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Hi! I'm Eric Shanower, the award-winning cartoonist, author, and illustrator. My work has been widely published—from Marvel Comics to Random House, from Nickelodeon Magazine to BBC television.
My current comics project, Age of Bronze, tells the complete story of the Trojan War in all its dramatic detail. Every version from Homer's Iliad on down will be newly integrated in comics form when Age of Bronze is finished. It's also set in the correct period—the 13th century BCE. Age of Bronze has been published by Image Comics since 1998, garnering two Eisner Awards, a Gran Guinigi, and a slew of nominations. The second volume, Sacrifice, was selected as one of the Best Books of 2004 by the editors of Publishers Weekly. In addition to English, Age of Bronze is published in Spanish, French, Polish, Italian, Croatian, and Indonesian. To see sample pages and excerpts, go to www.age-of-bronze.com
Age of Bronze: Betrayal Part One is the latest publication. Here's the cover:

Watch a webcast interview I did with Emanuel Wall of Strategy First:
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As the most prominent current "Wizard of Oz" illustrator, I've also published a terrific amount of comics, prose, and illustrations in the tradition of the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his successors. One of my recent Oz books is Adventures in Oz from IDW, a collection of my five Oz graphic novels. It's in Italian, too, from Free Books.
Forthcoming publications:
Age of Bronze #29 (Fall 2009)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comic book series, Marvel Illustrated, written by me, illustrated by Skottie Young (Monthly now through July 2009)
Recent publications:
Age of Bronze: Betrayal Part One
Age of Bronze #28
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6
To keep up with me and my forthcoming projects, go to www.ericshanower.com
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Creative and intellectual individuals involved in the arts.
Individuals fascinated by any aspect of the Trojan War.

My Blog

Age of Bronze #29 penciled art

Click here to see the first eight pages of penciled art from the next issue of Age of Bronze.Also, the Age of Bronze website has a new page called Free Features, where you can download free desktop wa...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 12:22:00 GMT

Age of Bronze October News

Here's the news on Age of Bronze and more for October:Shanower at San Bernardino Public LibraryI'll be making a presentation on Age of Bronze on Wednesday, October 29, 2008that's tomorrowat the San ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:58:00 GMT

Movie Version of the Worst Presnadent Ever

I'm busy drawing Age of Bronze 28, but a few weeks ago I was cast in the music video of the Charlie Imes song "Worst Presnadent Ever." In the 13-minute "Movie Version" you can see me as a member of th...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:03:00 GMT

Age of Bronze 27 Penciled Pages

I'm working on issue 27 of my comic book series Age of Bronze, my retelling of the Trojan War. Click here to see samples of four non-consecutive penciled pages. These samples will open in Acrobat.In t...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:20:00 GMT

New AGE OF BRONZE Book

The new book in my award-winning Age of Bronze graphic novel series is available NOW! BETRAYAL PART ONE continues the story of the Trojan War begun in the first two volumes.You can order it now throug...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:25:00 GMT

Method Cartooning

Most comic books and graphic novels feature the human figure as a primary image. Superhero comics, autobiographical comics, slice-of-life comics, horror comics, romance comicsin all of these and mor...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:15:00 GMT

Proofs for Age of Bronze 26

Earlier this week I approved the proofs for Age of Bronze 26, so it'll be on sale soon. This issue presents Menelaus's drunken ramblings about his marriage to Helen.
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:26:00 GMT

Age of Bronze News for July 2007

Age of Bronze 26It's 21 July 2007, and I just sent Age of Bronze 26 to the publisher, so it'll be on sale in a few weeks. This issue is very late. It was originally supposed to be on sale at the begin...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:21:00 GMT

Re-envisioning the Trojan War

Click here for a brand new online interview with me about Age of Bronze. Steven Saunders conducted it for Silver Bullet Comics, and he asks some probing questions which prompt some in-depth answe...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:48:00 GMT

News Release: Shanower at IWU

IF YOU'RE ANYWHERE IN THE BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, AREA IN MID-MARCH, THEN COME ON OVERIT'S FREE!Here's the News Release with the details:Cartoonist Brings Trojan War to LifeAward-winning cartoonist Er...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:38:00 GMT