Josh Elder (born May 17, 1980 in Carmi, Illinois) is an American journalist, lecturer and writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.
| Josh Elder | |
|---|---|
 Elder presenting at the 2010 Cusp Conference in Chicago, Illinois | |
| Born | May 17, 1980 Carmi, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Genetic Superman, Writer, lecturer, journalist |
Notable works | Mail Order Ninja, StarCraft: Frontline, The Batman Strikes!, Scribblenauts Unmasked: A Crisis of Imagination |
| Awards | Grand Prize Winner of the 5th Rising Stars of Manga |
Early life
editJosh Elder graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in Film.[1]
Career
editJosh Elder (sometimes credited as Joshua Elder) is a comic book author and the creator (along with artist Erich Owen) of the graphic novel series[2] and nationally syndicated comic strip[3] Mail Order Ninja. A former associate editor at "Wizard Magazine", Elder also serves as noted graphic novel reviewer for the Chicago Sun-Times[4] and Director of Operations for the literacy advocacy group Reading with Pictures. He regularly gives workshops on creating comics and graphic novels at schools, libraries and universities across the country. He has also participated in and led professional development seminars for teachers and librarians—including the New York Public School system[5] and the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.[6]
Elder currently resides in Albany Park, Chicago.[1]
Awards
editMail Order Ninja winning the Rising Stars of Manga Grand Prize contest in 2005. Elder was named one of the 25 great graphic novels for kids by the School Library Journal.[7]
Published works
editThis table lists only works in which Elder is the primary writer (or co-writer) of a published book with an ISBN.
| Title | Primary artist | Publisher | Pub. Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Stars of Manga Vol. 5 | Erich Owen | Tokyopop | 2005 | ISBN 978-1595328151 |
| Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1 | Erich Owen | Tokyopop | 2006 | ISBN 978-1598167283 |
| Mail Order Ninja Vol. 2 | Erich Owen | Tokyopop | 2006 | ISBN 978-1598167290 |
| Love Bytes | Gigi | Platinum Studios | 2007 | ISBN 978-1934220344 |
| StarCraft: Frontline Vol. 1 | Ramanda Karga | Tokyopop | 2008 | ISBN 978-1427807212 |
| StarCraft: Frontline Vol. 2 | Ramanda Karga | Tokyopop | 2009 | ISBN 978-1427808318 |
| StarCraft: Frontline Vol. 3 | Ramanda Karga | Tokyopop | 2009 | ISBN 978-1427808325 |
| StarCraft: Frontline Vol. 4 | Ramanda Karga | Tokyopop | 2009 | ISBN 978-1427816986 |
References
edit- ^ a b http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/books/16548/obi-wan-shinobi . Time Out Chicago. Archived 2020-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=92662 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Universal Launching 'Mail Order Ninja' Comic This Sunday | Retail > Retailers from AllBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=byline(josh%20elder)%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=Author&p_text_advanced-0=(%22josh%20elder%22)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no [bare URL]
- ^ http://midhudson.org/department/youth/Palmer_school_flyer1.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://tcmkids.org/special_exhibits/comics/comic-book-heroes-uos.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ^ "School Library Journal". Archived December 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine