Friday, March 6, 1970

Author - Foglio, Phil

Me, Kaja Foglio, and Phil Foglio
at MidAmeriCon II
Birth: May 1, 1956.

Death: Still alive and writing about girl geniuses.

Comments: Phil Foglio is an American artist and author known for his original graphic series including such titles as What's New with Phil and Dixie, Buck Godot, and Girl Genius. Foglio has a long history in science fiction fandom, having first been nominated for the Best Fan Artist Hugo in 1976, and winning the award twice, in 1977 and 1978. He has also been nominated in the Best Professional Artist category, and his work has been nominated in both the Best Dramatic Presentation category and the Best Graphic Story category.

Professionally, Foglio wrote and drew the What's New with Phil and Dixie strip for three years in the 1980s for Dragon Magazine, and resurrected the series in the 1990s for Duelist Magazine at the request of Wizards of the Coast. Foglio has created or co-created several properties, and wrote and did artwork for D'Arc Tangent, Buck Godot, XXXenophile, and Girl Genius. Foglio also created illustrated versions of some of the volumes of Robert Lynn Asprin's Myth-Adventures series.

In addition to his original series work, Foglio has done artwork for large comic book publishers such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and First Comics. Foglio has also contributed illustrations for a number of game companies including Steve Jackson Games, Cheapass Games, Spiderweb Software, and Wizards of the Coast.

Phil Foglio is married to his long time collaborator Kaja Foglio.

Foglio has a website devoted to his work titled Studio Foglio. He also has a blog on LiveJournal.

My reviews of Phil Foglio's books:
None

Other books by Phil Foglio that I have read but not reviewed:
The Collected Adventures of Phil and Dixie: What's New?
Girl Genius, Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 2: Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 3: Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 4: Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 5: Agatha Heterodyne and the Clockwork Princess (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 6: Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse (with Kaja Foglio)
Girl Genius, Volume 11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell (with Kaja Foglio)
What's New With Phil and Dixie 2: Sex & Gamers . . . No, Really
What's New With Phil and Dixie 3: The Magic Years

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