Carla Speed McNeil | |
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Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Publisher, Letterer |
Notable works | Finder |
Awards | Lulu Award, Ignatz Award, Eisner Award |
http://www.carlaspeedmcneil.com/ |
Carla Speed McNeil is an American science fiction writer, cartoonist, and illustrator of comics, best known for the science fiction comic book series Finder. [1]
McNeil's chief work is the ongoing science fiction comic series Finder, which they began self-publishing in 1996. In 2005, they started to publish Finder as a webcomic. The comic was published and available to read on their website until it began to be published by Dark Horse Comics in 2011. [2]
A majority of McNeil's career is focused on collaborations with other comic artists and writers. In 2001, McNeil provided a two-page guest-illustrator spot for Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City. [3] They continued their work with him in 2005 by illustrating the one-shot "Frank Ironwine" in Ellis' Apparat Volume 1." [4] McNeil also worked as an illustrator alongside Greg Rucka on the Oni Press series Queen & Country in 2004. [5] [6] In 2008, McNeil adapted and illustrated D. J. MacHale's first Pendragon book, The Merchant of Death, into a graphic novel, and it was released by Simon and Schuster on May 20, 2008. [7] In 2013, McNeil participated in multiple collaborations with other artists. They collaborated with Alex de Campi for two comics: they illustrated a few pages of the graphic novel Ashes, as well as the first issue of My Little Pony: Friends Forever, which was released by IDW Publishing. [8] They also did illustrative work for Devin Grayson's Legends of Red Sonja. [9] Together with Sara Ryan, they released Bad Houses in 2013 from Dark Horse Comics, [10] which received general acclaim upon release. In April 2015, McNeil started illustrating No Mercy, a series written by Alex de Campi and colored by Jenn Manley Lee. [11] The series is published by Image Comics, and is ongoing. [12]
McNeil has also worked on numerous anthologies throughout their career. In 2005, McNeil wrote a comic for the anthology Dignifying Science, which is a collection about women scientists. [13] They have also illustrated Elizabeth Genco's "Here. In My Head" for the 2008 anthology Comic Book Tattoo, which is a collection based on the songs of Tori Amos. [14] They have done work for Saucy Goose Press' anthology Smut Peddler, which is a collection of comics centered around sex positivity. [15] McNeil wrote and drew a story in the first edition, and illustrated the cover and end piece of Smut Peddler: 2014 Edition, which was one of the most successful Kickstarter comics of 2014. [16] They wrote and drew the story "Frog and Snake Never Play Together" for the popular anthology Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales Vol 2: Africa Edition in 2014. [17]
In 2015, McNeil wrote and illustrated "Both Ends of the Leash," a story that appeared in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, for DC Comics. [18]
In 1997, at Comic-Con International, McNeil won the Lulu Awards' Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent for their work on Finder and Shanda the Panda. [19] McNeil also won the Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent in 1998. [20]
McNeil was nominated for Lulu Award Lulu of the Year in 2001 [21] and 2002, [22] and for an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist in 2001. [23] Finder won the Ignatz for Outstanding Series in 2004 [24] and 2005. [25] Their work has been nominated for Eisner Awards in several categories over the years (including "Best Writer/Artist" in 2002 [26] and 2003, [27] and "Best Lettering" for Finder and Bad Houses in 2014), and won "Best Webcomic" for Finder in 2009. [28] Finder: Voice won the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Graphic Novel). [29]
In recognition of their work Finder, ComicsAlliance listed McNeil as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition. [30]
In 2017, Finder was nominated by readers for NPR's "Let's Get Graphic: 100 Favorite Comics and Graphic Novels," and was chosen for the list by a panel of award-winning comic artists. [31]
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