- George Khoury (author)
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birthdate = Mid-late October, 1971 [ [http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/squib/66.html Joshua Jabcuga interview with George Khoury, October 14, 2004] . Accessed September 25, 2008]
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notableworks = "The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore "
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portaldisp =George Khoury is a writer and interviewer in the field of
comic book s. Khoury's most notable works focus on UK comic book writerAlan Moore . Khoury is based inNew Jersey .Biography
Khoury recalls not being "completely enthralled by comic books until I discovered "Star Wars" #68 [(Feb, 1983) [ [http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=26511 "Star Wars" #28 at the ComicBookDb] . Accessed September 24, 2008] ] from
Marvel Comics ." [http://www.marvelmasterworks.com/features/int_stern_1006_1.html Khoury, George, "The Roger Stern Interview: The Triumphs and Trials of the Writer" at MarvelMasterworks.com] . Accessed September 24, 2008] As a 12-year old "Star Wars " fan, Khoury was introduced to Marvel Comics, andKhoury attended Saint Peter's College in New Jersey, where he wrote for the school paper and was a member of the Zeta Eta chapter of the
Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17959 Khoury, George, "Pop! #20 - I was a Marvel intern zombie!," September 7, 2008] . Accessed September 22, 2008] During his senior year (1995), he applied - and was accepted for - an autumninternship at Marvel Comics, with editorRalph Macchio , and Macchio's assistantMatt Idelson . During the course of his (unpaid) five-month internship, Khoury recalled " [t] he only money I ever made at Marvel was $45 that Sir Michael Higgins gave me for assisting him on a lettering job," but that he was proud of the reader reaction to "stories that we'd pieced together mere weeks before." In January 1996, he helped "prep' "Captain America "' #451," including placingword balloon s "withMark Waid 's approval."Khoury graduated from St. Peter's College c. 1996.
In 2007, as author of "Image Comics: Road to Independance", he moderated a reunion of all seven
Image Comics founders -Erik Larsen ,Jim Lee ,Rob Liefeld ,Todd McFarlane ,Whilce Portacio ,Marc Silvestri , andJim Valentino - at theSan Diego Comicon . [ [http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/g_man/original-7-image-creators-reunite-in-a-bigger-room/87-31647/ Comic Vine: July 17, 2007] . Accessed September 25, 2008]Publications
Kimota!
Khoury's main body of work has been produced for North Carolina-based publisher
TwoMorrows Publishing . In 2001, he produced a companion to the Great British superheroMiracleman , detailing the genesis of that character from his Captain Marvel-origins to on-going legal wranglings over ownership. In particular, the volume featured extensive interviews with original series writer/creatorMick Anglo , "Warrior" magazine editor-publisherDez Skinn and acclaimed author of the 1980s 'Marvel (Miracle) Man' revivial,Alan Moore . These were augmented with script excerpts, Moore's original proposal, artwork and interviews with other individuals who had worked on the series, includingChuck Austen ,Rick Veitch ,John Totleben ,Neil Gaiman andMark Buckingham .The book was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2002.
Magazines
From at least issue #21 (Aug, 2002) of TwoMorrows' "
Comic Book Artist " magazine, Khoury contributed articles and columns, in particular focusing on 'lost' stories that were talked about, solicited or even worked on, but are unreleased. [http://www6.wittenberg.edu/lib/research/comics_index/index.php?search=George%20Khoury&fieldnames=author Wittenberg University's "Index to "Comic Book Artist", "Alter Ego", and "Back Issue"." Compiled by Jamie Daugherty and Josh Cohick] . Accessed September 25, 2008] By issue #23, Khoury was described as the magazines "new assistant editor," rising later to a position of senior editor, while continuing to write for the award-winning publication.Khoury has also worked for other TwoMorrows magazines, including "The Jack Kirby Collector", "Back Issue" and "Rough Stuff". [See, for example, [http://srbissette.com/labels/Helen%20Day%20Art%20Center.html Steve Bissette's "MYRANT" blog, April 17, 2007] . Accessed September 25, 2008]
Khoury has also produced freelance work for publications including "
Creative Screenwriting ",Newsarama , "El Siglo ", "Comics Buyer's Guide ", and contributed an interview to the book "Spike Lee : Interviews" (ed. Cynthia Fuchs). In January, 2008, Khoury began producing an irregular weekly column forComic Book Resources entitled "Pop!," and featuring a mixture of reminiscences, 'lost stories,' interviews and analysis. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=author&id=27 "Pop!" by George Khoury archive] . Accessed September 25, 2008]Other books
Khoury's other books include "The Extraordinary Works of
Alan Moore ", an extensive reference guide to the Northampton-based English comics legend, and "True Brit: A Celebration to the Great British Comic Book Artists". With co-writerJason Hafius , Khoury has produced "G-Force Animated: The OfficialBattle of the Planets book", and "The Age of Heroes", and co-edited (withEric Nolen-Weathington ) two volumes in TwoMorrows' "Modern Masters " series spotlighting landmark comics illustrators - Vol. 6: Art(hur) Adams, and Vol. 10:Kevin Maguire .A book on the various 'muck monsters' of comics (primarily
Swamp Thing andMan-Thing ) was solicited (to feature a [http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=15117&mode=search&sessionid=20e778afa2a4a4e0c8a5f828aac3e004 cover] byFrank Cho ), but has yet to be released.Bibliography
* "Kimota! The
Miracleman Companion" (148 pages,TwoMorrows Publishing , 2001, ISBN 978-1893905115) [ [http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=295 Publisher profile for "Kimota"] ]
* "The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore " (224 pages,TwoMorrows Publishing , 2003, ISBN 978-1893905245) [ [http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=515 Publisher profile for "The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore"] ]
* "True Brit: Celebrating the Comic Book Artists of England" (204 pages,TwoMorrows Publishing , 2004, ISBN 978-1893905337) [ [http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=517 Publisher profile for "True Brit"] ]
* "Image Comics : The Road To Independence" (280 pages,TwoMorrows Publishing , June 2007, ISBN 1-893905-71-3) [ [http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=543 Publisher profile for "Image Comics: The Road To Independence"] ]olicited, but unproduced
* "Swampmen: Muck Monsters of the Comics" (with co-author
Jon B. Cooke , 224 pages,TwoMorrows Publishing , 2006, ISBN 1893905470) [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=S9oZAQAACAAJ "Swampmen"] atGoogle Book Search ]References
External links
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=column&id=26 Pop! column] at
Comic Book Resources
* [http://books.google.com/books?q=inauthor%3A%22George+Khoury%22+subject%3A%22Comics+%26+Graphic+Novels%22&btnG=Search+Books George Khoury] atGoogle Book Search
* [http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/squib/66.html An interview about True Brit]
* [http://www.newsarama.com/general/Parobeck/RememberParobeck.htm Mike Parobeck article by author]
* [http://www.twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/27ross.html Alex Ross interview by Khoury]
* [http://www.marvelmasterworks.com/features/int_stern_1006_1.html Roger Stern interview by Khoury]
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,,604420,00.html Guardian Review of Kimota]
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