Amy Kim Ganter

Amy Kim Ganter (b. 1980 in Binghamton, New YorkDemocrat and Chronicle staff. (April 9, 2006). "Especially for teens". "Rochester Democrat and Chronicle". Pg. 7C] , also Amy Kim Kibuishi) is an American author and illustrator of Original English-language manga.

Comics

Ganter is a winner in the fourth Rising Stars of Manga Paniccia, Mark (Editor) (December 2004). "Rising Stars of Manga, Vol. 4", Los Angeles: Tokyopop. ISBN 1-59182-538-5. Pg. 52] competition, winning the third-place prize of $1,000 and a trophy for her story "The Hopeless Romantic and the Hapless Girl".Brady, Matt (June 7, 2005). " [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=35422 RISING STARS IV: AMY KIM GANTER ON SORCERERS & SECRETARIES] ". Retrieved on 2006-11-23 ] She later authored Tokyopop's "Sorcerers & Secretaries",Gumbrecht, Jamie (April 14, 2006). "Graphic novelists drawing a crowd". "Lexington Herald-Leader". Health & Family section, Pg. 5] the story of Josh, a "bad boy," who falls for Nicole, a university student and part-time secretary who writes the story of the sorcerer Ellon in her dream journal.Staff. (February 20, 2006). "Sorcerers and Secretaries". "Publishers Weekly". Pg. 142]

Ganter is also a contributor to the second and fourth volumes of the "Flight" series of comics anthologies, telling "Food from the Sea" a "manga-derived tale of an epic clash between a fish seller and a clam seller" in volume 4.Flagg, Gordon (May 15, 2007). "Flight, v. 4". "Booklist". Pg. 28] She has adapted the R.L. Stein "Goosebumps" story "Deep Trouble" (about mermaids and sea monsters) for the graphic novel "Terror Trips". "Terror Trips" also has stories illustrated by Jill Thompson and Jamie Tolagson.Abbott, Alana (May 1, 2007). "Terror Trips". "School Library Journal". Pg. 168] She is also the creator of the webcomic "Reman Mythology".Jiayi, Patricia (May 26, 2006). "School hit by manga mania". "Pasadena Star-News" ]

Influences

Ganter says that after out-growing superhero comics like "Spawn" and "X-Men," she became influenced by the more realistic comics she discovered while on a childhood trip to Korea.Gumbrecht, Jamie (April 14, 2006). "Graphic novelists drawing a crowd". "Lexington Herald-Leader" Health & Family section, Pg. 5] She cites Japanese manga series "Ranma 1/2" as an influence.Jiayi, Patricia (July 2, 2006). "Creativity takes 'Flight'". "Pasadena Star-News"]

Personal life

Ganter is married to comics artist and "Flight" editor Kazu KibuishiJiayi, Patricia (July 2, 2006). "Creativity takes 'Flight'". "Pasadena Star-News"] ; they reside in Alhambra, California. Ganter told the story of her "third first kiss" with her future husband for the book "First Kiss (Then Tell)".Doyle, Miranda (February 1, 2007). "First Kiss (Then Tell): A Collection of True Lip-Locked Moments". "School Library Journal". Pg. 133]

References

External links

* [http://www.felaxx.com/ Amy Kim Ganter's website]