Karl Stevens

Karl Stevens (born November 21, 1978 in Concord, MA) is a graphic novelist and painter. His first book, "Guilty", was published in 2004 with a grant from the Xeric Foundation. His comic, "Whatever", ran from 2005-2008 in the alternative weekly the Boston Phoenix.

"Guilty" is set in Allston and Cambridge, MA and chronicles the events following an unexpected bus stop encounter between exes. Reviews of "Guilty" noted its "painstaking cross-hatch [ing] ...and its pitch-perfect, 'overheard' dialogue" [Arnold, Andrew E. "A First Base Hit and a Guilty Pleasure." "Time.com." May 28, 2005. http://www.time.com/time/columnist/arnold/article/0,9565,1066042,00.html.] and its extremely - even "overwhelmingly" - detailed realism ["The Comics Reporter." Review of" Guilty". March 14 2005. http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/cr_reviews/1162/.] . In addition to receiving the Xeric award for comic self-publishing, "Guilty" was nominated for the 2005 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent, has been translated into French (published by Ego Comme X) and Dutch, and is included in Stephen Weiner's The 101 Best Graphic Novels. ["Karl Stevens: the Comic Book Galaxy Interview." http://www.comicbookgalaxy.com/karlstevens.html.]

Stevens' weekly comic, "Whatever," appeared in the Boston Phoenix for three years, beginning in spring 2005. A collection of the strips was published in April 2008 by Alternative Comics. [Karl Stevens: Whatever. http://www.indyworld.com/stevens/index.html ] In May 2008 "Whatever" was replaced by a new comic, "Succe$$," illustrated by Stevens and written by Gustavo Turner. [The Phoenix: Karl Stevens and Gustavo Turner. http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Authors/KARL-STEVENS-AND-GUSTAVO-TURNER/ ]

Stevens' oil paintings and watercolors, predominantly portraits, have been exhibited at the Howard Yezerski Gallery in Boston. As an illustrator, Stevens collaborated with Anthony Apesos on the book , released in October 2007 by North Light Books. His short stories have appeared in Volumes 1 and 3 of "Blurred Vision", anthologies of "New Narrative Art" published by Blurred Books.

External links

* [http://www.indyworld.com/stevens/index.html Karl Stevens at Alternative Comics]
* [http://thephoenix.com/Author.aspx?name=KARL%20STEVENS "Whatever" (Boston Phoenix)]
* [http://www.ego-comme-x.com/article.php3?id_article=383 French "Guilty"]
* [http://www.uitgeverijxtra.nl/ Dutch "Guilty"]

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