Sarah Dyer
Sarah Dyer | |
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Born | Louisiana, U.S. |
Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colourist |
Notable works | Action Girl Comics |
Awards | Lulu Award 1998 |
Spouse(s) | Evan Dorkin |
http://www.houseoffunstudio.com/ |
Sarah Dyer is an American comic book writer and artist with roots in the zine movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In 1998, Action Girl was awarded with the "Lulu of the Year" award of Friends of Lulu.[1]
Early life
Dyer was born in Louisiana,[2] went to college in Gainesville, Florida and then moved to New York City. She showed an early interest in self-publishing and the DIY philosophy by self-publishing her own zines and making her own clothes. At the age of 10, she published the "family newspaper" with comics in it.
Career
Zines
Dyer's first work was a small publication called The Silhouette.
In an interview, Dyer described the ideal audience of works such as Xena as "post-feminist women and girls." Dyer donated these zines, accumulated from reviewing for the Action Girl Newsletter, to Duke University, where it formed the core of their Zine Collections[5] at the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.[3]
Comic books
Her first comic book credit was for coloring the cover for Pirate Corp$ #5 (December 1992).[6] In October 1994, Dyer launched the all-female comics anthology Action Girl Comics,[6] which ran for a total of 19 issues and showcased comics and mini-comics by female artists and writers, as well as Dyer's own Action Girl series, which featured all-female characters and depicted the world from the viewpoint of a woman. This anthology has black and white contents, while also has colorful covers. In addition to her work with comics, Dyer has self-published manuals and articles on topics ranging from zine publishing to cooking to making clothing, all firmly rooted in DIY philosophy.
Dyer has also colored Evan Dorkin's work[7] including the cover art for several ska compilation albums in the 1990s.[8] Dyer wrote for Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Superman Adventures, and Batman Beyond.[6]
Animation
Dyer worked with Dorkin on the pilot episode for
Personal life
Dyer is married to fellow comics writer/artist Evan Dorkin with whom she has a daughter named Emily.[9]
Awards and nominations
Sarah Dyer was nominated for a
References
- ^ "Past Lulu Awards Winner". Friends of Lulu. 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008.
- ^ "Sarah Dyer". Lambiek Comiclopedia. June 9, 2012. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Bingham Center Zine Collections |". Duke University Libraries. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-0814767528.
- ^ "Guide to the Sarah Dyer Zine Collection, 1985-2005". Duke University Libraries. n.d. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016.
- ^ a b c Sarah Dyer at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Devlin, Desmond (August 14, 2013). "Idiot Spotlight: Desmond Devlin and Evan Dorkin's 'Chilling Thoughts 2013'". The Idiotical. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Toyzilla Interviews Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer". Toyzilla. 2000. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016.
I got to know a few bands and band members...and eventually was asked to do the art for an anthology album by the guys from Bim Skala Bim. Eventually I did a few more, and when I met Sarah we both worked on them. We've done over a dozen
- ^ Lane, Russ (June 21, 2008). "Heroes Con: The Creative Household Panel". Newsarama. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Friends of Lulu 1997 Lulu Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015.
- ^ "Friends of Lulu 1998 Lulu Awards". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
- ^ "1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. n.d. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017.
External links
- Sarah Dyer at IMDb
- Sarah Dyer's blog