love" with it,[7] and Greg McElhatton of Comic Book Resources positively comparing it to that of Leinil Francis Yu, specifically her use of delicate lines to frame characters with large, bold figures, and her mixture the familiar and the foreign together in her character designs to create a visually cohesive universe.[8] AICN singled out Staples' handling of grand, sweeping space shots and other genre trappings, as well as her mastery of facial expressions, which AICN felt was perfectly suited to Vaughan's subtle dialogue.[5]

Bibliography

Interior art

Covers only

Notes

  1. ^ Salvatore, Brian (July 20, 2012). "Review: Saga #5". Multiversity Comics.
  2. ^ Uzumeri, David (March 14, 2012). "'Saga': Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Bring a Stellar Sci-Fi Comic Into the World". Comics Alliance.
  3. ^ ""Done To Death" Lives On At Markosia This Summer". Comic Book Resources. 2006-02-03. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  4. ^ Richards, Ron (January 30, 2012). "ADVANCE REVIEW: SAGA #1 (Spoiler Free)". iFanboy.
  5. ^ a b "AICN COMICS REVIEWS: Brian K. Vaughan’s SAGA! FAIREST! UNCANNY X-MEN! AKA! & MORE!!!". Ain't it Cool News. March 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Hayes, P.S. (March 13, 2012). "Comic Review: Saga #1". Geeks of Doom.
  7. ^ Zalben, Alex (March 5, 2012). "The 'Saga' Of Brian K. Vaughan: How He Went From Runaway Kids To Epic Fantasy". MTV Geek.
  8. ^ McElhatton, Greg (March 13, 2012). "Review: Saga #1". Comic Book Resources.

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