| Carla Speed McNeil | |
|---|---|
 McNeil at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 10, 2010. | |
| Born | Hammond, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Publisher, Letterer |
Notable works | Finder |
| Awards | Lulu Award, Ignatz Award, Eisner Award |
| http://www.carlaspeedmcneil.com/ | |
Carla Speed McNeil is an American science fiction writer, cartoonist, and illustrator of comics, best known for the science fiction comic book series Finder.[1]
Career[]
McNeil was born in Hammond, Louisiana, and currently lives in Maryland.
McNeil's chief work is the ongoing science fiction comic series Finder, which she began self-publishing in 1996. In 2005, she started to publish Finder as a webcomic. The comic was published and available to read on her website until it began to be published by Dark Horse Comics in 2011.[2]
A majority of McNeil's career is focused on collaborations with other comic artists and writers. In 2001, McNeil provided a two-page guest-illustrator spot for Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City.[3] She continued her work with him in 2005 by illustrating the one-shot "Frank Ironwine" in Ellis' Apparat Volume 1."[4] McNeil also worked as an illustrator alongside Greg Rucka on the Oni Press series Queen & Country in 2004.[5][6] In 2008, McNeil adapted and illustrated D. J. MacHale's first Pendragon book, The Merchant of Death, into a graphic novel, and it was released by Simon and Schuster on May 20, 2008.[7] In 2013, McNeil participated in multiple collaborations with other artists. She collaborated with Alex de Campi for two comics: she illustrated a few pages of the graphic novel Ashes, as well as the first issue of My Little Pony: Friends Forever, which was released by IDW Publishing.[8] She also did illustrative work for Devin Grayson's Legends of Red Sonja.[9] Together with Sara Ryan, she released Bad Houses in 2013 from Dark Horse Comics,[10] which received general acclaim upon release. In April 2015, McNeil started illustrating No Mercy, a series written by Alex de Campi and colored by Jenn Manley Lee.[11] The series is published by Image Comics, and is ongoing.[12]
McNeil has also worked on numerous anthologies throughout her career. In 2005, McNeil wrote a comic for the anthology Dignifying Science, which is a collection about women scientists.[13] She has also illustrated Elizabeth Genco's "Here. In My Head" for the 2008 anthology Comic Book Tattoo, which is a collection based on the songs of Tori Amos.[14] She has done work for Saucy Goose Press' anthology Smut Peddler, which is a collection of comics centered around sex positivity. [15] McNeil wrote and drew a story in the first edition, and illustrated the cover and end piece of Smut Peddler: 2014 Edition, which was one of the most successful Kickstarter comics of 2014.[16] She wrote and drew the story "Frog and Snake Never Play Together" for the popular anthology Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales Vol 2: Africa Edition in 2014.[17]
In 2015, McNeil wrote and illustrated "Both Ends of the Leash," a story that appeared in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, for DC Comics.[18]
McNeil is currently working on a new project titled Oneiradora, which she plans to publish exclusively online.[19]
Bibliography[]
Writer and Artist
- Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales Vol. 2: Africa Edition (2014)
- Finder (1997 - ongoing)
- Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #15 (2015)
- Smut Peddler: Impeccable Pornoglyphics for Cultured Ladies (and Men of Exceptional Taste!) (2012)
Illustrator
- Ashes (2013)
- Bad Houses (2013)
- Comic Book Tattoo (2008)
- Legends of Red Sonja (2013)
- My Little Pony: Friends Forever #1 (2013)
- No Mercy (2015 - ongoing)
- Pendragon Graphic Novel: The Merchant of Death (2008)
- Warren Ellis' Apparat Volume 1 (2005)
- Queen and Country, Vol. 5: Operation Stormfront (2004)
- Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City (2001)
Cover
- Smut Peddler: 2014 Edition: A Superior Pornucopia for Classy Dames (and the Forward-Thinking Gentleman) (2014)
Awards[]
In 1997, at Comic-Con International, McNeil won the Lulu Awards' Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent for her work on Finder and Shanda the Panda.[20] McNeil also won the Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent in 1998.[21]
McNeil was nominated for Lulu Award Lulu of the Year in 2001[22] and 2002,[23] and for an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist in 2001.[24] Finder won the Ignatz for Outstanding Series in 2004[25] and 2005.[26] Her work has been nominated for Eisner Awards in several categories over the years (including "Best Writer/Artist" in 2002[27] and 2003,[28] and "Best Lettering" for Finder and Bad Houses in 2014), and won "Best Webcomic" for Finder in 2009.[29] Finder: Voice won the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Graphic Novel).[30]
In recognition of her work Finder, Comics Alliance listed McNeil as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.[31]
In 2017, Finder was nominated by readers for NPR's "Let's Get Graphic: 100 Favorite Comics and Graphic Novels," and was chosen for the list by a panel of award-winning comic artists.[32]
References[]
- ↑ Press, Oni. "Carla Speed McNeil - Oni Press". secure.onipress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Adventures in Publishing: Carla Speed McNeil’s 'Finder'". Publishers Weekly. 7 June 2011. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/47544-adventures-in-publishing-carla-speed-mcneil-s-finder.html.
