- Alex de Campi
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nationality = America
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notable works = "Smoke"
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comics writer .Biography
Alex de Campi is best known for her 2005
graphic novel "Smoke" (published byIDW Publishing , art byIgor Kordey ), which was nominated for theEisner Award for Best Limited Series, [cite news| last = Weiland| first = Jonah| title = Chris Ware & Warren Ellis Lead 2006 Eisner Nominations| work =Comic Book Resources | publisher = Boiling Point Productions DBA Comic Book Resources| date = 2006-04-05| url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=7045| accessdate = 2008-03-09] and her 2006 manga series "Kat & Mouse" (published byTokyopop , art byFederica Manfredi ). [cite news| last = Kean| first = Benjamin Ong Pang| title = Playing Kat & Mouse with Alex de Campi| work =Newsarama | publisher = Newsarama.com| date = 2005| url = http://www.newsarama.com/tokyopop/Kat/Kat_Mouse.htm| accessdate = 2008-03-09] De Campi's work falls outside thesuperhero genre, with "Smoke" being apolitical thriller , and "Kat & Mouse" detailing the adventures of twomystery -solving high school students (a "CSI for tweens"); she has published work for children ("e.g." "Agent Boo") and for the European market ("e.g." herFrench language sci-noir series "Messiah Complex").De Campi has also ventured into filmmaking, directing a number of music videos, including the animated video for
Flipron 's "Raindrops Keep Falling On The Dead", which is to be featured at the 2008 Marfa Film Festival, [cite web|url=http://marfa.bside.com/2008/films/raindropskeepfallingonthedead_marfa2008|title=Raindrops Keep Falling On The Dead|work=Marfa Film Festival 2008|accessdate=2008-04-22] and for The Schema's "Those Rules You Made". [cite news| last = Marsden| first = Rhodri| title = How the internet can make you a pop star for almost nothing| work =Daily Mail | publisher = Associated Newspapers | date = 2007-09-04| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=479791&in_page_id=1770| accessdate = 2007-03-10] She has given a "BBC Two Masterclass" on shooting videos, for "Blast" (a BBC initiative to encourage creativity in young people), focusing on her latest video for The Real Tuesday Weld versus the Puppini Sisters. [cite web| title = Shooting a music video on a shoestring| work = Blast| publisher = BBC| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/film/tipsandtools/bbc2_masterclass/masterclass6.shtml| accessdate = 2008-04-09]De Campi was educated at
Princeton University , majoring inArt History . Prior to her writing career, she worked as aninvestment banker inHong Kong . She is currently based inLondon .Bibliography
* "Smoke" (2005)
* "Kat & Mouse" (2006)
* "Agent Boo" (2006, art byEdo Fuijkschot )
* "Messiah Complex" (2006, art byEduardo Ocana )
* "Adam in Chromaland" (2007, art byLuigi Giammarino )
* "Phantasmagory" (2007, art byDan Kim )Notes
References
*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=5943|title=Alex de Campi
*External links
* [http://www.alexdecampi.com/ Official site]
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