Troy Little

Last updated
Troy Little
Troy Little au Comiccon de Montreal 2019.jpg
Little in 2019
Born (1973-03-07) March 7, 1973 (age 51)
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Occupation writer, cartoonist
Period2000–present
Notable works Chiaroscuro (vol. 1: 2000-2005/2007)
Notable awards Xeric
Website
pegamoosepress.com

Troy Little (born 7 March 1973 [1] ) is a Canadian cartoonist working in comic books and animation. He began self publishing with Chiaroscuro , a graphic novel that was developed between 2000 and 2005 under his Meanwhile Studios imprint. After winning two grants (Xeric [2] and P.E.I. Council of the Arts [3] ) and being praised by Dave Sim, [4] Chiaroscuro vol. 1 was released in 2007 by IDW Publishing.

Contents

Biography

Troy Little was born on 7 March 1973 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. [1] In 1994, he graduated from the Interpretive Illustration program of Sheridan College, and spent many years working in animation. After living eight years in Ottawa, he moved back to Prince Edward Island. In the early 2000's he began transitioning out of his job in animation [3] [5] to work full time in comics. He's work on licensed titles and also writes and draws his own graphic novels.

In September 2000, [6] he started work on his self-published black and white comic series Chiaroscuro with which he was awarded in 2001 a Xeric Grant. [2] The comic was published bi-monthly and ran for seven issues ending prematurely in 2003. Little eventually continued to draw the missing issues #8-10 to conclude the first volume. In 2005, he was awarded a P.E.I. Council of the Arts Grants to enable him to continue work on the series. [3] In late 2005, he had completed his first storyline as the graphic novel Chiaroscuro: Patchwork Book 1 (collecting issues #1-10), and started sending out a 100-copy POD run [3] to publishers.

In 2007, this first volume of Chiaroscuro received an excellent review by independent comics legend Dave Sim (creator of Cerebus) written on his Blog & Mail. [4] This review brought the book to the attention of Ted Adams, President of IDW Publishing in San Diego. [3] [5] [7] IDW published a hardcover edition of the graphic novel in October 2007, and its trade paperback edition in October 2008.

In January 2009, Troy Little released Angora Napkin, a standalone graphic novel from IDW Publishing which was nominated for an Eisner Award. Angora Napkin was developed into an animated pilot for Teletoon's late night program "Teletoon at Night" for a series which was broadcast on Halloween night, 2010. But the pilot was never picked up. He later created a second Angora Napkin graphic novel, Harvest of Revenge, which was again nominated for an Eisner. He ventured into webcomics with the online serial Angora Napkin: The Golden McGuffin that ran sporadically from 2011 to 2019.

From 2013 to 2014 he wrote and drew the comic book series The Powerpuff Girls , published by IDW and based on the Cartoon Network animated series.

In 2015 Little was brought on by IDW / Top Shelf to adapt the authorized graphic novel version of Hunter S. Thompson's book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , published in late October / early November by Top Shelf Productions.

During the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas book tour Little met Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In 2017 Eastman tapped Little to help develop his Drawing Blood / Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls series which was successfully Kickstarted in published in 2018. This was followed by a second volume of Ragdolls that he illustrated and co-wrote with Drawing Blood writer David Avallone.

In 2018, Little teamed up with writers Jim Zub and Patrick Rothfuss for the limited series Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1-4, published by IDW. [8] [9] This book was followed up in 2020 (without Rothfuss) with Volume 2: Painscape , published by Oni Press. [10] The Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition, by Rothfuss, Zub, and Little, was nominated for the 2022 "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" Eisner Award. [11]

Also in 2019, Troy and his wife Brenda Hickey ("My Little Pony", "Aggretsuko") formed their own imprint: Pegamoose Press. Their first book, Hickey's "Halls of the Turnip King" was successfully Kickstarted and published in early 2020. The second book, "Angora Napkin: The Golden McGuffin" was published in the fall of 2020. Troy and Brenda collaborated and published the innovative graphic novella "Butterfly House" which was nominated for a Sequential Award and a Doug Wright Award in 2022.

Works

Sources

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Sim</span> Canadian cartoonist, creator of Cerebus

Dave Sim is a Canadian cartoonist and publisher, known for his comic book Cerebus, his artistic experimentation, his advocacy of self-publishing and creators' rights, and his controversial political and philosophical beliefs.

First Comics is an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991 and then from 2011 to present, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Veitch</span> American comics artist and writer (born 1951)

Richard Veitch is an American comics artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IDW Publishing</span> American comic book publishing company

IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic book publisher in the United States, behind Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image Comics, ahead of other comic book publishers such as Archie, Boom!, Dynamite, Valiant, and Oni Press. The company is known for its licensed comic book adaptations of films, television shows, video games, and cartoons.

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

Kevin Brooks Eastman is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Laird</span> American comic book artist

Peter Alan Laird is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Templesmith</span> Australian comic book artist and author

Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series Fell, with writer Warren Ellis, and IDW's 30 Days of Night with writer Steve Niles, which was adapted into a motion picture of the same name. He has also created book covers, movie posters, trading cards, and concept work for film.

The Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game has been adapted into many related products, including magazines, films and video games.

Chiaroscuro, meaning "light-dark" in Italian, is the use of contrast between light and dark in art.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Rothfuss</span> American fantasy writer

Patrick James Rothfuss is an American author. He is best known for his highly acclaimed series The Kingkiller Chronicle, beginning with Rothfuss' debut novel, The Name of the Wind (2007), which won several awards, and continuing in the sequel, The Wise Man's Fear (2011), which topped The New York Times Best Seller list.

Chiaroscuro is a comic series developed by Canadian artist Troy Little between 2000 and 2005.

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

Kevin Colden is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a webcomic artist. His work has been published in print by Zuda Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions.

<i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> (IDW Publishing) Comic book series by IDW Publishing

Dungeons & Dragons is a series of comic books published by IDW Publishing, under the license from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, based on the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. From 2010 to 2024, IDW Publishing released two Dungeons & Dragons ongoing series, fifteen Dungeons & Dragons limited series, three crossover series, two annuals and a graphic novel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dean Mullaney</span> American editor, publisher, and designer (born 1954)

Dean Mullaney is an American editor, publisher, and designer whose Eclipse Enterprises, founded in 1977, was one of the earliest independent comic-book companies. Eclipse published some of the first graphic novels and was one of the first comics publishers to champion creators' rights. In the 2000s, he established the imprint The Library of American Comics of IDW Publishing to publish hardcover collections of comic strips. Mullaney and his work have received seven Eisner Awards.

Jim Zubkavich, known professionally as Jim Zub, is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and art instructor best known for creating comics Skullkickers (2010), Wayward (2014), and Glitterbomb (2016) for Image Comics, writing on the series Thunderbolts (2016), Uncanny Avengers (2017),Avengers: No Surrender (2018), and Champions (2018) for Marvel Comics, and creating Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons (2018–2022) and Rick and Morty vs. Cthulhu (2022–2023) for Oni Press. As well as writing and creating comics, Zub is the former program co-ordinator and a current art professor at Toronto's Seneca College.

Magdalene Visaggio is an American comic book writer. Visaggio is known for her work on Kim & Kim and Vagrant Queen. Her comics have been nominated for two Eisner Awards and three GLAAD Media Awards. Her comic series Vagrant Queen was adapted into a television series which ran for a single season on Syfy in 2020.

<i>Rick and Morty</i> (comics) American comic book series based on Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty is an American comic book series written by Zac Gorman, Kyle Starks, and Alex Firer and illustrated by Marc Ellerby, based on the television series of the same name. Oni Press published the original series across 60 issues from April 1, 2015, until March 25, 2020. Using the television series' established premise of alternate timelines, the first two volumes expressly follow the Rick and Morty of a different dimension (C-132) on the "Central Finite Curve" than the protagonists of the television series so-as not to contradict its continuity, before the series switches focus over to the same Rick (C-137) and Morty of the television series following the "Head-Space" arc (#12–14) in the third volume, featuring sequel storylines to specific episodes of the series, with elements of the comic series and references to its events later being incorporated into the television series. Backup stories of the series alternate between focusing on Rick (C-137) and his Morty and various Ricks and Mortys from alternate dimensions, before the primary storyline switches focus over to yet another Rick and Morty at an unspecified point before/during the final volume of the series. In October 2022, a revival of Rick and Morty was announced for a January 2023 release date, spinning out of the limited series Rick's New Hat, from the same new creative team.

<i>Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons</i> American comic book series based on Rick and Morty and Dungeons & Dragons

Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons is a crossover American comic book series, published by IDW Publishing and Oni Press, based on the adult animated science fiction sitcom Rick and Morty and the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons which follows the characters from the former series in the setting of the latter.

References

  1. 1 2 See Troy Little, "About".
  2. 1 2 See Xeric Foundation (September 2001).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 See Journal Pioneer (2007-11-06).
  4. 1 2 See Dave Sim (2007-01-17).
  5. 1 2 See CBC News (2007-09-07).
  6. ↑ See Troy Little (October 2002).
  7. ↑ See Dave Sim (2007-07-12).
  8. ↑ Mufson, Beckett; Messman, Lauren (2018-04-09). "Rick and Morty Are Going on a 'Dungeons & Dragons' Adventure". Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  9. ↑ Plante, Corey. "'Rick and Morty vs. D&D' Review: Totally Nails the 'D&D' Newb Experience". Inverse. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  10. ↑ "Rick and Morty D&D Chapter 2 Comic Unveiled at D&D Live 2019". www.bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  11. ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (2022-05-18). "2022 Eisner Awards Nominations Announced, led by DC and Image". The Beat. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  12. ↑ Single-issue publishing dates per Diamond Comic Distributors's "Shipping This Week" files: #1 on 2001-09-06, #2 on 2002-01-16, #3 on 2002-04-17, #4 on 2002-08-07, #5 on 2003-01-02, #6 on 2003-03-05, #7 on 2003-05-14.
Text interviews
Video interviews
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.