- Linda Medley
Infobox Comics creator
name = Linda Medley
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birthdate = birthdate and age|1964|05|17
location =Stockton, California
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nationality = American
area = Artist, Writer, Colorist
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notable works = "Castle Waiting "
awards =Xeric Award , 1996Eisner Award , 1998
website = http://www.studiolio.comLinda Medley (b.
May 17 ,1964 , inStockton, California ) is an acclaimed Americancomic book author andillustrator , known for her "Castle Waiting " series ofcomic books andgraphic novel s.Biography and early career
Born in
Stockton, California , Medley now lives inPortland, Oregon .Before embarking on "Castle Waiting", Medley worked in the comics industry as a
penciller ,inker ,painter ,colorist , andsculptor . Her pencilling work includes stints onDC Comics ' "Justice League America " (1991) and "Doom Patrol " (1993), as well as the "Galactic Girl Guides" forTundra Press .As a colorist, Medley worked for
Image Comics in 1994–1995, most consistently on "Deathblow ". She colored DC's "Batman and Robin Adventures " for two years spanning 1995–1997.A freelance illustrator since 1985, Medley has illustrated
children's book s for Putnam, Grosset & Dunlap, Houghton-Mifflin, and Western Publishing. Her paintings have appeared on the covers ofParadox Press 's "Family Man",Howard Cruse 's "Stuck Rubber Baby ", andTSR, Inc. 's "Dragon" magazine, to name just a few.Castle Waiting
"Castle Waiting" tells the story of an isolated, abandoned castle and its eccentric inhabitants. Medley illustrates "Castle Waiting" in a style reminiscent of the work of
Arthur Rackham andWilliam Heath Robinson .Medley conceived of "Castle Waiting" in 1984, when she was studying folklore and children's book illustration in college. Intending to do her own take on some of Grimm's fairy tales, Medley found herself most interested in the unexplained pasts — and their often unresolved fates — of the tales' background characters. [Medley, Linda. afterword to "Castle Waiting: The Curse of Brambly Hedge" (Olio Press, 1996).]
The first "Castle Waiting" publication was "Castle Waiting: The Curse of Brambly Hedge", which was self-published by Medley with a 1996 grant from the
Xeric Foundation . Medley self-published seven issues of an ongoing "Castle Waiting" series in 1997-98. In 1999, Medley self-published a "Castle Waiting" hiatus issue. Jeff Smith'sCartoon Books started publishing "Castle Waiting" (volume two; 4 issues) in 2000. In 2001, Medley went back to self-publishing and put out five more issues of the title. In 2006,Fantagraphics Books began publishing "Castle Waiting", and as of April 2008, eleven new issues have been published by them.Medley is currently working on a series of nine graphic novels based on
L. Frank Baum 'sWizard of Oz books.Awards
Medley was a 1996
Xeric Award recipient. In 1996, she was anIgnatz Award nominee for Outstanding Anthology or Collection. In 1996, she was anEisner Award nominee for Best Writer/Artist; and in 1998, she won two Eisner Awards, for Best Ongoing Story ("Castle Waiting") and for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition. Also in 1998, Medley was a Lulu Award nominee for Lulu of the Year.Notes
References
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=1611|title=Linda Medley
External links
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* [http://lambiek.net/artists/m/medley_l.htm Medley bio and art samples at Lambiek.net's Comiclopedia]
* [http://www.shiningsilence.com/medley/ Fan site with an extensive bibliography]
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