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Hope Larson

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Hope Larson
Hope Larson at the 2012 Texas Book Festival.
Hope Larson at the 2012Texas Book Festival.
Born1982 (age 41–42)
OccupationIllustrator, cartoonist
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
SpouseBryan Lee O'Malley(2004–2014)

Hope Raue Larson(born 1982) is anAmericanillustratorandcartoonist.Her main field iscomic books.

Personal life and education

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Larson grew up inAsheville, North Carolina,and attendedCarolina Day School.[1]Upon graduation from high school, she matriculated atRochester Institute of Technologyand then transferred to theSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago,where she graduated with aBachelor of Fine Artsin 2004.[1]She then moved toTorontowith her husband, Canadian cartoonistBryan Lee O'Malley.In 2005, they moved toHalifax, Nova Scotia.

From 2008 until 2010, Larson and O'Malley lived inAsheville, North Carolina.They relocated toLos Angeles,California.[2]She and O'Malley divorced in 2014.[3]She returned to Asheville, where she currently[when?]lives.[4]

Career

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While Larson was in college,Scott McCloudtook an interest in her illustrations, encouraging her to createcomics.Soon after, she was invited to thewebcomicsanthology siteGirlamaticand produced her first professional comic, a web serial entitledI Was There & Just Returned.[5]Afterwards, Larson concentrated on a number of small, hand-mademinicomics,combining her interests in comics, screenprinting, and bookmaking.

She contributed tocomics anthologiesFlight,True Porn 2,andYou Ain't No Dancer,while working on a web-serialized graphic novel,Salamander Dream.This eventually became her first full-length book, published byAdHouse Booksin September 2005; she moved toOni Pressfor her second graphic novel,Gray Horses(released March 2006).

In 2006, Larson signed a two-book contract with New York publishing houseSimon & Schuster.The first book under this deal,Chiggers(released June 18, 2008, under theAtheneum BooksGinee Seoimprint),[6]is a graphic novel about "nerdy teenaged girls" who meet at summer camp.Chiggersis intended for a 9- to 12-year-old audience.[7]

In 2012, Larson adaptedMadeleine L'Engle's work asA Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel,published by Margaret Ferguson Books (a Farrar Straus Giroux imprint).[8]

In 2016, Larson became the new writer forDC ComicsBatgirl,[9]a run that saw the character go on back-packing trip through Asia on a voyage of self-discovery.[10]

In addition to comics, Larson has worked as a freelance illustrator for various clients, including theNew York Times.

She has worked as alettereron such books asBrian WoodandRyan Kelly'sLocal.

Larson's bookAll Summer Longwas released by Farrar Straus Giroux in the spring of 2018.[11]

Publishing

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In 2006, Larson launched her own publishing imprint,Tulip Tree Press.She has released several minicomics and prints through the Tulip Tree website;[12]the only book released under the Tulip Tree name wasHouse of Sugar,an award-winning collection ofRebecca Kraatz's comic strip, released 15 November 2006.[13]

Acclaim

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Larson was nominated for the 2006Kim Yale Awardfor Best New Female Talent, and won the 2006Ignatz Awardin the category Promising New Talent.[14]In 2007, Larson won theEisner Awardfor Special Recognition (formerly known as "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition" ).[15]She won the Eisner Award again in 2012 for herA Wrinkle in Timeadaptation.[16]

Rebecca Kraatz's House of Sugar, Larson's first publishing venture, won the 2007Doug Wright Awardfor Best Emerging Talent.[17]

All Summer Longwas aKirkus ReviewsBest Book of 2018.[18]

Works

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Mainstream comic book work

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Graphic novels

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  • Salamander Dream.AdHouse Books,2005
  • Gray Horses.Oni Press,2006
  • Chiggers.Atheneum Books,2008
  • Mercury.Atheneum Books, 2010
  • A Wrinkle in Time.Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012
  • Who is ACwith Tintin Pantoja. [Athenum Books], 2013
  • Four Points series
    • Compass South,Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016
    • Knife's Edge,Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017
  • Goldie VancewithBrittney Williams.Boom! Studios,2016
  • Eagle Rock series
    • All Summer Long,Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018
    • All Together Now,Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020
    • All My Friends,Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021

Selected short stories and minicomics

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  • "Sex Rainbow,"March 2004 (originally printed as a deck of cards)
  • "Compound Eye,"April 2004
  • "Weather Vain," August 2004 (originally printed inFlightVol. 2)
  • "Mud,"February 2005 (originally printed inYou Ain't No Dancer #1)
  • "Little House in the Big Woods,"August 2006 (originally printed in theNew York Times)
  • "When I Was A Slut," March 2006 (published inProject: Romantic)
  • "Henry and Elizabeth,"July 2007 (printed in the New York Times, and later expanded to a minicomic)
  • "Cosplay," February 2018 (published by Dark Horse Books inSecret Loves of Geeks)

See also

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References

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  1. ^abAnne Fitten Glenn."Graphic Insight".Mountain Xpress.Retrieved on December 24, 2008.
  2. ^Zack Smith."Hope Larson on Chiggers and More".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon December 12, 2008.RetrievedApril 18,2008.
  3. ^Lee, Adrian (July 18, 2014)."Scott Pilgrim grows up".RetrievedAugust 28,2014.
  4. ^McGhee, Ali (July 2018)."The Art of the Story: Graphic Novelist Hope Larson Weaves words and Images to Create New Worlds".RetrievedJune 24,2019.
  5. ^Gordon McAlpin."The Hope Larson Interview".Comic Book Galaxy.RetrievedSeptember 20,2006.
  6. ^"CHIGGERS by Hope Larson & illustrated by Hope Larson".Kirkus Reviews.May 1, 2008.
  7. ^Heidi MacDonald."Hope Larson Signs Two-book Deal with S&S".Publishers Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon June 18, 2006.RetrievedSeptember 20,2006.
  8. ^Clark, Noelene (2012-10-03)."'A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel': Hope Larson inks a classic ".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved2017-11-13.
  9. ^Johnston, George (July 27, 2016)."New 'Batgirl' Writer Reveals Why She Moved the Superhero Out of Gotham".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2017-11-13.
  10. ^Ahlin, Charlotte (August 1, 2016)."Hope Larson Talks About The Challenges Of 'Batgirl #1' And Reveals Her Favorite Comic Book Heroines".Bustle.Retrieved2017-11-13.
  11. ^Clark, Noelene (2017-08-09)."First Look at First Second's Spring 2018 Graphic Novels".Entertainment Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-11-13.Retrieved2017-11-13.
  12. ^"www.tuliptreepress.net is Expired or Suspended".Archived fromthe originalon 2021-01-26.Retrieved2006-09-21.
  13. ^Douglas Wolk."Fans Look for Books at MoCCA 2006".Publishers Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2006.RetrievedSeptember 21,2006.
  14. ^Heidi MacDonald."2006 Ignatz Award Winners".The Beat.Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2012.RetrievedNovember 10,2006.
  15. ^Heidi MacDonald."2007 Eisner Award Winners".The Beat.Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2012.RetrievedAugust 29,2007.
  16. ^McIntyre, Gina (2013-08-21)."Hope Larson on 'Bitter Orange' film, 'Four Points' with Rebecca Mock".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved2017-11-13.
  17. ^"Artists honoured for comics hailing nostalgia, everyday life".CBC.ca.August 18, 2007.RetrievedAugust 29,2007.
  18. ^"Hope Larson | Authors | Macmillan".US Macmillan.Retrieved2019-03-14.
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