Rick+Geary

=Rick Geary=

Rick Geary was born in Kansas City in 1946. He studied art and film in college. After graduation Geary moved to San Diego in 1975 where he currently resides. Geary created a name for himself as a comic artist and author with contributions to acclaimed magazines such as //National Lampoon, MAD, Spy, Rolling Stone, San Diego Magazine// and much more. Geary has also worked with many established comic book publications such as the Marvel Entertainment Group and DC comics.

His most popular works comes from his comic series //A Treasury Of Victorian Murder.// His work stems from his fascination with murder crimes and the 19th century. According to an article by Kate Culkin, Geary has always been interested in how different the Victorian era is to our own, and how visually peculiar it is. Each one of his books in the series takes months of research. For instance his novel //The Case of Madeline Smith// took 6 months of research and an endless amount of resources. He wanted to acquire a “Victorian voice” in order to be true to his stories. The publishers weekly praises him for, “memorable biographical portraits [which he] conveys the intense emotions of the romance, a sense of the historical time and place, and the tumult of the trial and its aftermath.” Two of the most popular graphic novels from his series have been //Jack the Ripper// and //The Borden Tragedy// in which Geary sold 10,000 copies each.

References: Writer's Corner. Lizzie Andrew Borden Virtual Museum and Library [online] available from: [|www.lizzieandrewborden.com/WritersCorner/Interviews/Interview**RickGeary**.htm]

Werid and Salacious: Rick Geary's 19th century. PublishersWeekly.com [online] available from: [|www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6339133.html]

Geary, Rick. official website. available at: [|www.**rickgeary**.com]

Photo: __Rick Geary__. www.lcomics.com/IMAGES/allsorts/19_rick_geary.jpg. __Lee's Comics__. 7 Nov. 2006 .

External links: http://www.reuben.org/ncs/awards2.asp - National Cartoonists Society [|www.rickgeary.com] - Official website