- ↑ "Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City | Sequart Database" (in en-US). Sequart Organization. http://sequart.org/database/19935/transmetropolitan-filth-of-the-city/.
- ↑ "Frank Ironwine « Read About Comics". www.readaboutcomics.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Depository, Book. "Queen & Country Volume 5: Operation: Stormfront : Greg Rucka : 9781929998845". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "About". Carla Speed McNeil. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "The Merchant of Death Graphic Novel" (in en-US). D.J. MacHale Books. http://djmachalebooks.com/books/pendragon/the-merchant-of-death-graphic-novel/.
- ↑ "Alex de Campi And Carla Speed McNeil Talk 'My Little Pony' [Interview]". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Dynamite® Legends Of Red Sonja #1 (Of 5)". dynamite.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "About". Carla Speed McNeil. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "No Mercy, Vol. 3 Tp | Releases | Image Comics". imagecomics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "No Mercy #1 | Releases | Image Comics". imagecomics.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ (in en) Dignifying Science: Stories About Women Scientists - Comics by comiXology. https://www.comixology.com/Dignifying-Science-Stories-About-Women-Scientists/digital-comic/30385.
- ↑ "SHE'S YOUR COMICS: Tori Amos' "Comic Book Tattoo"" (in en-US). CBR. 2008-04-03. https://www.cbr.com/shes-your-comics-tori-amos-comic-book-tattoo/.
- ↑ (in en) Smut Peddler - Comics by comiXology. https://www.comixology.com/Smut-Peddler/digital-comic/49462.
- ↑ "The Top Five Kickstarter Comics Of 2014". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ (in en) Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales Vol. 2: Africa Edition - Comics by comiXology. https://www.comixology.com/Cautionary-Fables-and-Fairy-Tales-Vol-2-Africa-Edition/digital-comic/80474?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9BbnRob2xvZ2llcw.
- ↑ "SENSATION COMICS FEATURING WONDER WOMAN #15" (in en). DC. 2015-07-14. http://www.dccomics.com/comics/sensation-comics-featuring-wonder-woman-2014/sensation-comics-featuring-wonder-woman-15.
- ↑ "Blog". Carla Speed McNeil. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Friends of Lulu 1998 Lulu Awards". www.hahnlibrary.net. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "1998 Ignatz Award Recipients | SPX: The Small Press Expo". 2016-03-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Friends of Lulu 2001 Lulu Awards". www.hahnlibrary.net. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Friends of Lulu announces award nominees" (in en-US). CBR. 2002-07-12. http://www.cbr.com/friends-of-lulu-announces-award-nominees/.
- ↑ "2001 Ignatz Awards Cancelled | SPX: The Small Press Expo". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "2004 Ignatz Award Recipients | SPX: The Small Press Expo". 2017-01-06. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "2005 Ignatz Award Recipients | SPX: The Small Press Expo". 2016-03-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ↑ 2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
- ↑ "The 2009 Eisner Award Winners Announced at Comic-Con". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners & Finalists". events.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Let's Get Graphic: 100 Favorite Comics And Graphic Novels" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/2017/07/12/533862948/lets-get-graphic-100-favorite-comics-and-graphic-novels.
External links[]
- Official website
- Carla Speed McNeil at the Comic Book DB
- Carla Speed McNeil at the Grand Comics Database
- Saucy Goose Press