Reeder moved to image comics and created rocket girl with writer brandon montclare. Amy reeder and brandon montclare at nycc 2016 comicsverse. How amy reeder, a comic book artist, spends her sunday. Jul 23, 2014 rocket girl is a jetpackpowered 21st century angel amy reeder and brandon montclares effervescent comic about a flightsuited future teenager is now out in a paperback collection. Interview with rocket girls amy reeder and brandon. Feb 22, 2015 amy reeder, 34, is the artist behind the image comics series rocket girl, which she created with the writer brandon montclare. A 15 year old with a jetpack, new york nostalgia, and. Well be in wilmington, delaware saturday the 9th from 123 at the comic book shop.
How amy reeder, a comic book artist, spends her sunday the. Rocket girl volume 2 is in comic book stores today, just in time for christmas. Rocket girl is a jetpackpowered 21st century angel amy reeder and brandon montclares effervescent comic about a flightsuited future. Rocket girl looks like a passion project with invested creators who are willing to take a huge share of the work. Dayoung johansson is investigating the quintum mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time. After teasing fans for a few months, amy reeder and brand montclares rocket girl is go for launch according to the kickstarter page, which went live this morning, rocket girl is a teenage cop from a hightech future whos sent back to 1986. Rocket girl is a jetpackpowered 21st century angel. The comic that started as a kickstarter project looks polished, cool, and fun. Interview with rocket girls amy reeder and brandon montclare. New york comic con was a blast loved seeing all the moon girl cosplayers, and hearing what you all thought about rocket girl issue 10. End of story arc only the good the moments everyone has been waiting forpresent day and 1986 are going to go big bang in the nuclear conclusion to rocket girls second arc. Next week, the newest wonder comics title hits comic shops everywhere. Read rocket girl 20 comic online free and high quality.
In addition to pencils and an electric eraser, reeder employs a drawing tablet for her work. May 30, 2017 amy and rocket girls writer, brandon montclare, made a name for themselves in the industry. See more ideas about comics, comic art, comic books. Rocket girl is about a teen cop from the future named dayoung johansson, who travels back to 1980s. Amy reeder and brandon montclare talk rocket girl youtube. Rocket girl had a bit of a rocky start for me, dayoung was too much of a mary sue admittedly, most superheroes are, but i tend to prefer a more realistic approach even within fantasyscifi. Good art by amy reeder, but a convoluted, confusing time travel story. Home comics a 15 year old with a jetpack, new york nostalgia, and imagined futures brandon montclare and amy reeder talk rocket girl vol.
The book stars dayoung johansson, a teenaged cop from the future. In 1986 nyc, dayoung johansson vowed to hang up her helmet and jetpacknow theres no ones left to right the citys wrongs. Oct, 2016 with the overwhelming success of books like rocket girl at image comics and moon girl and devil dinosaur at marvel comics, its clear that the creative team of amy reeder and brandon montclare. Scifi comics series rocket girl launched in 20 from image comics, a year after artist amy reeder left her acclaimed stint on batwoman, and when brandon montclare only had a few writing credits to his name, following his years as an editor at dc comics its now 2017, and the profiles of both montclare and reeder have increased due to the success of the hit series moon girl and devil. Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or. Halloween eve and eisner award nominee amy reeder batwoman, madame xanadu. Amy reeder graduated from byu and got her start in comics by placing in tokyopops rising stars of manga contest. With the overwhelming success of books like rocket girl at image comics and moon girl and devil dinosaur at marvel comics, its clear that the creative team of amy reeder and brandon montclare. Amethyst, written and illustrated by amy reeder moon girl and devil dinosaur, rocket girl, spins out of brian michael bendiss young justice, but is more or less a brand new jumping on point for readers. Amy reeder and brandon montclare talk about rocket girl.
Rocket girl, the second image comic collaboration between artist amy reeder and brandon montclare, will give readers a look at the future as we imagined it in the 80s. With her halloween eve and rocket girl collaborator, writer brandon montclare, she also. May 30, 2017 amy soared as the inker and penciler for madame xanadu, the penciler for 2011s batwoman, and cover artist for supergirl. Amy reeder is an american comic artist known for her work on titles such as fools gold, madame xanadu, and batwoman amy reeder is the author of moon g. Amy reeder author of moon girl and devil dinosaur, vol. Marvel comics artist amy reeder interview at five points. Amy reeder and brandon montclare appear at forbidden planet on wednesday august 2nd at 6.
A teenage cop from a hightech future is sent back in time to 1986 new york city. Amy reeder hadley, also credited as just amy reeder, can be found on both deviantart and blogging. Brandon montclare and amy reeders rocket girl returns. The main character, the rocket girl of the title is fun and the tone of the book overall is not that serious, which is definitely a good thing in this case. Amy reederbrandon montclaremarvel comics moon girl and. Family entertainment store specializing in comic books, graphic novels, roleplaying and card games, model kits, tshirts, action figures, anime and manga. We were bereft when dc kicked amy reeder off of batwoman before shed found her rhythym. Amy reeder, brandon montclare ignite rocket girl kickstarter. Rocket girl comic series is one you cant put down a week or so ago amy reeder. So much so, that they caught the attention of marvel. Media release writer brandon montclare moon girl and devil dinosaur and artist amy reeder madame xanadu, moon girl and devil dinosaur will release the eagerly anticipated eighth issue of their ongoing series rocket girl this august dayoung johansson, teen cop from the future, discovered firsthand that time travel is anything but simple.
