Evil Twin Comics
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Evil Twin Comics is a small comic book
publisher in Brooklyn
. The company was founded in late 2004 when comic book creators Ryan Dunlavey and Fred Van Lente
received a grant from the Xeric Foundation
to publish the comic book series Action Philosophers
. Dunlavey had previously used the name Evil Twin for a Daily Orange comic strip, a minicomic
series and his personal website.
A second series, Comic Book Comics began publication in 2008 and presents the history of the comic book industry.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publisher in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. The company was founded in late 2004 when comic book creators Ryan Dunlavey and Fred Van Lente
Fred Van Lente
Fred Van Lente is an American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.-Career:Van Lente is the co-founder, along with artist Ryan Dunlavey, of Evil Twin Comics, which produces his and Dunlavey’s non-fiction comic books, the first and most famous of which is Action Philosophers.Recent...
received a grant from the Xeric Foundation
Xeric Foundation
The Xeric Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation based in Northampton, Massachusetts, which for twenty years awarded self-publishing grants to comic book creators, as well as qualified charitable and nonprofit organizations...
to publish the comic book series Action Philosophers
Action Philosophers
Action Philosophers! is a comic book series by artist Ryan Dunlavey and writer Fred Van Lente, which was awarded a Xeric Grant in late 2004, leading to Action Philosophers! # 1's publication in April 2005....
. Dunlavey had previously used the name Evil Twin for a Daily Orange comic strip, a minicomic
Minicomic
A minicomic is a creator-published comic book, often photocopied and stapled or with a handmade binding. In the United Kingdom and Europe the term "small press comic" is equivalent with minicomic reserved for those publications measuring A6 or less...
series and his personal website.
A second series, Comic Book Comics began publication in 2008 and presents the history of the comic book industry.