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Amy Chu

Amy Chu (born 1968) is an American comic book author who runs the comic imprint Alpha Girl Comics as well as writing comics for other publishers.[1] She wrote the six-issue miniseries Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death and a few Wonder Woman issues for DC.[2]

In 2023, she won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.[3]

Early life

Chu was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1968,[4] and moved frequently in her youth, spending her formative years in Iowa.[5] In 1989, she received dual degrees at Wellesley College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for East Asian Studies and Architectural Design, respectively.[6][7][8] After working overseas, she returned to the US and attended Harvard Business School for her MBA in 1999.[9][10]

Career

Chu worked in Hong Kong from 1995 to 1997, running the Macau tourism office.[5]

In 2010, Chu started Alpha Girl Comics when she and her friend, Georgia Lee, discussed the lack of female voices in comics.[11][7] Chu took a course in creative writing and developed her interest in comics writing from there.[9][12] She has continued to focus on the lack of representation of women in the comics industry speaking on panels at comic events.[13]

She published three collections of short stories under Alpha Girl Comics titled Girls Night Out from 2012 to 2014.[14] Several were funded through Kickstarter, as well as in 2017, a remaster and collection of all three volumes into paperback format.[15]

Chu has been writing Red Sonja for Dynamite Entertainment since late 2016.[16] She also started working on Dynamite's KISS in 2016.[17] Chu took over writing duties for Dynamite's Green Hornet beginning with the 2018 run.[18]

Chu was recognized as a cultural leader of the year for 2018 by the Corea Image Communications Institute and said she had plans to write a comic in Seoul.

Chu wrote a comic adaptation of Carmilla drawn by Soo Lee titled Carmilla: The First Vampire set in 1990s New York City.[19] Her work went on to win the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.[20]

Personal life

In 2001, Chu married Laurence Chang, an investment analyst who is also a graduate of Harvard; they both kept their surnames.[21] They have two children and as of 2018 reside in Princeton, New Jersey.[22][5]

Bibliography

Writer

  • Alpha Girl Comics
  • Girls Night Out (2010–2017)
  • Girls Night Out (tpb, 104 pages, 2017) collects:
  • "And Other Stories" (with Cabbral, Louie Chin, Silvio dB, Craig Yeung and Chris Sotomayor, in #1, 2010)
  • "Tales of New York" (with Brian Shearer, Cabbral, Craig Yeung, Gannon Beck, Louie Chin, Rachelle Rosenberg, Sean Chen, Silvio dB and Tom Chu, in #2, 2011)
  • "The Way Love Goes" (with Larry Hama, Craig Yeung, Sean Von Gorman, Louie Chin, Anderson Cabral and Silvio dB, in #3, 2014)
  • The VIP Room (one shot, with Silvio dB, 20 pages, 2013)
  • Dark Horse Comics
  • The Secret Loves of Geeks (2018)
  • The Secret Loves of Geeks (tpb, 200 pages, February 2018, ISBN 1-5067-0473-5) collects:
  • "First Loves" (with Valentine De Landro, February 2018)
  • Carmilla: The First Vampire (2023)
  • Darryl Makes Comics
  • DMC (2014–2015)
  • DMC GN #2 (tpb, 100 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-9904636-1-3) collects:
  • "LAK6 Remixed!" (with Alison M Smith, in #1.5, October 2015)
  • Dynamite Entertainment
  • Kiss (October 2016 – July 2017)
  • Kiss: The Elder Vol. 1 – A World Without Sun (tpb, 144 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5241-0298-9) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Kewber Ball, in #1-5, October 2016 – February 2017)
  • Kiss: The Elder Vol. 2 – Odyssey (tpb, 168 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5241-0509-0)
  • "Untitled" (with Kewber Ball, in #6-10, March 2017 – July 2017)
  • Kiss: The Demon (limited series) (January 2017 – April 2017)
  • Kiss: The Demon (tpb, 106 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5241-0368-3) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Erik Burnham, Eman Cassalos, in #1-4, 2017)
  • Red Sonja Vol. 4 (December 2016 – Jan 2019)
  • Red Sonja: Worlds Away Vol. 1 (tpb, 144 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5241-0376-4) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Carlos Gomez, in #0-6, December 2016 – June 2017)
  • Red Sonja: Worlds Away Vol. 2 – Back Roads (tpb, 184 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5241-0582-1) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Carlos Gomez, in #7-11, July 2017 – November 2017)
  • Red Sonja: Worlds Away Vol. 3 – Hell or Hyrkania (tpb, 140 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5241-0714-X) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Carlos Gomez, in #12-13, December 2017 – January 2018)
  • "Untitled" (with Erik Burnham, Carlos Gomez, in #14-16, February 2018 – April 2018)
  • Green Hornet Vol. 2 (March 2018 – June 2018)
  • Green Hornet Vol. 1: Generations (tpb, 128 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5241-0796-4) collects
  • "Untitled" (with German Erramouspe, in #1-5, March 2018 – June 2018)
  • Dejah Thoris Vol. 2 (January 2018 – November 2018)
  • Dejah Thoris: The Gardens of Mars (tpb, 156 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5241-0730-1)
  • "Untitled" (with Pasquale Qualano, in #0-5, January 2018 – June 2018)
  • "Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica" (1-12, May 2019-May 2020)
  • "Red Sonja 1982" (June 2021)
  • DC Comics
  • Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman
  • Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman (tpb, 168 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5862-X) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Bernard Chang, in #7, February 2015)
  • Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (January 2016 – June 2016)
  • Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-6451-4) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Clay Mann, Seth Mann, Sandu Florea, Cliff Richards, Scott Hanna, in #1-6, 2016)
  • Wonder Woman '77 Special
  • Wonder Woman '77 Special Volume 2 (tpb, 159 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-4012-6788-2) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Dario Brizuela, in #4, September 2016)
  • IDW Publishing
  • The X-Files (2017)
  • Deviations (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63140-675-2) collects:
  • "Time and Being" (with Silvia Califano and Elena Casagrande, oneshot, March 2016)
  • Image Comics
  • Where We Live (2018)
  • Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas (tpb, 336 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0822-9) collects:
  • "Jesse Slays the Dragon" (with Gabriel Hernandez Walta, May 2018)
  • Lion Forge Comics
  • Catalyst Prime: Summit (2017 – present)
  • Summit Vol. 1: The Long Way Home (tpb, 152 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-941302-68-8) collects:
  • "Untitled" (with Jan Duursema, in #1-4, December 2017 – March 2018)
  • Marvel
  • A Year of Marvels (2016)
  • A Year of Marvels Vol. 1 (tpb, 208 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-302-90295-4) collects:
  • "Spring Break! Ant-Man Style!" (with Ryan Browne, #3, March 2016)
  • Deadpool (2015–2017)
  • Deadpool: World's Greatest Vol. 2: End Of Error (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9618-8) collects:
  • "Tales of the Mercs for Money: Foolkiller" (with Emilio Laiso, in #7, April 2016)
  • Secret Empire: Brave New World (2017)
  • Secret Empire: Brave New World Vol. 1 (tpb, 121 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-302-50102-X) collects:
  • "All the World's a Stage" (with Kate Niemczyk, in #4, July 2017)
  • Papercutz
  • Ana and the Cosmic Race (graphic novel, with Kata Kane, 96 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-62991-959-4)
  • Valiant
  • X-O Manowar (2012–2016)
  • X-O Manowar Vol. 10: Exodus (tpb, 143 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-939346-93-2) collects:
  • "The Lady Saana" (with Clayton Henry, in #38, July 2015)
  • Vertigo
  • Vertigo Quarterly CMYK (2014–2015)
  • Vertigo Quarterly CMYK (tpb, 296 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-4012-5336-9) collects:
  • "Cyan" (with Alitha E. Martinez, June 2014)

