Книга: Toby Litt, Mark Buckingham, Gary Erskine, Russ Braun, Victor Santos, Andrew Pepoy «Dead Boy Detectives: Volume 1: Schoolboy Terrors»

Toby Litt

Toby Litt is an English writer, born in Bedford in 1968. He studied at Bedford Modern School, read English at Worcester College, Oxford and studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia where he was taught by Malcolm Bradbury.

A short story by Toby Litt was included in the anthology "All Hail the New Puritans" (2000), edited by Matt Thorne and Nicholas Blincoe, and he has edited "The Outcry" (2001), Henry James's last completed novel, for Penguin in the UK. In 2003 he was nominated by Granta magazine as one of the 20 'Best of Young British Novelists'. He edited the 13th edition of New Writing (the British Council's annual anthology of the finest contemporary writing in fiction, non-fiction and poetry) and is known for naming his books in alphabetical order.

Litt has recently written an interactive short story, using livejournal and twitter, as part of the Penguin "We Tell Stories" project.

Bibliography

* "Adventures in Capitalism" (collection of short stories, 1996, ISBN 0-14-100795-8)
* "Beatniks" (1997, ISBN 0-14-101793-7)
* "Corpsing" (2000, ISBN 0-14-028577-6)
* "deadkidsongs" (2001, ISBN 0-14-028578-4)
* "Exhibitionism" (collection of short stories, 2002, ISBN 0-14-100653-6)
* "Finding Myself" (2003, ISBN 0-14-100654-4)
* "Ghost Story" (2004, ISBN 0-241-14278-4)
* "Hospital", (2007, ISBN 0-241-14280-6)
* "I Play the Drums in a Band Called Okay" (2008, ISBN 978-0-241-14282-0)

External links

* [http://www.tobylitt.com tobylitt.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tobylitt MySpace: Toby Litt]
* [http://www.3ammagazine.com/litarchives/2003/oct/interview_toby_litt.html Interview]
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Источник: Toby Litt

Mark Buckingham

Источник: Mark Buckingham

Gary Erskine

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Gary Erskine is a Scottish comic book artist born in Paisley, near Glasgow in 1968.

Biography

Erskine started drawing work for fanzines while at art college and aspired to be a comic book artist. After sending samples of his work to Marvel UK he was eventually given "Knights of Pendragon" to draw on a regular basis in 1988. Erskine's work proved to be popular and he also drew "Warheads" for Marvel UK.

Erskine then expanded his work into "2000 AD", drawing a Judge Dredd story written by Garth Ennis. For "2000 AD", he also drew "Flesh" written by Dan Abnett and Steve White, and for "2000 AD"'s sister title "Crisis" he illustrated "The Real Robin Hood", written by Michael Cook, in 1991. Working with writer John Tomlinson he drew the "Lords of Misrule" graphic novel for Tundra in 1993. The novel was based upon old British legends and urban myths and was well received.

Erskine by this time was drawing fill in issues for various DC Comics titles, but "Silencers", a mini series written by Warren Ellis for Epic Comics was put on indefinite hold due to the collapse of Epic.

Erskine spent much of the 1990s doing guest artist work on various titles such as James Robinson's "Firearm" (a two part story set in a cyberspace/punked version of his native Glasgow), as well as a selection of Star Wars titles for Dark Horse. He also drew a mini series based upon "The Terminator" films for Malibu Comics.

In 2000 "Silencers" was finally printed by Image Comics as "City of Silence", and Ellis and Erskine finally saw the story receive critical acclaim. The same year saw him ink Chris Weston on an issue of "War Stories" written by Garth Ennis, as well as drawing two issues of "Hellblazer" for Vertigo. He also stepped in at the last minute to complete Mark Millar's run of "The Authority".

In 2002 he again inked Chris Weston in the pages of Grant Morrison's "The Filth".Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = The Filth | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 83 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5 | oclc = 213309015] He also drew a "Justice Society of America" mini series in 2004 as well as another "War Story".

In 2005 Erskine worked on "Jack Cross", an ongoing series written by Warren Ellis for DC Comics, which unfortunately stalled after the first story arc of four issues. Although mention of a further eight finished scripts and plots for twelve more issues was posted on various forums, the scripts were incomplete (requiring further dialoguing) and the book was placed on hiatus after the fourth issue. Later on, Ellis posted on his MySpace page that there will be "No more Jack Cross for DC". The rest of the year included digital painting of covers for "X-Wing : Rogue Leader", a "Star Wars" mini series published by Dark Horse.

