The Etherington Brothers
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| The Etherington Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer |
Notable works | How to Think When You Draw, Monkey Nuts, Baggage, Yore!, Long Gone Don, Von Doogan |
| theetheringtonbrothers | |
Robin and Lorenzo Etherington are British comic creators, as well as book and film creators, who are known professionally under the collaborative moniker The Etherington Brothers.[1]
Since April 2023, their books have raised over 5 million dollars on Kickstarter and have been translated into eight languages. Their books were the most-funded art books on Kickstarter for three consecutive years: 2019,[2] 2020 and 2021.
In 2022, their book How to Think When You Draw, Book 5 was the highest funded comic project funded via the US-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.[3]
They created the free online series of tutorials How to Think When You Draw, ongoing since January 2017, and How to Think When You Write, ongoing since January 2018.
They created five book-length Long Gone Don adventures and eight book-length Von Doogan puzzle adventures for The Phoenix between 2012 and 2019. Their clients include studios such as Disney, DreamWorks, Aardman, and the BBC. They have worked on properties such as Star Wars, Transformers, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon.[4]
Their early works include:
- Monkey Nuts, published as a collected edition by Random House (2010) [5][6]
- Baggage graphic novel, also published by Random House in (2011) [7]
- "Yore!" in The Dandy (2011) [8].
References
[edit]- ^ Robin Etherington's bio on Amazon.co.uk
- ^ Freeman, John (2 July 2019). "Mixam Prints Multi-Record Breaking Kickstarter Book "How to THINK When You DRAW Volume Two"". downthetubes.net. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Alverson, Brigid. "Kickstarter Reveals Top 15 Comics Projects of 2022". icv2.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "The Etherington Brothers". theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Monkey Nuts! Daft monkeys, robot vending machines and lots of fun, Forbidden Planet International, 15 September 2010
- ^ Emily Pacey, Comic Cuts, Design Week, 10 September 2010
- ^ Briggs, Jeremy (18 October 2011). "In Review: Baggage". downtubes.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ John Freeman, Etherington Brothers join The Dandy - with dragons, Down the Tubes, 15 December 2010
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