Bronwyn Carlton

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Bronwyn Carlton is an American comic book author, editor, and radio DJ. She has written a number of DC Comics titles, including Catwoman and The Books of Faerie , as well as the Paradox Press imprint title, The Big Book of Death. [1]

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She has worked as an editor for both DC and Marvel. At DC, she worked on both the Paradox Press and Piranha Press imprints. At Marvel, she worked on the Marvel Knights line.

In 2008, she was featured in the documentary film Guest of Cindy Sherman. [2]

She is also a DJ for WFMU, a free-form radio station in New Jersey. She has hosted various shows since late 1988. These include "Truck Stop Tea Party" and hosted "Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C. & Jim the Poet." [3]

Carlton has spoken publicly about her experience with "prosopagnosia" ("face blindness"), [4] and is an advocate for recognition of that condition as a disability.

Personal life

Ms. Carlton attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology/animal behavior. [5] She is married to illustrator Sean Taggart (since 1991). [6]

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References

  1. "The Big Book of Death". www.amazon.co.uk. ISBN   978-1563891663 . Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. Bronwyn Carlton IMDB
  3. Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C. and Jim the Poet or Thunk Tank with Bronwyn and Jay
  4. "Quirky Minds: Forgetting Faces". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  5. Bronwyn Taggart (aka Bronwyn Carlton) at LinkedIn; Accessed March 9, 2016.
  6. Bronwyn Carlton Wed in Brooklyn at the New York Times; published March 18, 1991; retrieved August 13, 2013
Preceded by Catwoman writer
2000–2001
Succeeded by