John Patrick Green Explained

John Patrick Green is an illustrator and creator of comics, notable for Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden, and the graphic novel series, InvestiGators.

Career

Green has been drawing comics since he was a child.[1] He especially loved LOS 40 and drawing Garfield;[2] his first original comic was called 'The Footsies,' and featured child characters with very large feet. He started his career doing design and production on the Disney Adventures magazine, as well as freelance book design.[3]

Green, under the name John Green,[4] is the co-creator and illustrator of Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden, a comic co-created and written by Dave Roman. The story was first serialized in issue-format comics in 1996; two books of the comic were published, subtitled Borrowed Magic and Separation Anxiety respectively.[5] Green also co-created Teen Boat with Dave Roman. Two stories were published in print, while three are available online as a webcomic.[6]

Green has published seven volumes in his InvestiGators graphic novel series,[7] which tells the story of two alligators who solve mysteries for a large undercover spy agency, as well as an InvestiGators Free Comic Book Day comic book.[8] The InvestiGator: Agents of S.U.I.T. series[9] spins off the original InvestiGators series to tell the stories of other mystery-solving agents; these books are co-created with Christopher Hastings and Pat Lewis.[10] About the series, Green says, "Of all the comics I’ve created in my professional career, making InvestiGators has come closest to recapturing that feeling of being eleven years old, drawing comics in my bedroom, with the sole intention of making my friends and classmates laugh."[11]

Bibliography

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Personal life

Green grew up on Long Island,and has lived in Brooklyn.[16]

In a 2014 article, Green discusses getting into comics: " I was always an artist, constantly drawing as a kid. I was a very sick child and spent a lot of time indoors. Drawing was an activity I could do that wouldn't cause an asthma attack or expose me to allergens. My gateway into comics were the funny pages."[17]

Green attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City,[18] where he met Jax Epoch and Teen Boat! collaborator Dave Roman.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Close-Up on: John Patrick Green . 2023-06-30 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  2. News: Cavna . Michael . June 30, 2016 . How a kids' books author turned his childhood illness into both passion and profession . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630151814/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/06/30/how-a-kids-book-artist-turned-his-childhood-illness-into-both-passion-and-profession/ . June 30, 2023 . June 30, 2023 . The Washington Post.
  3. Web site: Comment . Betsy Bird Leave a . 2022-08-16 . Your Favorite Gator Aide: An Interview with John Patrick Green About Investigators . 2023-05-25 . A Fuse #8 Production . en-US.
  4. Web site: Rhode . Mike . 2017-09-27 . ComicsDC: A BCC Interview with John Patrick Green . 2023-06-30 . ComicsDC.
  5. Web site: Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden Series by Dave Roman . 2023-05-25 . www.goodreads.com.
  6. Web site: Asselin . Janelle. 2015-04-24 . 'Teen Boat' Graphic Novel Sequel To Be Serialized Webcomic . 2023-05-25 . ComicsAlliance . en.
  7. Web site: InvestiGators Series by John Patrick Green . 2023-06-30 . www.goodreads.com.
  8. Web site: Johnston . Richard James . 2021-05-02 . FCBD Preview: John Patrick Green's Investigators - Ants In Pants . 2023-06-30 . bleedingcool.com . en.
  9. Web site: Agents of S.U.I.T. Series by John Patrick Green . 2023-06-30 . www.goodreads.com.
  10. Web site: Lodge . Sally . New Middle Grade Series to Expand InvestiGators World . 2023-05-25 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  11. Web site: Graphic Novel Reveal: John Patrick Green's InvestiGators Recruits Reptilian Secret Agents . 2023-06-30 . Paste Magazine . en-US.
  12. Web site: John Patrick Green . 2023-06-30 . www.goodreads.com.
  13. Web site: McMillan . Graeme . 2020-06-04 . 2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List . 2023-06-30 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  14. Web site: Noble . Barnes & . john green, Best Books of the Year 2020, Best Books of the Year, Books . 2023-06-30 . Barnes & Noble . en.
  15. News: Graphic Books and Manga - Best Sellers - Books - March 12, 2023 - The New York Times . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-30 . 0362-4331.
  16. Web site: Busetti . Linda . 2022-12-06 . InvestiGators Author Poly Prep Country Day School Brooklyn . 2023-05-25 . Poly Prep Country Day School . en-US.
  17. Web site: Staff . Beat . 2014-11-11 . Syndicated Comics . 2023-05-25 . The Beat . en-US.
  18. Web site: 'Washington Post' on SVA Alumnus John Patrick Green and His New Kids' Book . 2023-05-25 . School of Visual Arts SVA New York City . en.
  19. Web site: Busetti . Linda . 2022-12-06 . InvestiGators Author Poly Prep Country Day School Brooklyn . 2023-06-30 . Poly Prep Country Day School . en-US.

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