Stickman Graphics

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founder = Kevin Tinsley
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Stickman Graphics is an American publisher of graphic novels, prose fiction and how-to books.The company is currently located in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City.

Company History

Stickman Graphics was originally founded by Kevin Tinsley as a graphic arts production studio servicing the publishing and comic book industries. As a result of an extensive period assisting in the digital transition of Marvel Comics’ production department, Tinsley published "Digital Prepress for Comic Books" in 1999. [cite book |title= Digital Prepress for Comic Books: The Definitive Desktop Production Guide |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1999|publisher= |location= |isbn= 0967542308|pages= |url= ]

After the initial success of this timely how-to book, Stickman Graphics transitioned into a publishing business model, and began publishing first-run graphic novel titles. [Biography - Tinsley, Kevin M.: An article from: Contemporary Authors [HTML] (Digital). by Gale Reference Team, (December 16, 2007)] In 2008, it attempted to broaden its market base by releasing an urban-fantasy prose novel called "Fruit of the Poisonous Vine", based upon its "Stonehaven" series of graphic novels.cite web |url= http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6360366.html?nid=2789 |title= Magic and Crime in the City|accessdate=2008-09-24 |work= |publisher= Publishers Weekly|date= 2006-08-08|last=Cha|first=Kai-Ming]

Publications

;Digital Prepress for Comic Books How-to/self-publishing Released: 1999 softcover ISBN: 0-9675423-0-8 "Digital Prepress for Comic Books" was published in November 1999. This professional level how-to book has a narrow focus on pre-production techniques geared specifically for printing comic artwork on an offset press. The basics of digital coloring and lettering are covered with an emphasis on trapping given the necessity of performing such production techniques simultaneously with the creative process of computer coloring and lettering.

;The Festering Season graphic novel Released: 2002 softcover ISBN: 0-9675423-2-4 hardcover ISBN: 0-9675423-1-6
"The Festering Season" is a graphic novel published in 2002. This graphic novel is a supernatural-mystery about the daughter of a Vodou priestess in New York City as she investigates the murder of her mother. The story is highly polemical and particularly critical of the Giuliani administration. It received positive write ups in the media, including the "New York Times" [cite news |first= George Gene|last= Gustines|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Amazing Adventures of New York City|url= |work= |publisher= New York Times|date= 2002-11-03 |accessdate=2008-09-24 ] and "Publishers Weekly".sectionbreak
"Stonehaven" is a series of graphic novels and prose novels set in a contemporary urban fantasy city of the same name, in which mythical creatures live openly alongside humans. The individual stories tend to be multi-genre (crime thrillers, adventure, mystery) within this fantasy environment and use a rotating ensemble cast of characters.sectionbreak ;Milk Cartons and Dog Biscuits graphic novel Released: 2004 softcover ISBN: 0-9675423-4-0 hardcover ISBN: 0-9675423-3-2 The first book in the series, "Milk Cartons and Dog Biscuits" (graphic novel, 2004), is an introduction of the city through the eyes of an outsider. It follows a State Ranger (the equivalent of a marshal or state police trooper) from a rural area who travels to the city in search of his runaway daughter. Receiving no assistance from the Municipal Guard (the city police), he hires a disreputable half-elf private detective, named Victor Jardine, to help in his search. Their investigation brings them in conflict with the Chinese mob and a renegade werewolf, while introducing a number of recurring characters and institutions. ;"Subterranean Hearts" graphic novel Released: 2006 softcover ISBN: 0-9675423-6-7 hardcover ISBN: 0-9675423-5-9 "Subterranean Hearts", the second book in the series (graphic novel, 2006), is about an elven magic student attending Stonehaven University who must take a summer job at an extermination company in order to pay her tuition. This company employs magic-users, clerics and ex-military in order to deal with mor fantastical pests. An intersecting storyline involves Victor Jardine and mob enforcer Meili Mau (also introduced in first book) coming into conflict over a mentally disturbed teenager. The story culminates with all parties fighting for their lives against trolls in the city’s sewer system. ;Fruit of the Poisonous Vine prose novel Released: 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0-9675423-7-9 The third book in the series, "Fruit of the Poisonous Vine", is a prose novel (2008). This crime drama focuses on a police investigation of the murder of a barrister in possession of illegal blood donations. This book focuses on several secondary characters from previous titles, as well as as introducing several new protagonists to the series. A central theme of the story focuses on the effect of magic and pagan faith healing has had on the medical profession.

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References

"Tales of the City". by Bill Baker, "Bakers Dozen", posted March 3, 2004;http://www.worldfamouscomics.com/bakersdozen/back20040303.shtml