2006 brought about a new Vertigo series called "Army@Love" for Erskine to work on.Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = Army@Love | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 28-29 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5 | oclc = 213309015] The ongoing series written and pencilled by comic book veteran Rick Veitch is currently receiving good reviews from the industry and magazines, including "Military Times". The story centers on a group of diverse characters and the problems with their relationships and the madness of corporate involvement/ sponsorship of a Middle Eastern War. DC Comics have billed the book as "Desperate Housewives meets The War five years in the future".

November 2007 saw the release of Garth Ennis' "Dan Dare", published by Virgin Comics, and included full artwork by Erskine. [ [http://www.2000ad.nu/spacefleet/virgin/ Gary Erskine's page on "Dan Dare"] ] Thie seven issue series saw the return of the classic British hero, previously published by "2000 AD" and "Eagle" (in various interpretations) since the 1950s.

Erskine has also contributed character designs and storyboards for television, commercials and games development working with various companies over the last eighteen years. He has also worked on licensed properties such as the Dreamworks characters (including Shrek and Madagascar) and for Sony and occasionally freelances with the award winning Glasgow studio Axis Animation.

Erskine now lives mostly in Heidelberg, Germany with partner Mhairi although he spends time in Glasgow, Scotland.

Bibliography

*"Knights of Pendragon" (with Dan Abnett/John Tomlinson, Marvel UK, 1990-1993)

*"Judge Dredd": "Twin Blocks" (with Garth Ennis and Gina Hart, in "2000 AD" #741, 1991)

*"Flesh": "Chronocide" (with Dan Abnett/Steve White, in "2000 AD" #973-979, 1996)

*"ZombieWorld": "Home for the Holidays" (with Gordon Rennie, one-shot, 1997, Dark Horse, collected in "ZombieWorld: Winter's Dregs", 2005 ISBN 1-59307-384-4)

*"Terminator: Nuclear Twilight" (with Mark Paniccia, Malibu Comics)

*"HyperSonic" (with Dan Abnett/Steve White, Dark Horse, 1997-1998)

*"City of Silence" (with Warren Ellis, Image Comics, 2000)

*"Hellblazer" #144-145: "Ashes & Honey" (with Darko Macan, Vertigo, 2000)

* "The Filth" (inks, with Grant Morrison and pencils by Chris Weston, Vertigo, 13-issue mini-series, 2002, tpb, 2004 ISBN 1-4012-0013-3)

*"The Authority: Brave New World" #29 (with Mark Millar, Wildstorm, 2002, collected in "Transfer of Power", Titan Books, ISBN 1840234903, DC Comics, ISBN 1401200206)

*"War Story" (with Garth Ennis, Vertigo):
** "Johann's Tiger"' (inks, with pencils by Chris Weston, one-shot, 2001, collected in tpb "War Stories: Volume 1", 2004, ISBN 1-84023-912-3)
** "Archangel" (one-shot, 2003, collected in tpb "War Stories: Volume 2", 2006, ISBN 1-4012-1039-2)

* "JSA Strange Adventures" #1-6 - DC Comics, 2005

*"Jack Cross" (with Warren Ellis, 4-issue mini-series, DC Comics, 2005-2006)

*Osprey Graphic History:
**"Island of Terror: Battle of Iwo Jima" (with Larry Hama and Anthony Williams, 48 pages, October 2006, ISBN 1846030552)
**"The Empire Falls: Battle of Midway" (with Steve White and Richard Elson, 48 pages, October 2006, ISBN 1846030587)
**"Day of Infamy: Attack on Pearl Harbor" (with Steve White and Jerrold Spahn, 48 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1846030595)

*"Testament" #16 (inks, with Douglas Rushkoff and pencils by Peter Gross, March 2007)

*"Army@Love" (inks, with Rick Veitch, DC Comics, 2007, ongoing):
**"The Hot Zone Club" (tpb, collects #1-5, 128 pages, October 2007, ISBN 1401214746) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=7980 "The Hot Zone Club"] at DC Comics]
**"Generation Pwned" (tpb, collects #6-12, 168 pages, July 2008, ISBN 1401218326) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=9579 "Generation Pwned"] at DC Comics]

*"Dan Dare" (with Garth Ennis, 7-issue mini-series, Virgin Comics, November 2007 - May 2008, ongoing, tpb, hardcover, 208 pages, September 2008, ISBN 0981480837)

