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Hope Larson
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Hope Larson

Hope Larson is the author of Mercury, Chiggers, Gray Horses, and Salamander Dream, which Publishers Weekly named one of 2005's best comics. She won a 2007 Eisner Award, the highest honor for a comic artist. She lives with her husband, acclaimed... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. There's always a way.
Learn more about Hope Larson
My life in 8 words: "Big headphones, a double Americano, and a keyboard."
News:
Mercury has won an award
May 11, 2011
News:
Mercury has won an award
May 11, 2011
Mercury is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 06, 2010
Mercury will be released on April 06, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Apr 06, 2010
Mercury will be released on April 06, 2010 in Hardcover
Apr 06, 2010
Mercury is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Apr 06, 2010
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Mercury
Apr 02, 2010
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Oct 25, 2009
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What do you regret most?
Oct 06, 2009
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What is your biggest pet peeve?
Oct 06, 2009
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What is your motto or maxim?
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What is your birthdate?
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What’s your fantasy profession?
Oct 06, 2009

Hope Larson Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. There's always a way. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Anything outdoors, if the weather's nice. Q. What do you regret most? A. Right now? Procrastination. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Park ranger. Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. I admire all women who fight to make their stories heard, whether those stories are true or fictional. Learn more about Hope Larson

Authors on the Web

Newsarama, January 4, 2012
...point, I think we’ve already seen the start of that with creators like Bryan Lee O’Malley, Hope Larson and Craig Thompson go to “mainstream” publishers with their latest projects, and creators like Tony Harris and Camilla d’Errico using...
Jezebel, December 28, 2011
...Isaacs, Becky Cloonan, Amy Reeder, Jill Thompson, Gail Simone, Faith Erin Hicks, Kathryn Immonen, Emily Carrol, Amanda Conner, Hope Larson, Linda Medley, Fiona Staples, Colleen Coover, Raina Telgmeier, Lucy Knisley, Sarah Glidden, Katie Cook, Jen Van...
PublishersWeekly.com, October 7, 2011
...Comics creators like Gail Simone, Jen Van Meter, Hope Larson, Greg Rucka, and Trina Robbins will be in Seattle on October 8-9 for GeekGirl Con, a new convention devoted to the interests and concerns of women in “geek culture...
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 28, 2011
...must be eighteen or over." Cartoonish touches and playful anachronisms help bring these stories into this century. Hope Larson, a cartoonist whose graphic-novel version of A Wrinkle in Time will be published next year by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, says she...
MTV, July 7, 2011
...Are you getting a little impatient waiting to find out what's up with J.J. Abrams' second "Star Trek" film? Well, Simon Pegg says you need to be patient. He won't say what's up, but he's sure that the gears are busy behind the scenes. Something you...
Exclaim!, June 4, 2011
...the plot lines of Brilliant, Tragic's song cycle. Artists include Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley, Hope Larson and Brilliant, Tragic's album cover illustrator, Jamie McKelvie. A lifelong fan of the medium, Argos was thrilled to print the...
Comic Book Resources, April 4, 2011
...her process as an artist and creator during an insightful and informative Saturday afternoon spotlight panel at WonderCon, Hope Larson told fans she "can't imagine being a comics writer who hasn't drawn comics before." The Eisner Award winner joked about...
Earth Station One, September 30, 2011
...hooked on the medium early. After conducting a small survey of female comic book readers, writer and artist Hope Larson found that most respondents started out by reading Archie and newspaper strips. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, she offered...
Book Nut, September 16, 2011
...by Hope Larsonages: 12+First sentence: "Hi, house." (Though, admittedly, there are eight pages of pictures before that sentence.")Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!There are two stories going on here, both take place in a small town...
Parabasis, August 3, 2011
...Janet Malcolm So Long, See You Tomorrow William Maxwell Where Did You Sleep Last Night Danzy Senna Mercury Hope Larson...
Comics Worth Reading, August 1, 2011
...women who make impressive comics that I enjoy, was how many did work for younger readers. Raina Telgemeier, Hope Larson, and Jill Thompson were all top of my list, and they’re all best known for works aimed at teens and younger readers. Even Linda...
GeekMom, July 28, 2011
...full of awesome. Comics for Teens was all about the writers. The panelists were Cecil Castellucci ( Plain Janes ), Hope Larson ( Mercury ), Gene Luen Yang ( Level Up ), and Nate Powell ( Swallow Me Whole ),  and the moderator was prolific YA author...
First Second Books - Doodles and Dailies, July 14, 2011
...26AB THURSDAY 4:30 – 5:30 Comics for Teens – Teen comics creators Cecil Castelluci ( Plain Janes ), Hope Larson ( Mercury ), Nate Powell ( Swallow Me Whole ), and Gene Luen Yang ( Level Up ) come together for a discussion of what make a comic fit a...
Shelf-employed, July 13, 2011
...Me , by Rebecca Stead, pays homage to L'Engle's book with many references. On April 19, 2010, Hope Larson announced on Twitter that she would be writing and illustrating a graphic novel edition of A Wrinkle it Time . Look for the book sometime next year....