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Four Letter Worlds
2005
First Published
3.20
Average Rating
144
Number of Pages
Love. Hate. Fear. Fate. Four words that define our lives in different ways. Four words that lie at the heart of all our experiences. Four words that have long inspired artists to craft their most resonant work. Four-Letter Worlds examines how these four little words define our individual worlds in very big ways. This brand new anthology features sixteen original short stories by twenty six renowned creators, including Joe Casey, Chynna Clugston-Major, Antony Johnston, Phil Hester, Jim Mahfood, Scott Morse, and Andi Watson.
Avg Rating
3.20
Number of Ratings
123
5 STARS
9%
4 STARS
26%
3 STARS
46%
2 STARS
14%
1 STARS
5%
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Authors

Joe Casey
Joe Casey
Author · 16 books

Librarian note: there is more than one author with this name Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, The Intimates, Adventures of Superman, and G.I. Joe: America's Elite among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe\_Casey

Scott Morse
Author · 7 books

Scott Morse (sometimes known as C. Scott Morse or C. S. Morse) is an American animator, filmmaker, and comic book artist/writer. Much of Morse's published work consists of stand-alone graphic novels, although he is perhaps best known for his epic series Soulwind, a story serialised in a sequence of graphic novels, which was nominated for both the Eisner and Ignatz awards.

Mike Hawthorne
Mike Hawthorne
Author · 2 books
Mike Hawthorne is an American comic book artist known for his work on books such as Deadpool, G.I. JOE: Origins, Queen & Country, Conan: Road of Kings, and his own creator-owned book, Hysteria.
Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston
Author · 24 books

** Sign up for Antony's newsletter at http://ajwriter.substack.com ** Antony Johnston is one of the most versatile writers of the modern era. The Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde was based on his graphic novel. His murder mystery series The Dog Sitter Detective won the Barker Book Award. The Brigitte Sharp spy thrillers are in development for TV. And his productivity guide The Organised Writer has helped authors all over the world take control of their workload. Antony is a celebrated videogames writer, with genre-defining titles including Dead Space, Shadow of Mordor, and Resident Evil Village to his credit. His work on Silent Hill Ascension made him the only writer in the world to have contributed to all of gaming’s ‘big three’ horror franchises. His immense body of work also includes Marvel superheroes such as Daredevil and Shang-Chi, the Alex Rider graphic novels, the post-apocalypse epic Wasteland, and more. He wrote and directed the film Crossover Point, made entirely in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. An experienced podcaster and public speaker, he also frequently writes articles on the life of an author, and is a prolific musician. Antony is a former vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, a member of International Thriller Writers and the Society of Authors, a Shore Scripts screenwriting judge, and sits on the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s videogames committee. He lives and works in England.

B. Clay Moore
B. Clay Moore
Author · 1 books

B. Clay Moore has written comic books for virtually every major publisher, including Image Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, WildStorm, Oni Press, Valiant Comics, Aftershock Comics, DSTLRY and Ignition Press. Upcoming projects including LAST FLIGHT OUT OF WICHITA, from DSTLRY Media in 2025, in collaboration with Mack Chater. This is the first of two books from Moore and Chater, who combine to work under the Dead Echo Press imprint. Following that will be BLOODLAND. Hollywood has spent a lot of money optioning Moore's work. He lives in suburban Kansas City.

Jim Mahfood
Author · 1 books
Jim Mahfood, a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator.
Phil Hester
Phil Hester
Author · 10 books

This Eisner Award-nominated artist was born in eastern Iowa, where he went on to study at the University of Iowa. His pencilling credits include Swamp Thing, Brave New World, Flinch, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Clerks: The Lost Scene, The Crow: Waking Nightmares, The Wretch (nominated for the 1997 Eisner Award for Best New Series), Aliens: Purge, and Green Arrow. Since graduating from the University of Iowa, he has been in the comics industry for over 15 years.

Steve Lieber
Steve Lieber
Author · 1 books

Steve Lieber is an American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as Detective Comics and Hawkman, and the critically acclaimed miniseries Whiteout, which was adapted into a 2009 feature film starring Kate Beckinsale. His other works include the Eisner Award-winning sequel Whiteout: Melt, and the thrillers Shooters and Underground. With writer Nat Gertler, he co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel. Lieber has described his career as being about "telling your own unified stories with finality."

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