A. David Lewis
| A. David Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aaron David Lewis 1977 (age 46–47) Boston, MA |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | The Lone and Level Sands |
Aaron "A." David Lewis (born 1977 in Boston, MA) is an American comic book and graphic novel writer. He is also a comics scholar focusing on literary theory and religious studies.
Early life
Raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, Lewis is the founder of the Caption Box comic book imprint.[1] He has also served as an instructor at Georgetown University, Northeastern University, MCPHS, Bentley University, and Boston University (as a Teaching Fellow for Frank Korom, Stephen Prothero, and Steven T. Katz). Additionally, he has given lectures at conferences such as WizardWorld,[2] the San Diego Comic-Con, and the New York Comic-Con, among others. He is an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Comic Art under editor John Lent.[3]
In the late 2006, Lewis started a PhD program studying religion and literature at Boston University.[4] There he also helped organize the "Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels Conference"[5] and co-edit its later text Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels published in 2010.[6] He completed his PhD in 2012 and revamped his dissertation work into the book American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion: The Superhero Afterlife published in 2014 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Career
Lewis's 2005 work, The Lone and Level Sands (written by Lewis, and illustrated by Marvin Mann and Jennifer Rodgers), won a Howard E. Day Prize and has been nominated for three Harvey Awards in 2007.[7] His 2002 creation, Mortal Coils, was named one of the winners of the 2003 Cinescape Literary Genre Competition,[8] and in 2004 it was given the Paper Screen Gem Award for Mystery/Suspense.[9] It was republished as a hardcover, color edition by Archaia Comics; Mann and Lewis collaborated again through Archaia with Some New Kind of Slaughter, or Lost in the Flood (and How We Found Home Again): Diluvian Myths from around the World in 2009.
In 2011, Lewis became co-editor of Muktatafaht: A Middle East Comics Anthology initially through the Harvard University Center of Middle East Studies' Outreach Center but, due to administrative circumstances,[10] shopped elsewhere. He is also the organizer of the Chain World Freeform Comics Experiment and its customized book The Tome, and, in 2014, a founding member of Sacred and Sequential, an organization of religion & comics scholars.[11]
In 2015, Lewis's co-edited volume with Christopher Moreman, entitled Digital Death: Mortality and Beyond in the Online Age, was a winner of the Ray at Pat Browne Award for "Best Edited Collection",[12] and his American Comics, Literary Theory, and Religion: The Superhero Afterlife was nominated for "Best Scholarly/Academic Work" in the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.[13]
Bibliography
- "Alabaster Cities" in 9-11: Emergency Relief (Alternative Comics, 2001)
- Mortal Coils (Red Eye Press & Caption Box, 2002–2005)
- The Lone and Level Sands (with art by Marvin Perry Mann and Jennifer Rodgers, Caption Box, 2005; Archaia Studios Press, 2006) [14]
- Empty Chamber (with art by Jason Copland, Silent Devil Entertainment, 2007)
- "Res Libero" in Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened (with art by Danielle Corsetto, Villard, 2007) [15]
- Some New Kind of Slaughter, or Lost in the Flood (and How We Found Home Again): Diluvian Myths from Around the World (with writing and art by Marvin Perry Mann, Archaia Studios Press, 2008) [16]
References
- ^ About Caption Box Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Caption Box
- ^ Levy, David (2005-10-20). "Behind the spandex: secrets of the superheroes". The Jewish Advocate. Archived from the original on July 22, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "About IJOCA". International Journal of Comic Art. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Waltz, Vicky (2007-02-12). "Comic Conspiracy". BU Today. Boston University. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Graven Images: Religion in Comics, Comic Book Resources, May 8, 2008
- ^ Google Books: Graven Images.
- ^ Taylor, Denise (2007-03-04). "Picturing the world". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mann and Lewis offer LONE AND LEVEL SANDS online". Comic World News. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- ^ Mike Bullock (2004-06-14). "Paper Screen Gems". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Lewis, A. David (December 5, 2014). "The Middle East Comic Book Anthology You'll Never Read". ISLAMiCommentary. Duke Islamic Studies Center. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Klassen, Asher (July 22, 2014). "New Websites and Research Plans". Watercolour Horizons. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Cal State East Bay Philosophy Department Chair Wins National Pop Culture Award". California State University, East Bay. May 7, 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 Eisner Awards Nominations". San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Archaia Studios Press Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ POSTCARDS: True Stories That Never Happened
- ^ Archaia Studios Press Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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