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Eben Burgoon
BornEben Emil Benjamin Burgoon
(1979-12-15) December 15, 1979 (age 44)
United States
Area(s)Writer, cartoonist, editor, letterer, producer
Notable works
Eben 07
B-Squad

Eben Burgoon (born 1979) is an American-born writer best known for the webcomic series Eben 07: Covert Custodian and B-Squad: Soldiers of Misfortune. He is currently working on his independent series Tiny Wizards[1] with artist Dean Beattie.

Biography

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Eben Burgoon was raised in San Luis Obispo county and attended San Luis Obispo High School, which was lightly lampooned in his comic work with Eben 07.[2] He attended college at California State University, Chico. He studied international relations and minored in creative writing.[3] He currently lives in Sacramento, California.[4]

Impact

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Burgoon has worked with non-profits, arts organizations, comic book conventions, and educational spaces to promote the joy of creating comics and educate writers of all ages. He created a comics education program[5] that yielded two books by partnering with a small non-profit in Sacramento.[3] Students at a primary school in Sacramento learned the basics of comic books and writing before developing a pitch that ultimately led to working with comic artists in the Sacramento region.[6] Additionally, his educational workshops have been featured at the Crocker Art Museum,[7] regional libraries,[8] and comic book conventions.[9]

Since 2013, Burgoon co-organizes a comic-convention themed arts night, Crocker-Con, at the Crocker Art Museum which draws about 1000 people annually.[10]

In 2019, Burgoon accepted an invitation to the Sharjah International Book Fair to conduct cartooning and comic book workshops for youth in the United Arab Emirates.[11] He has also been a comics & arts educator and guest speaker at Maker Faire's in Cairo,[12] Rome, Lithuania, and China.

Inspirations

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Much of his writing work follows a theme of parody of pop culture and approaching the subject with mashups or unusual angle.[13] In many interviews, Eben Burgoon discusses influences on his work. Among them are pop-entertainment like James Bond, Venture Brothers., as well as writers like Dan Harmon,[13] Ian Fleming, and Douglas Adams.[14]

Comic book bibliography

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Eben07: Covert Custodian 2007–2013[15] Independent webcomic series. Premise follows janitors tasked with cleaning the mess left by super-spies like James Bond. Illustrated by D.Bethel.

  • Operation: Goofinger, 2007
  • Operation: Clean the Cleaners, 2007
  • For the Love of Russia, Brainfood Comics, 2009[16]
  • Operation Mongoose, 2009
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #1, Brainfood Comics, 2010[17]
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #2, Brainfood Comics, 2010
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #3, 2011
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #4, 2012
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #5, unreleased in print

B-Squad: Soldiers of Misfortune 2012-Current Independent comic book series. Premise follows a misfit squad of mercenaries, during each adventure one main character is killed; selected randomly by author using a six-sided die. Each adventure is illustrated by a different artist or artistic team. Comic series inspired a beer, B-Squad Blonde Ale,[18] brewed by New Helvetia Brewing Company in Sacramento.[19] B-Squad was picked up for development by Starburns Industries Press, a division of Starburns Industries, which rereleased the first issue as an exclusive for Comic Con International.[20][21]

  • Issue One, 2014, Kickstarter, illustrated by Lauren Monardo.
  • Issue One, 2019, SBI Press, illustrated by Lauren Gramprey.
  • Issue Two, 2014, Kickstarter, illustrated by Jon Williams and Claudia Palescandolo.
  • Volume One, Kickstarter, 2015[22]
  • Volume Two, Kickstarter, 2016[23]

Tiny Wizards 2019-Current Independent graphic novel series. Illustrated by UK-based artist Dean Beattie, Tiny Wizards is a fantasy-humor graphic novel series following the surviving wizards from a dying fantasy kingdom that transported themselves into the modern day Earth. However, the wizards seem to have miscalculated their spells and arrived about the size of an action figure and only inhabit fast food restaurants. The debut story was released in the summer of 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic and debuted by Burgoon and Beattie at Thought Bubble Festival, one of the UK's largest comic book conventions. At the end of 2021, Tiny Wizards was named as a Top 20 Small Press Comic by Pipedream Comics.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Destito, Deanna (August 4, 2021). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Boyd, Ryan. "Comic Book 'Eben07' Gains a Wide Following". Military.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Eben E.B. Burgoon is 916 Ink's weapon of mass instruction – Arts & Culture – Arts&Culture – July 24, 2014". Sacramento News & Review. July 23, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Ortiz, Edward (October 25, 2014). "Inaugural Capital Book Festival opens in downtown Sacramento". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kids' wildest dreams become comic book stories". The Sacramento Bee. June 11, 2014. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Eben Burgoon on helping kids make comics at 916 Ink". CBR. June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Writing Art: Finding Story in Art". www.crockerart.org. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Willits Library hosts comic book workshop". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "Special Guest Eben Burgoon". zappcon.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  10. ^ Remington, Chris. "Crocker Con Explores Race And Gender Issues In Pop Culture". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Eben Burgoon at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2019 (09.11.19)". Castbox. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "Wizardry with Tape & Comic books". Maker Faire Cairo. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "B-Squad – Nothing is Permanent". Comic Book and Movie Reviews. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "E.B. Burgoon on Comics in Education, Killing His Characters and Self-Publishing". shortboxed. October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Eben Burgoon – Comic Book DB". comicbookdb.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  16. ^ "For the Love of Russia". comicbook.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  17. ^ "Operation: 3-Ring Bound". comicbook.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "B-Squad Blonde Ale". New Helvetia Brewing. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  19. ^ "B-Squad Blonde | New Helvetia Brewing Company". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  20. ^ "Starburns Calls on the Expendable Misfits of the B-Squad in New Graphic Novel". www.diamondbookshelf.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Exclusive Product". Comic-Con International: San Diego. June 27, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "B-Squad Comic Book To Launch". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  23. ^ "B-Squad: Soldiers Of Misfortune Prepare For New Mis-Adventures". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  24. ^ Comics, Pipedream (December 30, 2021). "Best Small Press and Indie Comics 2021: #20-11". Pipedream Comics. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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