Amanda Conner

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Amanda Conner is an American comic book artist and commercial art illustrator best-known for Harris Comics' "Vampirella".

Biography

The daughter of artist parents Al and Eulala and sister to Ezra, Conner was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Florida and Connecticut. She studied at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, in Dover, New Jersey. After marrying, opening a comic-book store with her then-husband, and divorcing, Conner eventually relocated to Brooklyn, New York.

Conner began illustrating small projects for Marvel Comics (including a story starring the "second Yellowjacket" in "Solo Avengers" #12, Nov. 1988), Last Gasp ("Strip AIDS U.S.A." in 1988), and Archie Comics (stories for "Archie" and "Bayou Billy" in 1989-90).

Eventually for Marvel she penciled issues of the company's licensed series based on the Mattel doll Barbie and on the Walt Disney Company animated television series "Gargoyles". In the 1990s, she drew such series as "Soulsearchers and Company" fror Claypool Comics, and "Excalibur" and writer Steve Gerber's one-shot "Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils" for Marvel. During this time, she met and worked with Marvel editor and artist Jimmy Palmiotti, whom she is currently in a long-term relationship with; the two have occasionally teamed on projects, one penciling while the other inks.

For Harris Comics' "Vampirella", also known as "Vampirella Monthly", Conner drafted some of the first issues, collaborating with writers Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and Warren Ellis. In a similar vein, she illustrated the intercompany crossover "Painkiller Jane vs. The Darkness" (Event Comics / Top Cow) and went on to work on "Painkiller Jane" #0 (the origin story). She also wrote and illustrated a story for "Kid Death and Fluffy", and penciled stories for Topps Comics.

Other comic-book credits include "Lois Lane", "", and "Birds of Prey" for DC Comics; "X-Men Unlimited" for Marvel; "Gatecrasher", which she co-created for BlackBull Comics; and "The Pro", a creator-owned book for Image Comics with Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. In 2005, she illustrated the origin of Power Girl in "JSA Classified" #1-4. As a special treat she also pencilled a Blade comic to go with the special DVD-edition.

Her art has appeared on ABC'S "Nightline", and in "The New York Times" and "Mad Magazine". Conner has also done character designs for film and television, and is featured in a "Biography" magazine commercial on A&E. She does spot illustrations in "Revolver" magazine each month. Her commercial art work includes illustrations for the New York City advertising agencies Kornhauser & Calene , and Kidvertisers, for such accounts as Arm & Hammer, Playskool , and Nickelodeon.

Conner did modeling/art reference work for the Marvel miniseries "Elektra: Assassin" in the 1980s, and for artist Joe Jusko's "Punisher / Painkiller Jane" in 2000. Conner was in the wedding party for writer Kurt Busiek.

Conner, Palmiotti, and writer Justin Gray work together via their multimedia entertainment company PaperFilms.

At the 2008 New York Comic Con, it was announced that Conner would be the artist for a new Powergirl ongoing series with Palmiotti and Gray sharing the writing duties.

Bibliography (interior artwork)

DC

*"Batgirl" #65-66
*"Birds of Prey" #47-49
*"Codename: Knockout" #6,9,13-14
*"JSA Classified "#1-4
*"Legion of Super-Heroes" #13
*"Starman" #14
*"" #1 (GirlFrenzy)
*"Supergirl #12"

Marvel

*"Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils"
*"Gargoyles"
*"Avengers West Coast Annual" #4
*"Black Panther" Vol.2 #8
*"Daredevil" Vol.2 #1/2
*"Excalibur" Vol.1 #80
*" "#14
*"Marvel Romance Redux: Guys & Dolls "#1
*"Nick Fury's Howling Commandos" #3
*"She-Hulk" Vol.2 #3

Others

*"Kid Death and Fluffy"
*"Gatecrasher" #1-6
*"" #1-4
*"Painkiller Jane" #0
*"Painkiller Jane/Darkchylde" #1
*"Painkiller Jane vs. The Darkness" #1
*"The Pro" #1
*"Vampirella 25th anniversary special" (1996) (Warren Ellis story)
*" Vengeance of Vampirella" (1996) Wizard #55 supplemental
*" Vengeance of Vampirella" (1996) #25
*"Vampirella Death and Destruction" (1996) #1-3
*"Vampirella Lives" (1996/1997) #1-3
*"Vampirella Monthly" (1997) #1-3 "Ascending Evil"
*"Vampirella Monthly" (1997) #7-9 "Queen's Gambit" (with Tucci's SHI)
*"Vampirella Halloween Trick & Treat" (2004)

References

* [http://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/conner_amanda.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia: Amanda Conner]
* [http://www.amandaconner.com Amanda Conner official site]
* [http://www.paperfilms.com PaperFilms: Amanda Conner]
* [http://isd.usc.edu/~shoaf/vampirella/index.htm Vampirella bibliography]