- Chondra Echert
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Chondra Echert is an American writer, best known as co-writer of the comic book series Kill Audio.
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Biography
Chondra Marie Echert was born in Clearwater, Florida. She graduated from the University of Tampa with a B.S. in Psychology and relocated to New York, where she began work as an advertising copywriter. Shortly after, Echert pursued a career in comics, after a portion of her first story, Kill Audio, created by and co-written with Claudio Sanchez, was accepted into Image Comics Harvey Award-Nominated, Popgun 2. Illustrated by Sheldon Vella, Kill Audio is a dark comedy which follows a troll's quest to understand his own immortality.[1] Originally previewed in Popgun 2, the story was published as a mini-series through BOOM! Studios and is now available as a trade hardcover. A sequel to the series, Kill Audio 2, is in production.[2]
In April 2011, Echert began her latest work, Key of Z, a contemporary zombie story set in New York City. This series is her second collaboration with writer Claudio Sanchez. Originally titled Subway Seriez, the story will see print through BOOM! Studios in Fall 2011.[3] The artist on this series has yet to be announced.[4]
Echert is currently Creative Co-Director of the indie comic publishing company Evil Ink Comics, helping with development of the on-going science fiction comic series, The Amory Wars.[5] She is also co-owner and editor of The Road Tested, a product review site with a secondary focus in events and travel.[6]
Personal life
Echert married Coheed and Cambria frontman and writing partner, Claudio Sanchez in October 2009.
Special Appearances
Echert appears in Coheed and Cambria's A Favor House Atlantic music video as the main love interest.
Echert sings backing vocals on Coheed and Cambria's Gravemakers and Gunslingers track from the band's album Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two.[7]
A limited edition promotional vinyl record given as a bonus for purchasing a subscription to the Kill Audio series featured two tracks from Claudio Sanchez' Prize Fighter Inferno side project. Track 1, titled, Erizo Schultz was co-written and performed by Echert, with Sanchez.[8]
Bibliography
Writing work includes:
- Kill Audio 0 (with Claudio Sanchez, illustrated by Sheldon Vella, Popgun2 from Image Comics, 2009)
- Kill Audio #1-#6 (with Claudio Sanchez, illustrated by Sheldon Vella, BOOM!Studios, 2009)
- Tiaras and Cold Feet (from Zombie St. Pete, 2010)
References
- ^ "MSN Interview with Claudio Sanchez". http://paralleluniverse.msn.com/features/music/claudio-sanchez-interview/.
- ^ "Bryan Reeseman Interview". http://www.bryanreesman.com/blog/2011/04/07/claudio-sanchez-talks-subway-seriez-kill-audio-ii-and-possible-amory-wars-spin-offs/.
- ^ "MTV Geek interviews from C2E2". http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/634171/c2e2-2011-claudio-sanchezs-zombie-subway-seriez.jhtml.
- ^ "Newsarama Interview from C2E2 2011". http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoFromNewsarama.
- ^ "The Amory Wars Web Page". http://theamorywars.com/.
- ^ "The Road to Beauty Ain't Always Pretty". http://www.rjandc.com/2011/02/road-to-beauty-aint-always-pretty.html. Rachel Jolley and Charlotte.
- ^ "Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow Wikipedia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Apollo,_I'm_Burning_Star_IV,_Volume_Two:_No_World_for_Tomorrow.
- ^ "The_Prize_Fighter_Inferno Wikipedia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prize_Fighter_Inferno.
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