External links

References

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  2. Amy Chu DC Comics, 2018, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  3. https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/front-page/the-2023-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/^
  4. Amy Chu. A M Y C H U Instagram, January 3, 2018, retrieved November 1, 2018^
  5. Amy Chu Girls Like You and Me, retrieved September 7, 2018^
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  8. Janelle Asselin. Hire This Woman: Writer Amy Chu ComicsAlliance, December 18, 2013, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  9. Amy Chu MBA '99 Harvardwood, February 1, 2018, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  10. Amy Chu. The Adventures of Amy Chu Harvard Business School, December 1, 2015, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  11. Amy Chu. About Us ALPHA GIRL COMICS, October 8, 2011, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  12. Karama Horne. Indie Comics Spotlight: Amy Chu talks Poison Ivy, Summit, Kato's daughter and why Killer Croc is her fave Syfy.com, June 2, 2018, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  13. Alexander Abad-Santos. If Wall Street Is More Open to Women than Comics, We Have a Problem The Atlantic, October 11, 2013, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  14. Steve Morries. Amy Chu Kickstarts a Third Volume of 'Girls Night Out' [Interview] Comics Beat, April 7, 2014, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  15. AMY CHU – GIRLS NIGHT OUT: Kickstarter Gold Edition Kickstarter, July 31, 2017, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  16. Rich Johnston. Red Sonja Back In The Bikini Chainmail As Amy Chu Launches New Series With Carlos Gomez For December Bleeding Cool, September 1, 2016, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  17. Dynamite® Kiss #1 Dynamite Entertainment, October 2016, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  18. Dynamite® Green Hornet Vol. 2 #1 Dynamite Entertainment, March 2018, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  19. Carmilla: The First Vampire TPB :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics www.darkhorse.com, retrieved 2023-04-04^
  20. 2023 Stoker Awards Winners Locus Online, June 3, 2024, retrieved June 11, 2024^
  21. Weddings; Amy Chu, Laurence Chang The New York Times, May 27, 2001, retrieved September 7, 2018^
  22. Kang Aa-young. 'Ant-Man' author to write comic about Seoul The Korea Times, August 31, 2018, retrieved September 7, 2018^