Christine Norrie
Author of Hopeless Savages
About the Author
Image credit: Christine Norrie at a signing of the anthology Secret Identities at Midtown Comics Times Square on May 23, 2009. Photo by Nightscream.
Works by Christine Norrie
Associated Works
Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women who Changed the World (2018) — Contributor — 60 copies, 2 reviews
Boom Studios Summer Blast 2016 (Free Comic Book Day 2016) (2016) — Illustrator — 18 copies, 2 reviews
Action Girl Comics #1-19 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Other names
- Lavin, Eela
- Birthdate
- 1974-01-07
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- comic artist
- Short biography
- Christine Norrie is an artist, writer and designer. She has had her comics published by the finest publishers, as well as produced artwork in other media/industries creating concept art, storyboards, fashion graphics, and book illustration. Her most noted work include her original graphic novel Cheat , the Oni Press series Hopeless Savages, and the teen drama Breaking Up published in 2007 by Scholastic. Norrie has earned two Eisner nominations, A Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Nomination, and a 9th Panel and New York City Comic Book Museum Award.
She works and lives in New York City with her daughter. - Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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I was at the library with Solomon, mostly just to return all our library books and pick up a hold before we went on vacation, when I saw the danger sign: The Book Burrow was open. New plan: load up on cheap library discards to keep the kids entertained in the car. We ended up buying eight books. Clearly, this was one. I snatched it off the shelf, delighted. It had been years and years and years since I had read Hopeless Savages. I couldn't remember where I had left off or had any idea where show more in relation to this story that might be, but I figured it would be a diverting vacation read in any case.
Somehow, this book is exactly where I left off. In fact, the last issue I read was the first one included in this collection. Perfect!
This volume is mostly about Arsenal Fierce. If you're not already familiar with the Hopeless-Savage clan, Arsenal is the oldest daughter of retired punk rockers Dirk Hopeless & Nikki Savage. She runs a martial arts dojo, and the story of this volume takes place on a trip to Hong Kong for a match.
This series is fun. It features many girls and women who kick ass in all kinds of ways, a fierce punk rock ethos, a functional and relatable gay couple (ten years later, that's still hard to find in comics -- what's up with that?), spies, chase scenes, some great reversals, and, can I say it one more time? Strong women.
Recommended to fans of punk and girls who take names. Also, if you like Scott Pilgrim, read this! show less
Somehow, this book is exactly where I left off. In fact, the last issue I read was the first one included in this collection. Perfect!
This volume is mostly about Arsenal Fierce. If you're not already familiar with the Hopeless-Savage clan, Arsenal is the oldest daughter of retired punk rockers Dirk Hopeless & Nikki Savage. She runs a martial arts dojo, and the story of this volume takes place on a trip to Hong Kong for a match.
This series is fun. It features many girls and women who kick ass in all kinds of ways, a fierce punk rock ethos, a functional and relatable gay couple (ten years later, that's still hard to find in comics -- what's up with that?), spies, chase scenes, some great reversals, and, can I say it one more time? Strong women.
Recommended to fans of punk and girls who take names. Also, if you like Scott Pilgrim, read this! show less
At the center of this story is a proudly anachronistic family of punks in modern-day England. They are generally-happy people with common problems who find themselves mixed up in an implausible madcap adventure. It's a soap-opera, comedy, and children's cartoon in one, and it is written with a level of wit and compassion uncommon in graphic novels.
Note: The sequel to this book (Ground Zero) proves that the written word carries the story even in a graphic novel, because the artwork was awful show more and I still got misty-eyed towards the end. show less
Note: The sequel to this book (Ground Zero) proves that the written word carries the story even in a graphic novel, because the artwork was awful show more and I still got misty-eyed towards the end. show less
Ah the last comic of Lumberjanes finally finished. Although I will miss the comics terribly, there still are some chapter books to read to get my fill of the girls including my favorite Ripley! There are two stories in this comic. First one is about a ghost story which terrifies one of the campers and soon after a mysterious figure is eating everything in the mess hall. Time for an investigation! The shorter story is about Ripley trying to find Jen with the help of a Sphinx. Art was show more wonderful in this issue and of course both stories were cute and silly. show less
My sister lent me this book ages ago and I adored it, so as I mentioned in a previous post, when feeling guilted into spending money at the local comic book store, I knew it was a safe bet. Unfortunately the printing I purchased was a little low-quality. On several pages, part of word balloons were cut off the top of the page. Lame. So maybe not the best material for recruiting new readers, no matter how cute Skank Zero is.
But the story itself is great fun. The basic idea: what happens when show more two punk rock legends get married, move to the suburbs, and have four kids? show less
But the story itself is great fun. The basic idea: what happens when show more two punk rock legends get married, move to the suburbs, and have four kids? show less
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