Paul Gravett
Paul Gravett | |
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 Paul Gravett, May 2017 | |
| Occupation | Journalist and author |
| Nationality | British |
| Subject | Comics, Manga |
| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Notable awards | UK Comic Art Award for Best Auxiliary Contributor (1990)[1] |
| Partner | Peter Stanbury |
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Paul Gravett is a London-based journalist, curator, writer, and broadcaster who has worked in comics publishing since 1981.
He is the founder of Escape magazine, and for many years wrote a monthly article on comics appearing in the UK magazine Comics International, together with a monthly column for ArtReview. He has written for various periodicals including The Guardian, The Comics Journal, Comic Art, Comics International, Time Out, Blueprint, Neo, The Bookseller, The Daily Telegraph, and Dazed & Confused.
Biography
His career began in 1981, as he and his "longtime partner" Peter Stanbury
Later in 1981, Gravett was employed as promotions manager for Pssst!, an attempt to publish a British equivalent of the lavish French bande dessinée magazines.
In 1983, Gravett and Stanbury launched
From 1992 to 2001, Gravett was the director of the UK charity the Cartoon Art Trust,[1] dedicated to preserving and promoting the best of British cartoon art and caricature, and to establish a museum of cartoon art with gallery, archives, and reference library.
Gravett has written a number of books on comics. He also co-edited
Gravett founded and helped run
Gravett and Stanbury's Great British Comics: Celebrating a Century of Ripping Yarns and Wizard Wheezes was nominated for a 2007 Eagle Award for Favourite Comics-related Book.[10]
Bibliography
Gravett is the author, co-author, or editor of several non-fiction books on the topic of comics and sequential art, including:
- — (2004). ISBN 1-85669-391-0.
- — (October 2005). Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life. ISBN 1-84513-068-5.
- US edition: — (November 2005). Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know. Collins Design. ISBN 0-06-082425-5.)
- US edition: — (November 2005). Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know. Collins Design.
- —; Stanbury, Peter (October 2006). Great British Comics: Celebrating a Century of Ripping Yarns and Wizard Wheezes. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-84513-170-3.[11]
- —; Stanbury, Peter (September 2008). The Leather Nun and Other Incredibly Strange Comics. ISBN 978-1845133207.
- US edition: — (February 2009). Holy Sh*t! The World's Weirdest Comic Books. ISBN 978-0-312-53395-3.
- US edition: — (February 2009). Holy Sh*t! The World's Weirdest Comic Books.
- —, ed. (October 2011). 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die: The Ultimate Guide to Comic Books, Graphic Novels and Manga. ISBN 0-7893-2271-4.
- 2014 edition: —, ed. (2014). 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die. ISBN 1-84403-698-7.
- 2014 edition: —, ed. (2014). 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die.
- — (October 2013). Comics Art. ISBN 978-1-84976-056-0.
- US edition: —. Comics Art. ISBN 978-0-3002-040-18.
- US edition: —. Comics Art.
- —; Dunning, John Harris (May 2014). Comics Unmasked. ISBN 978-0-7123-5735-7.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Gravett entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Ellis, Warren. "Biography". PaulGravett.com.
...Paul, with his longtime partner Peter Stanbury, was running the small press anthology Fast Fiction, the Fast Fiction stand at the bimonthly Westminster Comics Marts where the small press books were sold, and launching Escape - an excellent European-style professional comics magazine whose book-publishing arm led directly to the careers of James Robinson, Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (21 April 2019). "Peter Cannon, Eddie Campbell and Paul Gravett – The Men At The Crossroads". Bleeding Cool.
The Man At The Crossroads. That was a title bestowed upon Paul Gravett by Eddie Campbell. Because what I managed to do for a couple of hours, Paul Gravett spent his Eighties and Nineties doing all the time. Publisher, curator, event organiser, retailer, Paul Gravett brought – and still brings – people together in comics more than anyone I know.
- ^ Beaty, Bart (February 1999). "Positive Signs: Ten Worthy Translation Projects". Euro-Comics for Beginners. The Comics Journal. No. 210. p. 127.
6: Escape
- ^ Brown, Mark (3 November 2009). "Pow! Comic-strip heroes fight against corruption". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ Millidge, Gary Spencer (22 June 2004). "THE RETURN OF THE LONDON CON: One: ComICA! 2003". Millidge.com.
- ^ Badham, Matt (30 October 2009). "Comica Festival 2009: London Is Bubbling Over With Comics!". Forbidden Planet International Blog. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via PaulGravett.com.
- ^ Oliver, Andy (14 October 2014). "'Comics Are Truly International and Transnational' – A Guide to Comica Festival 2014 from Paul Gravett, the Man at the Crossroads". Broken Frontier.
- ^ "GRAPHIC SHORT STORY PRIZE". Comica: London International Comics Festival. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Eagle Awards Website Open for Nominations". Comic Book Resources (Press release). 5 February 2007.
- ^ Faber, Michel (25 November 2006). "Tardis of delights: Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury's Great British Comics is an entertaining celebration of the medium". The Guardian.
Sources
- "Culture Shock" (interview by Chrissie Harper, Judge Dredd Megazine #251, 2006)
External links
Media related to Paul Gravett at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Escape Books
- Paul Gravett at IMDb
- Journalisted — Articles by Paul Gravett
- True, Everett (April–May 2006). "PAUL GRAVETT: A PROFILE". Plan B. No. 11. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009 – via PaulGravett.com.
- FREEMAN, JOHN (13 March 2023). "The Man at the Crossroads: An Interview with comic catalyst extraordinaire, Paul Gravett". DownTheTubes.net.
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