Notes

References

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* [http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=droid&page=profiles&choice=GARYE 2000 AD profile]

External links

* [http://www.garyerskine.blogspot.com/ Gary Erskine blog]
* [http://www.garyerskine.demon.co.uk/ Gary Erskine homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/garyerskine/ Gary Erskine] at MySpace
* [http://www.crackcomicks.com/the_filth_team.htm Profile at crackcomics.com]
* [http://www.majic12.com/citymcloudrev.htm "City of Silence" review]

Источник: Gary Erskine

Víctor Santos

Infobox MLB player


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name=Víctor Santos
position=Relief pitcher
team=San Francisco Giants
number=54
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|10|2
debutdate=April 9
debutyear=2001
debutteam=Detroit Tigers
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=23-48
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=425
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.21
teams=
*Detroit Tigers (by|2001-by|2002)
*Colorado Rockies (by|2002)
*Texas Rangers (by|2002-by|2003)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2003-by|2005)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2006)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2007)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2007)

Víctor Irving Santos (born October 2, 1976 or possibly earlier [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:hzNWiXWukDQJ:www.spc.edu/athletics/baseball/mlbpeacocks.php+%22Saint+Peter%27s+College%22+%22victor+santos%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6] , San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants.

Career

Santos signed with the Detroit Tigers as a non-drafted free agent in 1995. Although he allowed some unearned runs, Santos posted a 0.00 ERA over his first 27.1 innings in the majors, the longest such streak to start a career since Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980-81 (34 innings). For his effort, he was named Detroit rookie of the year by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.

Santos was traded to the Colorado Rockies in 2002 and acquired by the Texas Rangers before the 2003 season. Then he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers before being called up for the 2004 season, where he earned his way onto the starting rotation. After two years with Milwaukee, he made an unusual route via the Kansas City Royals and the Rule 5 draft onto the major-league roster of the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2006 season.

The Pirates granted him free agency on October 6, 2006, immediately after the 2006 season ended. On January 8, 2007 he signed a minor league deal with the Reds. On September 7, 2007 he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations.

Santos elected free agency on October 12, 2007.

On January 11, by|2008, Santos signed with the San Francisco Giants to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.

Early life

As with many Dominican players, it is unclear whether Santos's official age is accurate. His biography lists that he graduated from Passaic High School in Passaic, New Jersey in 1995 [ [http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mil/news/mil_news.jsp?ymd=20040804&content_id=819191&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp Santos makes most of opportunity: Non-roster invitee enjoying breakthrough season] , MLB.com, August 4, 2004. "One the pitches Santos offers, his fastball, was nowhere to be seen when he graduated from Passaic High School in New Jersey in 1995.] , though Santos was a four-year starter on the baseball team at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey. [ [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:hzNWiXWukDQJ:www.spc.edu/athletics/baseball/mlbpeacocks.php+%22Saint+Peter%27s+College%22+%22victor+santos%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6 403 Forbidden ] ] In 1994, he was named Most Valuable Player of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament, where he was the winning pitcher twice in the Peacocks' three-game sweep. Santos is the first former Peacock baseball player to reach the majors.
*Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
*Weight: 190
*Throws: Right
*Bats: Right

References

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=276343 MLB Profile]
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* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/6697/ Career Statistics]

Источник: Víctor Santos

Andrew Pepoy

Andrew Pepoy (b. 1969) is an American comic book artist.

Biography

Andrew Pepoy was born on May 13 1969 in Holland, Michigan. He began working as a professional artist while still in college at Loyola University Chicago.

He has worked on a large variety of different comics, including Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, The X-Men, Scooby Doo, Sonic the Hedgehog , The Simpsons, Betty & Veronica, Godzilla, Ghost, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and many more.

In 2000, he redesigned the "Little Orphan Annie" newspaper strip, which he illustrated for the next year.

Mr. Pepoy is a busy freelance artist, working for Marvel, DC and other major comic book publishers. His most recent major project is the Katy Keene character revival for Archie Comics.

He lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, who is also his assistant, and their two cats.

elected works

*"Altered Image" #1 (inker, 1998)

External links

* [http://www.pepoy.com/ Pepoy.Com] - Andrew Pepoy's official home page, with news, a portfolio, and listing of upcoming appearances.

Источник: Andrew Pepoy