Big Time Attic
Encyclopedia
Big Time Attic is a Limited Liability Corporation. It is the operational name of Twin Cities comic artists
Zander Cannon
and Kevin Cannon
(no relation). It was founded in August 2004, between the Cannons and Shad Petosky
.
's home in Minneapolis, with the intention of doing graphic design work to fund pet comic projects. Zander Cannon began as the primary illustrator on projects, with Kevin Cannon as colorist. They credited themselves "Big Time Attic" on their first comic book together, a square-formatted educational pamphlet for USGS. This comic, entitled Journey along a field line is notable for being the first comic book listed as a scientific paper on the USGS site.
Their first graphic novel was Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
, commissioned and written by GT-labs. After taking on a few interns from MCAD
's Comic Department, the company decided they wanted to try having employees and expand into other areas. To meet these requirements, the company moved in 2005 from Shad Petosky's home to the Thorp Building in the arts quadrant of Nordeast Minneapolis.
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Twin Cities comic artists
The Twin Cities refers to the major riverside metropolitan areas of Minneapolis, Saint Paul and surrounding townships in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. In recent years, the Twin Cities has become home to a burgeoning comics scene, in the top ten for number of resident comic artists in the United...
Zander Cannon
Zander Cannon
Alexander "Zander" Cannon is an American comics writer and artist, known for his work on books such as Top 10 and Smax.-Early life:Cannon was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Grinnell College in 1995 with a B.A...
and Kevin Cannon
Kevin Cannon
Kevin Cannon is an American cartoonist and illustrator.-Life and career:Cannon first published work was Johnny Cavalier, published by Grinnell College Press, which included 100 pages of weekly strips that originally ran in the Scarlet and Black. While attending Grinnell, Kevin was often asked if he...
(no relation). It was founded in August 2004, between the Cannons and Shad Petosky
Shad Petosky
Shad Petosky is an American comics author, designer, and television animator.-Biography:Petosky was born in Kalispell, Montana. He was a programmer before meeting Zander Cannon and helping Cannon to co-publish The Replacement God. With both Cannon and Kevin Cannon, Petosky formed the comic art...
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The Beginning
Big Time Attic, LLC started in the attic of Shad PetoskyShad Petosky
Shad Petosky is an American comics author, designer, and television animator.-Biography:Petosky was born in Kalispell, Montana. He was a programmer before meeting Zander Cannon and helping Cannon to co-publish The Replacement God. With both Cannon and Kevin Cannon, Petosky formed the comic art...
's home in Minneapolis, with the intention of doing graphic design work to fund pet comic projects. Zander Cannon began as the primary illustrator on projects, with Kevin Cannon as colorist. They credited themselves "Big Time Attic" on their first comic book together, a square-formatted educational pamphlet for USGS. This comic, entitled Journey along a field line is notable for being the first comic book listed as a scientific paper on the USGS site.
Their first graphic novel was Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology is a graphic novel written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic...
, commissioned and written by GT-labs. After taking on a few interns from MCAD
MCAD
MCAD may refer to:* Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination* Mechanical computer-aided design* Medium chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency* Microsoft Certified Application Developer* Minneapolis College of Art and Design...
's Comic Department, the company decided they wanted to try having employees and expand into other areas. To meet these requirements, the company moved in 2005 from Shad Petosky's home to the Thorp Building in the arts quadrant of Nordeast Minneapolis.
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Publications
- Journey Along a Field Line with J.J. Love (2006)
- Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder LizardsBone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder LizardsBone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology is a graphic novel written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic...
with Jim OttavianiJim OttavianiJim Ottaviani is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists, features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Niels Bohr, and several stories about physicist Richard Feynman...
(2006) - T-Minus: The Race to the Moon with Jim OttavianiJim OttavianiJim Ottaviani is the author of several comic books about the history of science. His best-known work, Two-Fisted Science: Stories About Scientists, features biographical stories about Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Niels Bohr, and several stories about physicist Richard Feynman...
(2009) - The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA with Mark SchultzMark Schultz (comics)Mark Schultz is an American writer and illustrator of books and comics. His most widely-recognized work is his self-created and owned comic book series, Xenozoic Tales, about a post-apocalyptic world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures coexist with humans...
(2009)