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George O'Connor
George O'Connor in XOXO studios in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn
Born (1973-11-05) November 5, 1973 (age 51)
New York
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller
Notable works
Journey into Mohawk Country, Ball Peen Hammer, Olympians series
http://geooco.blogspot.com

George O'Connor (born November 5, 1973) is an American-born author, cartoonist and illustrator living in Brooklyn.

Career

O'Connor's first picture book, Kapow!, was a New York Times bestseller.[1]

His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, was published in 2006. It uses as its sole text an English translation of the journal kept by the Dutch barber/surgeon/explorer Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, who in 1634 journeyed from what is now Albany, New York 100 miles into the interior of the North American continent. This journal is one of the earliest extant accounts of the Iroquois people.[2]

O'Connor followed up Journey with his work on Ball Peen Hammer, the first graphic novel written by famed playwright Adam Rapp. Set in the near future of an unnamed city after a societal collapse, the story follows the lives and loves of a handful of survivors.[3]

He also storyboarded and contributed illustrations for the "graphic novel" portions of the ABC news special Earth 2100.

O'Connor is currently working on Olympians, a projected 12-book series retelling the Greek Myths in a graphic novel format, with one book for each Olympian god. The first volume, Zeus: King of the Gods, was published in January 2010.[3] The first volume was followed shortly thereafter by Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess, Hera: the Goddess and her Glory, Hades: Lord of the Dead, Poseidon: Earth-Shaker, and Aphrodite: Goddess of Love. The seventh volume has been confirmed to be called Ares: God of War. [4]

Bibliography

Picture books

  • Kapow!
  • Ker-Splash!
  • Sally and the Some-Thing
  • Uncle Bigfoot

Graphic novels

  • Journey into Mohawk Country, written by Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert
  • Ball Peen Hammer, written by Adam Rapp
  • Olympians Book 1: Zeus: King of the Gods (January 5, 2010)
  • Olympians Book 2: Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (April 13, 2010)
  • Olympians Book 3: Hera: The Goddess and her Glory (July 19, 2011)
  • Olympians Book 4: Hades: Lord of the Dead (January 31, 2012)
  • Olympians Book 5: Poseidon: Earth-Shaker (March 19, 2013)
  • Olympians Book 6: Aphrodite: Goddess of Love (December 31, 2013)
  • Coming soon: Olympians Book 7: Ares: Bringer of War[5]

References

  1. ^ Official author page at Macmillan Publishing
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ a b Kiel Phegley (November 27, 2009). "Hammer-Cracking Sci-Fi & Lightning-Cracking Mythology". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  4. ^ "About the Books". Olympians. Roaring Book Press. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. ^ [2]

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