Amy Reeder

Amy Reeder
Reeder at the 2012 New York Comic Con.
BornAmy Reeder
(1980-08-25) August 25, 1980 (age 44)
Denver, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Fool's Gold
Madame Xanadu
Batwoman
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
http://www.tentopet.com

Amy Reeder (born August 25, 1980), formerly known as Amy Reeder Hadley, is an American comic book artist and writer known for her work on titles such as Fool's Gold, Madame Xanadu, Batwoman, and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

Early life

Amy Reeder was born August 25, 1980. She is originally from Denver, Colorado and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Social Science Teaching.[1]

Career

Amy Reeder was first discovered through the fourth of Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga competitions[2] and later wrote and illustrated the OEL manga Fool's Gold.[3]

Reeder became the lead artist on the Madame Xanadu series from DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, with writer Matt Wagner.[4] In a 2007 interview, she credited editor Brandon Montclare with helping her get her start in the comics industry.[5] In 2010, DC announced that she would take over alternate art duties for the Batwoman series with J. H. Williams III,[6] in addition to providing variant covers to that title and Supergirl,[7] the latter of which she began with issue 55.[8] She then left the Batwoman book due to "creative differences" in the middle of the next story arc.[9][10] Reeder moved to Image Comics and created Rocket Girl with writer Brandon Montclare.[11] In 2015, she and Montclare began co-writing Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur for Marvel Comics.[12][13]

Technique and materials

In addition to pencils and an electric eraser, Reeder employs, for her hand-colored work, Copic Multiliners and Copic Markers.[1] Reeder is left-handed, and when illustrating a cover, she begins the bottom right of the drawing surface and works her way to the top left, in order to avoid smears.[8] She also employs a drawing tablet for her digital work. Computer programs that she uses include Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, and ComicWorks.[1]

Personal life

Reeder enjoys writing music, singing and sewing.[1] She resides in the Greenwich Village neighborhood in Manhattan.[14]

Awards

Nominations

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Reeder, Amy. "About Amy Reeder". Tentopet.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tokyopop Rising Stars of Manga Winners' Webring". Tokyopop. n.d. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012. Amy Hadley took runner-up in RSOM 4 with her entry, The Østberg Study.
  3. ^ Amy Reeder at the Grand Comics Database and Amy Reeder Hadley at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ Alan Cowsill (2010). "2000s". In Hannah Dolan (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Madame Xanadu was a relatively minor player in the DC Universe, but [Matt] Wagner, assisted by stunning art by Amy Hadley, crafted a first-class tale.
  5. ^ McGuirk, Brendan (August 23, 2007). "Talking Madame Xanadu with Amy Hadley". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2012. Brandon Montclare's probably the biggest reason I've gotten this chance. He was an editor at Tokyopop...when he moved to DC, and then to Vertigo, he wanted to find a project for me.
  6. ^ Segura, Alex (April 14, 2010). "It's Official: Batwoman Ongoing Series". The Source. DC Comics. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012. Reeder's clear storytelling and realistic and fluid artwork makes her a perfect choice for the gig.
  7. ^ Rogers, Vaneta (May 28, 2010). "Artist Amy Reeder Faces Challenge of Batwoman, Supergirl". Newsarama. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "WC11: The Art of the Cover". CBR.com. April 23, 2011. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  9. ^ Khouri, Andy (March 12, 2012). "Batwoman Artists Amy Reeder and J.H. Williams III Comment on Creative Changes". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  10. ^ Reeder, Amy (March 10, 2012). "RE: Batwoman". The Reeder Ship. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  11. ^ Lehoczky, Etelka (July 23, 2014). "Rocket Girl Is A Jetpack-Powered 21st Century Angel". NPR. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015.
  12. ^ Towers, Andrea (August 12, 2015). "Marvel's newest female superhero in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is Marvel's newest female superhero, and at the helm of the book are writers Amy Reeder...and Brandon Montclare.
  13. ^ Whitbrook, James (October 29, 2015). "How Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Became One Of Marvel's Biggest (And Cutest) New Comics". io9. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017.
  14. ^ Gustines, George Gene (February 20, 2015). "From Rocket Girl to Karaoke Superstar: How Amy Reeder, a Comic Book Artist, Spends Her Sunday". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Reeder, who lives in Greenwich Village, completed her fifth year in New York City on Friday.
  15. ^ a b c "2009 Eisner Nominations Spotlight Newcomers". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2009. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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Preceded by
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 Madame Xanadu artist
2008–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Batwoman artist
(with J. H. Williams III)
2011–2012 		Succeeded by