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Jimmy Gownley

Jimmy Gownley
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Jimmy Gownley

Jimmy Gownley began writing and drawing comics at the age of fifteen. He is an advocate for kids’ comics, having co-founded the organization Kids Love Comics, which works to promote comic books and graphic novels as a valuable tool for literacy... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. My motto is, "Never trust a person who has a motto."
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My life in 8 words: "Happy to be a cartoonist, dad, and husband"
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    2. Cartoonist Jimmy Gownley Reveals His Most Noticeable Trait
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    3. Cartoonist Jimmy Gownley Reveals His Favorite Books
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    4. Cartoonist Jimmy Gownley Reveals the Talent He Wishes He Had
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    5. Amelia Rules! Creator Jimmy Gownley reveals the inspiration for his stories
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    6. Illustrator Jimmy Gownley draws Superhero Amelia
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    7. Illustrator Jimmy Gownley draws Amelia from the AMELIA RULES! series
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    8. Amelia Rules! Trailer
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Graphic Excerpt:
Her Permanent Record
Aug 29, 2012
Her Permanent Record is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Aug 28, 2012
Her Permanent Record will be released on August 28, 2012 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Aug 28, 2012
Superheroes will be released on October 04, 2011 in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
Superheroes is now available in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
When the Past Is a Present is now available in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
When the Past Is a Present will be released on October 04, 2011 in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
The Whole World's Crazy will be released on October 04, 2011 in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
The Whole World's Crazy is now available in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
What Makes You Happy will be released on October 04, 2011 in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
What Makes You Happy is now available in Hardcover
Oct 04, 2011
The Meaning of Life . . . and Other Stuff will be released on September 27, 2011 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Sep 27, 2011
The Meaning of Life . . . and Other Stuff is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Sep 27, 2011
The Meaning of Life . . . and Other Stuff will be released on September 27, 2011 in Hardcover
Sep 27, 2011
The Meaning of Life . . . and Other Stuff is now available in Hardcover
Sep 27, 2011
Sep 15, 2011

Jimmy Gownley Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. My motto is, "Never trust a person who has a motto." Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Luke Skywalker Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Humor, intelligence and warmth Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I'm content being me Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. drawing, which is why I make graphic novels! Learn more about Jimmy Gownley

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Benzinga.com, March 22, 2013
...and “Tea Time with Sophia Grace and Rosie,” to help maintain revenue. Publisher’s Weekly reports that cartoonists Jimmy Gownley, James Sturm, Keny Widjaja and Mike Maihack have all inked new book deals with the Graphix, Scholastic’s graphic...
School Library Journal, December 20, 2012
...tips and all that stuff.� Consider pairing it with one of those later Amelia Rules books by Jimmy Gownley where she joins the cheerleading squad. Bio time.� My husband had a bet going with this next series.� They are the celebrity bio books called...
School Library Journal, December 7, 2012
...for the link. Share and Enjoy: No related posts. Tags: , Best Books, , , Common Core, Daphne Benedis-Grab, , Jane Curley, Jimmy Gownley, , NYPL, Pinterest, Torrey Maldonado, This entry was posted on Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 5:00 am and is filed...
Deadline.com, November 30, 2012
...EXCLUSIVE: Vivek Tiwary, whose credits include producing Broadway musicals The Addams Family, American Idiot, The Producers and Young Frankenstein, has come aboard as exclusive producer to adapt Jimmy Gownley?s graphic novel series for TV and film. The...
PublishersWeekly.com, October 18, 2012
...not had that knockout cover on it. Just a big ol' smiley face with braces. Amelia Rules creator Jimmy Gownley advocated for interesting characters, noting that Smile would have been almost bland, because the story was so universal, if the main character...
Sequential Tart, August 20, 2012
...shield or a balloon lightsaber, design their own characters, read some kid-friendly comics, and talk to artists like Jimmy Gownley of Amelia Rules, Jeremy Whitley of Princeless and Dan Connor of Heaven Forbid!. It was packed, and everywhere I looked,...
Sequential Tart, August 13, 2012
...shield or a balloon lightsaber, design their own characters, read some kid-friendly comics, and talk to artists like Jimmy Gownley of Amelia Rules, Jeremy Whitley of Princeless and Dan Connor of Heaven Forbid!. It was packed, and everywhere I looked,...
School Library Journal, December 20, 2012
...tips and all that stuff.� Consider pairing it with one of those later Amelia Rules books by Jimmy Gownley where she joins the cheerleading squad. Bio time.� My husband had a bet going with this next series.� They are the celebrity bio books called...
School Library Journal, December 7, 2012
...for the link. Share and Enjoy: No related posts. Tags: , Best Books, , , Common Core, Daphne Benedis-Grab, , Jane Curley, Jimmy Gownley, , NYPL, Pinterest, Torrey Maldonado, This entry was posted on Friday, December 7th, 2012 at 5:00 am and is filed...
Mail.com, November 30, 2012
...The Addams Family, American Idiot, The Producers and Young Frankenstein, has come aboard as exclusive producer to adapt Jimmy Gownley’s graphic novel series for TV and film. The one-time music industry exec plans to secure the involvement of musicians...
Deadline.com, November 30, 2012
...EXCLUSIVE: Vivek Tiwary, whose credits include producing Broadway musicals The Addams Family, American Idiot, The Producers and Young Frankenstein, has come aboard as exclusive producer to adapt Jimmy Gownley?s graphic novel series for TV and film. The...
Deadline.com, November 30, 2012
...EXCLUSIVE: Vivek Tiwary, whose credits include producing Broadway musicals The Addams Family, American Idiot, The Producers and Young Frankenstein, has come aboard as exclusive producer to adapt Jimmy Gownley?s graphic novel series for TV and film. The...
Deadline.com, November 30, 2012
...EXCLUSIVE: Vivek Tiwary, whose credits include producing Broadway musicals The Addams Family, American Idiot, The Producers and Young Frankenstein, has come aboard as exclusive producer to adapt Jimmy Gownley?s graphic novel series for TV and film. The...
Comic Book Resources, October 26, 2012
...launches into full gear Saturday morning with a comics lineup that includes Jeremy Bastian, Talent Caldwell, David Finch, Jimmy Gownley, Ben McCool, Bill Morrison, Tom Orzechowski, Yanick Paquette, David Petersen, Keith Pollard, Nick Spencer and Ryan...