Owly

Last updated

Contents

Owly
OwlyCoverSplashin'Around.jpg
Cover of Owly: Splashin' Around with Owly behind the bush and Wormy on his head.
Date 2004 - present
Main charactersOwly
Wormy
Scampy
Publisher Top Shelf Productions
Creative team
Writers Andy Runton
Artists Andy Runton

Owly is an American children's graphic novel series created since 2004 by Andy Runton and published by Top Shelf Productions.

Series overview

The series, which is largely without standard text dialogue making it a pantomime comic, is about the adventures of a gentle owl named Owly who resolves to do good and make friends in his world with the help of his good companions, the clever worm, Wormy, and Scampy, the gluttonous but good hearted chipmunk. While he faces obstacles in the pursuit of that goal, his faith in the goodness in the world is never disappointed.

Publication history

Collections

Vol.TitleYearISBN
1The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer2004 ISBN   1-891830-62-7
2Just A Little Blue2005 ISBN   1-891830-64-3
3Flying Lessons2005 ISBN   1-891830-76-7
4A Time to Be Brave2007 ISBN   1-891830-89-9
5Tiny Tales2008 ISBN   1-60309-019-3
6A Fishy Situation2013

Single issues

Top Shelf has published several single issues of Owly, as part of Free Comic Book Day.

Children's books

Runton has published two Owly & Wormy children's books.

TitleYearISBN
Owly & Wormy, Friends All Aflutter2011 978-1-416-95774-4
Owly & Wormy, Bright Lights and Starry Nights2012 978-1-416-95775-1

Awards and recognition

Wins

Nominations

In other media

A computer-animated short featuring Owly and Wormy was produced by Sprite Animation Studios, and premiered at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2009. The short was story boarded by Runton himself, and directed by Moto Sakakibara. [2]

Runton contributed a story featuring Owly and Wormy for the 25th issue of Valiant Comics' X-O Manowar in May 2014.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eddie Campbell</span> British comics artist and cartoonist

Eddie Campbell is a British comics artist and cartoonist. He was the illustrator and publisher of From Hell, and the creator of the semi-autobiographical Alec stories collected in Alec: The Years Have Pants, and Bacchus, a wry adventure series about the few Greek gods who have survived to the present day.

<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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eisner Awards</span> American comic book award

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry, often referred to as the industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carla Speed McNeil</span> American comics creator

Carla Speed McNeil is an American science fiction writer, cartoonist, and illustrator of comics, best known for the science fiction comic book series Finder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evan Dorkin</span> American comics artist

Evan Dorkin is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books Milk and Cheese and Dork, the latter of which features his comic Eltingville. His comics often poke fun at fandom, even while making it clear that Dorkin is a fan himself. Dorkin also served as a writer on the Adult Swim animated series Space Ghost Coast to Coast from 1994 to 1999, and created a pilot for an animated adaptation of Eltingville for Adult Swim in 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewis Trondheim</span> French cartoonist

Laurent Chabosy, better known as Lewis Trondheim, is a French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craig Thompson</span> American graphic novelist

Craig Matthew Thompson is an American graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999), Blankets (2003), Carnet de Voyage (2004), Habibi (2011), and Space Dumplins (2015). Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, three Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards. In 2007, his cover design for the Menomena album Friend and Foe received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan Lee O'Malley</span> Canadian cartoonist

Bryan Lee O'Malley is a Canadian cartoonist, best known for the Scott Pilgrim series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Robinson</span> American cartoonist and podcaster

Alex Robinson is an American comic book writer and artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Top Shelf Productions</span> American comic publishing company

Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, originally owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock and a small staff. Now an imprint of IDW Publishing, Top Shelf is based in Marietta, Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason (cartoonist)</span> Norwegian cartoonist

John Arne Sæterøy, better known by the pen name Jason, is a Norwegian cartoonist, known for his sparse drawing style and silent, anthropomorphic animal characters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Hart (cartoonist)</span> American comics creator (born 1969)

Tom Hart is an American comics creator and educator best known for his graphic novel Rosalie Lightning and his Hutch Owen series of comics. He is the co-founder of SAW, the Sequential Artists Workshop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renée French</span> American comics writer and illustrator

Renée French is an American comics writer and illustrator and, under the pen name Rainy Dohaney, a children's book author, and exhibiting artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeffrey Brown (cartoonist)</span> American cartoonist

Jeffrey Brown is an American cartoonist born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Runton</span> American writer and artist

Andy Runton is an American writer and artist. He is the creator of the graphic novel series Owly, first published in 2005 by Top Shelf. Before he worked on Owly Runton was a graphic designer. In 2005, he won the Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent. His work was also nominated for "Best Publication for a Younger Audience" at the Eisner Awards the same year, which he won in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Bertozzi</span> American comic book writer and artist

Nick Bertozzi is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series Rubber Necker from Alternative Comics won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent and best new series. His project, The Salon, examines the creation of cubism in 1907 Paris in the context of a fictional murder mystery.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ed Piskor</span> American alternative comics artist (1982–2024)

Edward R. Piskor Jr. was an American alternative comics cartoonist. Piskor was known primarily for his work on Hip Hop Family Tree, X-Men: Grand Design, and the Red Room trilogy. Piskor also co-hosted the YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe with fellow Pittsburgh native cartoonist Jim Rugg. In March 2024, Piskor was accused via social media of sexual misconduct. Piskor died on April 1, 2024, at the age of 41, hours after posting a suicide note via social media, defending himself against the allegations leveled against him.

The Nib was an American online daily comics publication focused on political cartoons, graphic journalism, essays and memoir about current affairs. Founded by cartoonist Matt Bors in September 2013, The Nib was an independent member-supported publisher that ceased operating in September 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosemary Valero-O'Connell</span> American illustrator and cartoonist

Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is an American illustrator and cartoonist. She is known for her work with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios.

References

  1. "Alan Moore Back on Top for 2006 Eisner Awards". San Diego ComicCon website. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  2. "Animated Owly Short to Debut at SDCC". Newsarama. Retrieved 10 December 2011.