Sean Michael Wilson

Infobox Comics creator

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notable works = "The Japanese Drawing Room"
"Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Stories"
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Sean Michael Wilson is a comic book writer from Edinburgh, Scotland, but who now lives and works in Japan. His first published story came out in 1998 in a book and display of an exhibition of comic art in London. Increasingly he is working with Japanese and Chinese artists on manga style books, being ideally placed to do so by living in Japan. His first Japanese language work came out in Summer 2008 on the Japanese keitai manga (cell/mobile phone) network. But his main influences remain British, European and American comics such as creators Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Eddie Campbell and Harvey Pekar.

His work is equally split between original stories and adaptations of existing work into comic book form. Much of his recent books have been for the UK publisher Classical Comics. This has involved working with a range of well known artists adapting 19thC novels into Comic books that stay close to the original in plot and historical accuracy.

Wilson currently lives in Southern Japan. [http://www.nycomiccon.com/App/homepage.cfm?appname=100453&moduleID=2920&LinkID=28544&campaignid=61372446&iUserCampaignID=36952193 2008 New York Comic con Guests at nycomiccon.com] ]

Bibliography

* "Angel of the Woods" (with Jorge Heufemann, graphic novel, 84 pages, Boychild Productions, December 2003, ISBN 0954659600)
* "Chimpira" (in "Manga Mover", Boychild Productions, September 2004, ISBN 0954659627)
* "Beautiful things" (with Neill Cameron and other artists, Boychild Productions, June 2005, ISBN 0954659619)
* "The Japanese Drawing Room" (with artist Sakura Mizuki, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museumm May 2006, ISBN 0905173805)
* "Gang of Love" (in "Yaoi", Volume 1, Yaoi Press, April 2007, ISBN 1933664150)
* "Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Stories" (140 pages, Demented Dragon Books, 2007)
* "Iraq: Operation Corporate Takeover" (with Lee O'Connor, War on Want/Boychild Productions, June 2007, ISBN 0954659635)
* "The Story of Lee" (with Yishan Li, in the "Mammoth Book of Best New Manga" Vol. 2, October 2007, ISBN 1845296427)
*"A Christmas Carol" (adaptation, with pencils by Mike Collins and inks by David Roach, 132 pages, Classical Comics, October 2008, Original Text, ISBN 1906332177, Quick Text, ISBN 1906332185)
*"The Canterville Ghost" (adaptation, , with art by Steve Bryant and Jason Millet, 144 pages, Classical Comics, October 2008, Original Text, ISBN 1906332274, Quick Text, ISBN 1906332282)

Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Stories, 120 pages, Keitai/cell phone version in the Japanese language,Tokyo Shoseki Insatsu, 2008.

Wuthering Heights (adaptation, with art by John M Burns, 144 pages, Classical Comics, 2009.)

Sweeney Todd (adaptation, with art by Declan Shalvey, 144 pages, Classical Comics, 2009.)

Current projects:

The Story of Lee, 100 page manga with artist Eve Yap, for a US publisher.

Once upon a time in Morningside, an autobiographical book, no publisher yet. Preview for mobile phone version available on ROK COMICS http://www.rokcomics.com/artist_info.php?userid=12&series=214.

AX Collection - Japanese altenative manga translated into English, for the first time, from the pages of 'AX' Anthology in Japan, for a US publisher.

GEKIGA roots - examining the roots of mature style alternative manga in Japan with viausla and interview with the original creators from the 1950's onwards.

References

External links

* [http://sean-michael-wilson.blogspot.com/ Blog]
* [http://www.boychildproductions.co.uk Boychild Productions] , official site
* [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/boychildproductions/ Boychild Productions] , at Webcomics Nation