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Joan Hilty
BornDecember 27, 1966
Glyph Comics Award
, Best American Comics 2013

Joan Hilty (born December 27, 1966) is an American cartoonist, educator, and comic book editor. She was a Senior Editor for mainstream publisher DC Comics and currently works for Nickelodeon as Editorial Director for graphic novels, comics, and legacy properties. Hilty works independently as both a writer-artist and editor.

Early life and education

Hilty was born in Lexington, Kentucky, but grew up in Larkspur, California, just north of San Francisco.[1] At the age of 11, she took cartooning classes with Trina Robbins at College of Marin.[2] Hilty came out as a lesbian in high school.

Hilty received a B.A. in Visual Arts from

The Advocate (LGBT magazine), and created the characters Immola and the Luna Legion, the first team of lesbian superheroes, appearing in Oh..., a female-oriented comics anthology.[5][6][1] She produced the syndicated strip Bitter Girl, about lesbian dating, from 2001 to 2012; the comic can be found on her website.[7][8]

Career

Hilty began as a freelance illustrator at Studio Kaibito, from 1990 until 2006, creating illustrations and editorial/essay comics. In 1995, she began as an Editor at DC Comics and then was promoted to Senior Editor in 2008.[9] As an editor, Hilty has worked with writers and cartoonists such as Neil Gaiman, G. Willow Wilson, Greg Rucka, Gene Luen Yang, Jim Ottaviani, and Kevin Baker.[7]

Hilty began with the company's mature-readers

Vertigo imprint, for which she won the 1999 International Horror Guild Award for the Vertigo anthology Flinch.[4] She switched to editing superhero titles in 2000, established the Johnny DC imprint for young readers in 2004, and in 2008 began curating original graphic novels for Vertigo.[4][10][11]

In 2011, she co-founded 5E, a New-York-based organization of independent editors.[7][12] The following year she co-founded Pageturner, a "boutique book agency and content producer specializing in graphic novels, illustrated content and comics-related transmedia".[13] In 2016, she became Comics and Magazine Editor for Nickelodeon, and was also an Editorial Consultant at Studio Kaibito.[12][14]

Hilty continues to work on independent comic book projects with a variety of publishers, including The Curie Society (MIT Press) and Blue Man World.[7][15]

She was a member of the faculty for Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore from January 2012 through January 2016,[4] and is a current professor at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City.[3]

Hilty is on the programming committee for

The Center for Fiction, New York Comic Con, and the Queers & Comics Conference.[16][17][18]

Her art has been exhibited at the New Museum in New York City, and the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.[3]

Personal life

Hilty is a lesbian.[9] In 1999, Hilty began a relationship with Nancy Goldstein and they married in 2004 in the state of Massachusetts.[19]

Awards

References

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  2. ^ a b "An Oral History of Wimmen's Comix Part 2 | The Comics Journal". www.tcj.com. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  3. ^ a b c "School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City > Hilty Joan". www.sva.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  4. ^ a b c d Art, Maryland Institute College of. "Joan Hilty | MICA". www.mica.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  5. ^ "Yet Another First Gay Superhero". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. ^ "Beek's Books - Oh... (comicbook reviews)". graphicnovels.info. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  7. ^ a b c d e "ABOUT | JoanHilty.net". joanhilty.net. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  8. ^ "Joan Hilty Talks "Bitter Girl" | CBR". www.cbr.com. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  9. ^ a b "Geek Girl On The Street Reports: Joan Hilty On Being A Woman At DC Comics". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  10. ^ "Publishing, After a Life in Publishing". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  11. ^ "Vertigo Announces Push to Acquire Graphic Novels". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  12. ^ a b "About Us". 5E. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  13. ^ "Page Turner: Flip to the Future!". pgturn.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  14. ^ "NYCC '16: DARK HORSE - Classified". Newsarama. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  15. ^ The MIT Press. "Joan Hilty". MIT Press. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  16. ^ Queers & Comics: Queers Working in Mainstream Comics, retrieved 2019-11-26
  17. ^ JD and Liz Talk: Queer Women in Comics Panel, retrieved 2019-11-26
  18. ^ The Independent Editor: Why Do I Need One? - Part 1, retrieved 2019-11-26
  19. ^ "Love and Marriage: A Profile of Nancy and Joan". Rewire.News. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  20. ^ "And the DC Entertainment Harvey Award Winners are". DC. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

External links

joanhilty.net

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