Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes

Book Description:

Celebrating 30 years of Tori Amos' breakout album: Little Earthquakes!

The official graphic novel celebrating 30 years of Tori Amos's breakout album: Little Earthquakes. The landmark release that established her iconic thematic voice, as well as her live intensity behind the keys with unflinching lyrics and songs that would inspire generations of artists and musicians. This graphic novel demonstrates the lasting influence of this defining work with 24 stories inspired by the 12 songs on the album, as well as the 12 'B-sides' that accompanied the album and its associated singles. With star writers such as Neil Gaiman and Margaret Atwood being assembled by Z2 editor Rantz Hoseley, who previously edited the multi-award-winning Comic Book Tattoo, and who painted the cover for her recent Christmastide EP.

About the Authors

Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. This hugely talented recording artist is a classically trained musician who is known in the music circuits for being one of the few alternative rock singers to use a piano as her primary instrument. From her early work in a band to a noteworthy solo career, she has had an immensely successful career and has achieved great heights in the world of music. She has never let her challenges, her own rebelliousness, creative or financial disagreements, or a record label's avarice, stand in the way of composing music in her own unique style.

Gaiman began his writing career in England as a journalist. His first book was a Duran Duran biography that took him three months to write, and his second was a biography of Douglas Adams, Don't Panic: The Official Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion. Gaiman describes his early writing: I was very, very good at taking a voice that already existed and parodying or pastiching it. Violent Cases was the first of many collaborations with artist Dave McKean. This early graphic novel led to their series Black Orchid, published by DC Comics.

The groundbreaking series Sandman followed, collecting a large number of US awards in its 75 issue run, including nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards and three Harvey Awards. In 1991, Sandman became the first comic ever to receive a literary award, the 1991 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story.

Margaret Atwood, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her latest novel, The Testaments, is a co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. It is the long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, now an award-winning TV series. Her other works of fiction include Cat's Eye, finalist for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; and Hag-Seed. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award. She lives in Toronto.

Since founding The Blank Corporation with Neil Gaiman back in 2016, Cat Mihos has helped build and oversee their expansive TV and film slate, including shows such as BBC's Good Omens, Starz' American Gods, and the upcoming Sandman series with Netflix. Prior to working in film and television, Cat worked in the live music industry and toured the world with acts such as Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Mötley Crüe, Tool, and many more. She is also a published author and enjoys making art out of glass and old comics.

Marc Andreyko (born 20 June 1970) is a comic book writer and screenwriter, known for his work on books such as Manhunter for DC Comics, and Torso, a creator-owned true crime series he wrote with Brian Michael Bendis.

Annie Zaleski is a Cleveland-based author, editor, and journalist whose work has appeared in dozen of publications including NPR Music, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Salon, and Billboard.

Derek McCulloch is a writer, best known for his graphic novels such as Stagger Lee, Gone to Amerikay, and Pug.

LEAH MOORE is a writer, born in Northampton, England, in 1978.

Her career began in 2002 with scripts written for America's Best Comics (ABC).

Since 2003 she has also co-written comics and Graphic Novels with her husband, John Reppion, as Moore & Reppion.

Leah's published work includes scripts for DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Heavy Metal Magazine, 2000 AD, Shelly Bond's Black Crown Publishing, and Z2 Comics. Her poetry and prose have been published in several anthologies, and she has written columns and articles for the likes of Comic Heroes Magazine, and The Big Issue.

2021 saw the publication of Morrison Hotel - a Graphic Novel based on the album of the same name by The Doors - which Leah wrote for Z2 Comics.

2022 will see the release of Mötley Crüe - The Dirt: Declassified, written by Leah and, again, released by Z2 Comics.

Leah is currently working on new projects for Z2 Comics, Liminal 11, and others.

Leah Moore is represented by James Wills at Watson, Little Ltd.

Kelly Sue DeConnick is best known for surprise hits like Carol Danvers' rebranding as Captain Marvel and the Eisner-nominated mythological western, PRETTY DEADLY; the latter was co-created with artist Emma Ríos. The sci-fi kidney-punch called BITCH PLANET, co-created with Valentine De Landro, launched to rave reviews in December 2014 and has since been nominated for an Eisner. She has also worked for Boom, DC Comics, Humanoids, IDW, Oni Press, and Vertigo. She currently develops television with her husband and partner, Matt Fraction, as Milkfed Criminal Masterminds.

Kelly Sue DeConnick is best known for comic books like Marvel's Captain Marvel, PRETTY DEADLY (co-created with artist Emma Ríos), BITCH PLANET (co-created with artist Valentine De Landro), and DC Comics's AQUAMAN and WONDER WOMAN HISTORIA: THE AMAZONS. DeConnick and her husband, Matt Fraction, currently develop television as Milkfed Criminal Masterminds, Inc

Gibson Twist is a writer and cartoonist from Atlantic Canada, currently living in St Louis, Missouri. His long-running 8-volume webcomic series Pictures of You received critical acclaim for its rich characters and honesty with sensitive subjects, building a diverse audience of all ages, ethnicity, gender and sexuality. Pictures of You continues to resonate with its cult following years after its conclusion. More recently, his graphic novel Queer Drunk Punk Romance, aimed at new adult audiences, has received glowing praise from queer and non-queer readers alike.

Gianna Meola is an illustrator and cartoonist currently living in Brooklyn.