WRITING

Love The Way You Love (Oni Press, 6/06 and beyond) - an ongoing series with artist Marc Ellerby

Strangetown back-up articles (Oni Press, 3/06 and beyond) - humorous text features for the Chynna Clugston/Ian Shaugnessy comic book series

Put the Book Back on the Shelf: A Belle & Sebastian Anthology (Image Comics, 3/06) - a comic book adaptation of the song “Marx & Engels” with artist Marc Ellerby

The Dark Horse Book of the Dead (Dark Horse Comics, 6/05) - “Kago No Tori,” a short story illustrated by Guy Davis

“Fifteen, Clumsy & Shy” in Blue Monday: Painted Moon (Oni Press, 4/05) – a short story illustrated by Chynna Clugston

Four Letter Worlds (Image Comics, 3/05) – “(T For) True,” a short story illustrated by Andi Watson

Framing Sequence in the Too Much Hopeless Savages collection (Oni Press, 8/04), illustrated by Christine Norrie

Introduction to Queen & Country,vol. 6 – Operation: Dandelion (Oni Press, 8/04) by Greg Rucka & Mike Hawthorne

“Chance Meetings” (1/04) - an online comic strip illustrated by Patrick Scherberger

Afterword for Hawaiian Dick by B. Clay Moore & Steve Griffin (Image Comics, 2003)

Afterword for Days Like This by J. Torres & Scott Chantler (Oni Press, 2003) - I also edited the book, but since it has a music-themed premise, Torres asked me to write a little something about girl groups.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike in "Rock 'n' Roll All Night (And Sleep Every Day)", a four-part comic strip, once again with Chynna Clugston-Major, published in Dark Horse Extra promotional flyer in July & August 2002

September 11 (Dark Horse Comics, 1/02)- one page story with Chynna Clugston-Major for this jam-packed benefit book

Introduction to Rare Creature by Kelley Seda (Slave Labor Graphics, 2001)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lover's Walk (Dark Horse, 2/2001) - "Punish Me With Kisses," a Willow & Tara story done in collaboration with artist Chynna Clugston-Major; later reprinted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Food Chain

Unproduced scripts for a Blue Monday animated, internet serial, printed in Blue Monday: Absolute Beginners (Oni Press)

IN PROGRESS

Rewriting the English-langauge scripts for various manga titles published by Tokyopop

  • Ai Yori Aoshi vols. 1-15 by Kou Fumizuki – a romantic comedy of errors
  • Abenonobashi vol. 1-2 by Satoru Akahori - a crazy tale of inter-dimensional travel
  • Ark Angels vols. 1-3 by Sang-Sun Park - a new, original series
  • Because I’m the Goddess vols. 1-2 by Shamu Neko - an otherworldly comedy
  • Gacchagacha vols. 1-5 by Yutaka Tachibana - another romance, but this one with a meaner spirit
  • Gravitation vols. 1-12 by Maki Murakami - a pop-music infused romance of boys trying to find stardom
  • Honey Mustard vols. 1-4 by Ho-Kyung Yeo – a romantic soap opera
  • Island vols. 3-7 by In-Wan Youn and Kyung-Il Yang - a Korean horror comic
  • Red Pooh vols. 1-2 by Myung Jin-Lee - a comedy about magic with an American indie feel

CLAMP titles

  • Angelic Layer vols. 1-5 - an all-ages, fun adventure comic with fighting robots
  • Clamp School Detectives 1-3 - a trio of boys at a super school solve mysteries and help damsels in distress
  • Clamp School Paranormal Investigators vols. 1-3 – not comics, but a prose novel series for young adults, originally written by Tomiyuki Matsumoto. I wrote the full English version for American publication.
  • Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders 1-2 - a humorous stab at boys manga where two young students become armor-clad superheroes to fight monsters
  • Legal Drug vols. 1-3 - an ongoing gender-bending adventure
  • Man of Many Faces 1-2 - a youthful romance with a gentlemen thief and his young flame
  • Magic Knight Rayearth 1-6  - a 10th anniversary remaster of the classic series
  • Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland - a one-shot erotic comedy
  • Wish 1-4  - a romantic comedy starring angels and devils

Check the Tokyopop website for current availability/release dates of titles.

 

I have joined the Ice Kunion writing team for several Korean manwha, picking up titles midstream, including:

  • 11th Cat by Kim MiKyung, vol. 3 and on
  • Chocolate by Shin JiSang & Geo, vol. 3 and on
  • Cynical Orange by Yoon JiUn, vol. 2 and on
  • Freak by Dong-Eun Lee & Chung Yoo, vol. 1 and on
  • Hissing by Eun-Young Kang, vol. 2 and on

Go! Comi:

  • Tenshi Ja Nai! (I'm No Angel!) by Yakako Shigematsu, vol. 4 and on

EDITING

I have many past projects that I edited at Dark Horse Comics between 1994 and 1998. At some point maybe I will do a bibliography. The main titles to look for, though, are Red Rocket 7 by Mike Allred and Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter by Stan Sakai.

Freelance editing: The Atomics #s 1-15 by Mike Allred, published by AAA Pop; Powers #26+ by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming, published by Image Comics (visit Jinxworld), and the first six issues published by Marvel Comics.

I became an editor for Oni Press in mid-1998. I joined five months into their publishing history. I became editor in chief in April 1999. Virtually all the titles up through my departure in June 2004, bear my stamp in one way or another. Visit them at Oni Press.

As an editor, I received two Harvey Awards for editing the best anthology of the year, for Dark Horse Presents in 1997 and Oni Double Feature in 1998. I was a nominee in the Comic Book Buyer’s Guide 2004 fan poll for best editor, as well, a rare feat for an editor at an independent company.