Split second rocket girl returns for a second timetravelling story arc. The best comic book covers of 2017 by john martin 122517 12. Then amy entered the stratosphere with rocket girl. Amy reeder is a comic artist and writer, probably best known for her creatorowned series, rocket girl. Amy reeder born august 25, 1980, formerly known as amy reeder hadley, is an american comic book artist and writer known for her work on titles such as fools gold, madame xanadu, batwoman, and moon girl and devil dinosaur. After entering tokyopops rising stars of manga competition, reeder was selected to write and illustrate fools gold. Issues 10 collected volumes 2 pulled by 7 user ratings critic ratings. Nov 25, 2015 amy reeder is a comic artist and writer, probably best known for her creatorowned series, rocket girl.
As she pieces together the clues, she discovers that the future. Only available on kickstarter and limited to 19 individually numbered copies. Amy and rocket girls writer, brandon montclare, made a name for themselves in the industry. This year, at east coast comicon, i got the chance to chat with writer brandon montclare fearsome four and artist amy reeder madame xanadu about their work, especially on their creator owned title rocket girl, which is published by image comics as well as scifi, action scenes, and much more. Rocket girl is about a teen cop from the future named dayoung johansson, who travels back to. She rocketed to stardom upon the release of her popular graphic novel series, fools gold, about a girl who creates a very unique school club. Scifi comics series rocket girl launched in 20 from image comics, a year after artist amy reeder left her acclaimed stint on batwoman, and when brandon montclare only had a few writing credits to his name, following his years as an editor at dc comics. Amy reeder interview at five points festival 2017 comicsverse. Please spread the word brandon montclare and i will be signing at forbidden planet tonight at 6pm.
Please spread the word brandon montclare and i will be. Itll be drawn on a specially designed interior page. Brandon montclare and amy reeders timetraveling teen returns this summer. See more ideas about comics, comic books art and amy. Shes the art genius behind madame xanadu, for goodness sake.
Amy reeder, 34, is the artist behind the image comics series rocket girl, which she created with the writer brandon montclare. The site attracts an average of 100 million viewers per month and now, twitch looks to expand their territory further by partnering with amy reeder and brandon montclare, the creators of image comics rocket girl, to bring brandon and amys topical comics industry radio show, podcorn podcast, to a livestream near you. The art is pretty good and seems a little bit manga influenced though the overriding style is still very western. Amy reeder born august 25, 1980, formerly known as amy reeder hadley, is an american comic book artist and writer known for her work on titles such as fools gold, madame xanadu. The book everyone is talking about has plenty more surprises locked, l. So we were psyched when reeder decided to kickstart her own series about dayoung johansson, a teenage cop who is sent on a mission from her hightech future to new york city. Amy reeder born august 25, 1980, also credited as amy reeder hadley or amy hadley, is an american artist and oel mangaka. Theres something about the attractive and slick visuals that makes rocket girl a success waiting to happen.
Twitch partners with rocket girls brandon montclare and amy. As of december 11, 20, mysteries of the arcana is a month shy of four years old and weve posted 316 story pages. She actually earned a bachelor of science in social science teaching before being discovered by tokyopop. Rocket girl amy reeder brandon montclare image comics jetpack 11. Amy reeder is raising funds for rocket girl comic book on kickstarter. She is best known for her work on madame xanadu and is sharing art duties with j.
It is about a teenage cop from an alternate, hightech future. Amy reeder, who created the image comics series rocket girl with brandon montclare, spends the day with friends, at the brunch table. I probably have enough opinions now to write a selfhelp book. Amy reeder and brandon montclare are the powerhouse creative partnership behind books like moon girl and devil dinosaur, and rocket girl. Williams iii on the muchanticipated batwoman ongoing series. Oct 09, 20 the comic that started as a kickstarter project looks polished, cool, and fun. W brandon montclare aca amy reeder a teenage cop from a hightech future is sent back in time to 1986 new york city. With a cadre of marvel heroes at their disposal, the dynamic duo of montclare and reeder chose to create an original character to fight alongside a kirby one.
Amy reeder born august 25, 1980, formerly known as amy reeder hadley, is an american comic book artist and. Im not sure one issue brought me to loving it, but it definitely made me interested in reading more about dayoung johansson and the world she came from and the world. Amy soared as the inker and penciler for madame xanadu, the penciler for 2011s batwoman, and cover artist for supergirl. In 2015, she and montclare began cowriting moon girl and devil dinosaur for marvel comics. All the characters look very different and have great expressions, the action is solid when it is there, the scenery is beautiful, and the color and inking is fantastic. Thank you, amy, for the post that finally made me get this trade. Forbidden planet 832 broadway, new york, ny 3 2124731576. July 23, 2014 amy reeder and brandon montclares effervescent comic about a flightsuited future teenager is now out in a paperback. Shes investigating the quintum mechanics megacorporation for crimes against time. The acclaimed books combined her stunning art with humorous banter and high school angst.
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