Leland Myrick

Last updated
Leland Myrick
Born1961 (age 6263)
Missouri, U.S.
OccupationAuthor and illustrator
Alma mater University of Missouri–St. Louis
California State University, Los Angeles
Notable works Missouri Boy
Children1

Leland Myrick (born 1961) [1] is an American author and illustrator. In 1999, he was nominated for an Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent for The Sweet Collection , [2] and in 2004 he was awarded a Xeric Grant to create Bright Elegy . [3] He illustrated the New York Times-bestselling Feynman (2011), a graphic biography of Richard Feynman written by Jim Ottaviani for First Second Books. Myrick's first fantasy novel, The Ten , was named to Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Books of 2012. [4]

Contents

Personal life and education

Myrick was born in 1961 in Missouri. [1] He received degrees in English and education from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and California State University, Los Angeles. [1] He is married and has one child. [1]

Myrick currently lives in St. Charles, Missouri. [5]

Publications

Graphic novels

Graphic short stories

Novels

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Feynman</span> American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

Richard Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as his work in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 jointly with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Shiga</span> American cartoonist (born 1976)

Jason Shiga (born 1976) is an American cartoonist who incorporates puzzles, mysteries and unconventional narrative techniques into his work.

An autobiographical comic is an autobiography in the form of comic books or comic strips. The form first became popular in the underground comix movement and has since become more widespread. It is currently most popular in Canadian, American and French comics; all artists listed below are from the U.S. unless otherwise specified.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Center for Cartoon Studies</span> Art school in Hartford, Vermont

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is a two-year institution focusing on sequential art, specifically comics and graphic novels. It is located in the village of White River Junction within the town of Hartford, Vermont. The Center offers a Master of Fine Arts degree, both one and two-year certificate programs, and summer programs. It is "the only college-level training program of its kind in the United States."

The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September 11 attacks. As of 2014 SPX has been held in either Bethesda, North Bethesda, or Silver Spring, Maryland.

<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> American book review magazine

Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus. The magazine's publisher, Kirkus Media, is headquartered in New York City. Kirkus Reviews confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ved Mehta</span> Indian-American writer (1934-2021)

Ved Parkash Mehta was an Indian-born writer who lived and worked mainly in the United States. Blind from an early age, Mehta is best known for an autobiography published in installments from 1972 to 2004. He wrote for The New Yorker for many years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Megan Kelso</span> American comic book artist and writer (born 1968)

Megan Kelso is an American comic book artist and writer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nate Powell</span> American graphic novelist and musician (born 1978)

Nathan Lee Powell is an American graphic novelist and musician. His 2008 graphic novel Swallow Me Whole won an Ignatz Award and Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel. He illustrated the March trilogy, an autobiographical series written by U.S. Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, which received the 2016 National Book Award, making Powell the first cartoonist to receive the award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan Feynman</span> American astrophysicist (1927–2020)

Joan Feynman was an American astrophysicist. She made contributions to the study of solar wind particles and fields, sun-Earth relations, and magnetospheric physics. In particular, Feynman was known for developing an understanding of the origin of auroras. She was also known for creating a model that predicts the number of high-energy particles likely to hit a spacecraft over its lifetime, and for uncovering a method for predicting sunspot cycles.

<i>Action Philosophers!</i>

Action Philosophers! was a self-published comic book series by artist Ryan Dunlavey and writer Fred Van Lente, which was awarded a Xeric Grant in 2004, leading to Action Philosophers! # 1's publication in April 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Ottaviani</span> American writer

Jim Ottaviani is an American writer who is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists, features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Niels Bohr, and several stories about physicist Richard Feynman. He is also a librarian and has worked as a nuclear engineer.

Leland Purvis is a comic book writer and artist, best known for his black and white series Vóx and Pubo.

<i>Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards</i> 2005 graphic novel by Jim Ottaviani

Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology is a 2005 graphic novel written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic. The book tells a fictionalized account of the Bone Wars, a period of intense excavation, speculation, and rivalry in the late 19th century that led to a greater understanding of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life. Bone Sharps follows the two scientists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Marsh as they engage in an intense competition for prestige and discoveries in the western United States. Along the way, the scientists interact with historical figures of the Gilded Age, including P. T. Barnum and Ulysses S. Grant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Lasky</span> American alternative cartoonist

David Lasky is an alternative cartoonist based in Seattle, Washington.

<i>Missouri Boy</i> 2006 autobiographical graphic novel by Leland Myrick

Missouri Boy is an autobiographical graphic novel written and illustrated by Leland Myrick. The book was published in September 2006 by First Second Books.

John Pham is a cartoonist, animator, comic creator, and art director based in Los Angeles, California.

<i>Letters to Kurt</i>

Letters to Kurt is a collection of poetry and essays by musician Eric Erlandson, published in April 2012 by Akashic Books. The book largely reads as a meditation on suicide idols, and as an elegy to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, whom Erlandson was acquainted with through Courtney Love; Erlandson served as a founding member and lead guitarist of Love's band, Hole, for eleven years.

<i>Young Lions</i> (book)

Young Lions is the 2010 debut graphic novella by American author Blaise Larmee. The novella was created in order to compete for one of the prestigious self-publishing grants awarded by the Xeric Foundation. After receiving the grant in 2009 Larmee stated "I imagined after I got the Xeric that I would either write a different graphic novel to publish, or pocket the money. I ended up liking Young Lions."

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Myrick, Leland 1961-". Encyclopedia.com . Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. "1999 Ignatz Award Recipients". Small Press Expo . Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  3. "Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants". Xeric Foundation . Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  4. "Best Indie Books of 2012". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  5. "About". Leland Myrick. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  6. "Missouri Boy". Barnes & Noble . Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  7. "Bibliography". Leland Myrick. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  8. Gagliano, Gina (November 15, 2013). "First Second to Publish Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick's HAWKING". First Second. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.