Scott Meyer (author)
Scott Meyer is an American author, comedian, and artist, known for his webcomic Basic Instructions and his comic fantasy series Magic 2.0.
Basic Instructions
Meyer initially began posting Basic Instructions on his LiveJournal account in 2003 and in 2006, began posting the strips on its own website, basicinstructions.net. Strips are posted three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and each comic contains four panels in a grid, and each panel typically contains instructions as well as the standard comic drawings. The instructions are based on a "how to" topic seemingly taken from everyday life, such as "How to Lie for Recreational Purposes" or "How to Win at Monopoly Without Losing a Friend", and then deals with the subject in a frequently perverse or unexpected manner. The characters in the comic are Scott Meyer himself and representations of the people he interacts with on a daily basis, such as his wife, his boss, and his best friend. The author has stated in interviews that many of the characters are based on real people.[1] The comic has been available on LiveJournal since 2003 and on the author's Web site since 2006.
Four books have been published, the first two by Dark Horse Comics, all containing compilations of strips with some new content, forewords written by the characters and commentary on the comics themselves.[2] A page-a-day calendar featuring strips from the comic were printed from 2011 to 2014.
In August 2008 Dilbert creator Scott Adams covered Basic Instructions on his blog, where he discussed his interactions with Meyer and advice he had given him on possible syndication.[3]
Collections
- Help Is on the Way (2008, Dark Horse Books)[4]
- Make with 90% Recycled Art (2010, Dark Horse Books)
- The Curse of the Masking-Tape Mummy (2011, Don't Eat Any Bugs Productions)
- Dignified Hedonism (2013, CreateSpace)
Magic 2.0
Magic 2.0 is a comic fantasy series of books written by Scott Meyer.[5][6] The series so far consists of three novels, Off to Be the Wizard, Spell or High Water, and An Unwelcome Quest which were published annually from 2014 to 2015 by publisher 47North. The series follows Martin Banks, a programmer from 2013, who uses a computer file that allows him to alter reality to time travel to medieval England where he joins a community of other computer programmers posing as wizards. According to a post on the series' facebook page[7] on May 3rd, 2015, the author has recently begun work on a fourth book in the Magic 2.0 series.
Novels
Master of Formalities
2015 saw the release of a new series, the Science Fiction book Master of Formalities[10]. The story is set on a planet governed by two houses, at war for decades. A sequel, The Authorities™ is due this year as well.
Personal Life
Scott lives and works near Orlando, Florida with his wife Missy Meyer.
References
- ^ Manning, Shaun. "(DON'T) TAKE HIS ADVICE: MEYER ON "BASIC INSTRUCTIONS"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Aboraya, Abe. "Seattle comic artist's long road to success". Seattle PI. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Adams, Scott. "Basic Instructions, Part 1". Dilbert Blog. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Wheeler, Andrew. "Review: "The Curse of the Masking-Tape Mummy" by Scott Meyer". Comic Mix. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Cowlisha, Brad. "Basic Instructions Creator Now Writes Novels". Sequart Organization. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Scott Meyer writes fantasy series for computer science enthusiasts". Tufts Daily. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Off to Be the Wizard Facebook Page". Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Experience the wonders of time travel with books old and new". Salisbury Post. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Chitty, Mark. "An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer (Magic 2.0 #3)". SFF World. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Master of Formalities at Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved 25 Aug 2015.
External links
- Basic Instructions
- Basic Instructions on LiveJournal (no longer updated)
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