Metaphrog
| John Chalmers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 August 1965 Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Area(s) | Writer, Graphic Novelist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Metaphrog |
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Notable works
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Louis (comic) |
| http://www.metaphrog.com | |
| Sandra Marrs | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1973 France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | Artist, Writer, Graphic Novelist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Metaphrog |
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Notable works
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Louis (comic) |
Metaphrog are graphic novelists Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, best known for making the Louis series of comics.
Marrs is originally from France, where she studied Arts and Letters. Chalmers is from the west of Scotland and has a scientific background with a PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering in Micromachining. Together they live in Glasgow. In general, Marrs draws the comics while Chalmers writes the scripts. They started their first comic together, Strange Weather Lately, in 1995. The Sunday Herald in Glasgow described Strange Weather Lately as "the existential adventures of Martin Nitram, an unpaid theatre worker engaged in an attempt to mount a cursed play, The Crimes Of Tarquin J Swaffe." The Strange Weather Lately comics ran for 10 issues until 1999, and were then collected into two graphic novels.
They then moved on to the Louis (graphic novel) series, which includes Louis - Red Letter Day, Louis - Lying To Clive, Louis - The Clown's Last Words, Louis - Dreams Never Die and Louis - Night Salad. In 2011, they redrew and repainted Louis - Red Letter Day and this new version was published in hardback.
Louis is, according to The Herald, "the thoughtful, sensitive, baby-faced protagonist of their cult-hit comic books. He's a lovely little thing - pudgy arms, round tummy, two hug-me eyes popping out of his smooth egg-shell head. Children love him, and you just know he could sell in his millions. Easy."(Wild, September 18, 2004, "Punks of publishing; Their comic books have become cult hits". The Herald (Glasgow), p. 3. ). The Washington Times wrote of Louis - The Clown's Last Words, "the bizarre storytellers chronicle the complicated adventures of a Caillou-looking character, and readers should expect more surreal shenanigans than they can shake a brick of Cheddar at. ... This bulbous-headed Gumby for the 21st century should appeal to the most unassuming of children and cynical of adults."(Szadkowski, August 17, 2002, "Books that give color to mankind's darker side". The Washington Times, p. B2.). Louis - Red Letter Day and Louis - Lying to Clive were also each published as a webcomic on serializer.
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