| Nationality: | American |
| Write: | Y |
| Pencil: | Y |
| Ink: | Y |
| Notable Works: | Courtney Crumrin, The Good Neighbors, Gloomcookie, Princess Ugg |
| Collaborators: | Holly Black, Serena Valentino, Warren Wucinich |
Edward "Ted" Naifeh is an American comic book writer and artist known for his illustrations in the goth romance comic Gloomcookie.[1] Naifeh has since become most known as the creator of the Eisner-Award-nominated series Courtney Crumrin, published by Oni Press.[2]
Other works by Naifeh include How Loathsome, which he co-created with Tristan Crane; the comic adaptation of the PSP game Death, Jr. (written by Gary Whitta); three issues of the comic adaptation of Gene Wolfe's novel The Shadow of the Torturer, Seven Seas Entertainment's Unearthly; and the Oni Press series Polly and the Pirates. Naifeh also provided illustrations for Caitlín R. Kiernan's short fiction collection, Alabaster.[3] Ted illustrated The Good Neighbors, a trilogy of graphic novels written by Holly Black and published through Scholastic.[4]
Naifeh has illustrated cards for the collectible card game.[5]
| Comic | Volume | Hardcover publication date | Paperback publication date | Pages | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Crumrin | Volume one:Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things | September 21, 2003 | 128 pages | 1929998600 | 978-1929998609[6] | ||
| Courtney Crumrin | Volume two:Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics | February 6, 2018 | October 19, 2003 | 144 pages | 1620104636 | 978-1620104637 | |
| Courtney Crumrin Tales (Prequel) | Volume 1: A Portrait of the Warlock as a Young Man (Included in Volume 7) | May 4, 2005 | 56 pages | 1932664327 | 978-1932664324 | ||
| Courtney Crumrin Tales (Prequel) | Volume 2: The League of Ordinary Gentlemen (Included in Volume 7) | May 18, 2011 | 56 pages | 1934964689 | 978-1934964682 | ||
| Courtney Crumrin | Volume three: Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom | June 19, 2018 | June 19, 2018 | 144 pages | 1620105187 | 978-1620105184 | |
| Courtney Crumrin | Courtney Crumrin and the Fire-Thief's Tal (included in Volume 4) | November 6, 2007 | 56 pages | 1932664858 | 978-1932664850 | ||
| Courtney Crumrin | Courtney Crumrin & the Prince of Nowhere (included in Volume 4) | December 10, 2008 | 56 pages | 1932664866 | 978-1932664867 | ||
| Courtney Crumrin | Volume four: Monstrous Holiday | January 29, 2019 | January 29, 2019 | 136 pages | 1620105691 | 978-1620105696 | |
| Courtney Crumrin | Volume five: The Witch Next Door | June 25, 2019 | June 25, 2019 | 144 pages | 162010640X | 978-1620106402 | |
| Courtney Crumrin | Volume six: The Final Spell | September 2, 2014 | September 2, 2014 | 152 pages | 1620100185 | 978-1620100189 | |
| Courtney Crumrin | Volume seven: Tales of a Warlock | March 31, 2015 | 128 pages | 1620100193 | 978-1620100196 | ||
| The Crumrin Chronicles | Volume 1: The Charmed and the Cursed | June 22, 2021 | 128 pages | 1620109301 | 978-1620109304 | ||
| The Crumrin Chronicles | Volume 2: The Lost and the Lonely | October 25, 2022 | 128 pages | 1637150415 | 978-1637150412 | ||
| The Crumrin Chronicles | Volume 3: The Wild & the Innocent | October 1, 2024 | 152 pages | 1637155026 | 978-1637155028 |
Ted Naifeh also wrote and illustrated the 6 volumes of Polly and the Pirates.