Alex de Campi

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Alex de Campi
File:10.14.12AlexdeCampiByLuigiNovi1.jpg
de Campi at the 2012 New York Comic Con
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer
Notable works
 Smoke
Official website

Alex de Campi is a British-American music video director, comics writer and columnist.

Early life

De Campi was educated at Princeton University, majoring in Art History. Prior to her writing career, she worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong.[citation needed]

Career

Comics

Alex de Campi is well known for her 2005 mini-series Smoke (published by IDW Publishing, art by Igor Kordey),[1] which was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Limited Series,[2] and her 2006 manga series Kat & Mouse (published by Tokyopop, art by Federica Manfredi).[3] Some of De Campi's work falls outside the superhero genre, with Smoke being a political thriller, and Kat & Mouse detailing the adventures of two mystery-solving high school students (a "CSI for tweens"); she has published work for children (e.g. Agent Boo) and for the European market (e.g. her French language sci-noir series Messiah Complex).

Her other works includes the Valentine mobile comic,[4][5] which was the main focus of her column "Uncanny Valleygirl" at the comics industry website Bleeding Cool.[6] and Grindhouse comics for Dark Horse.

In April 2015, she launched an ongoing thriller at Image Comics titled "No Mercy"[7] with Carla Speed McNeil.

She's also written a two-issue Wonder Woman story, among other comics.[8]

Films

De Campi has also ventured into filmmaking, directing a number of music videos, including the video for Amanda Palmer's "Leeds United",[9] the animated video for Flipron's "Raindrops Keep Falling On The Dead" (which was featured at the 2008 Marfa Film Festival,[10] and SXSW in 2007), The Real Tuesday Weld feat The Puppini Sisters' "Apart of Me" (shown at Soho Shorts in 2008) and for The Schema's "Those Rules You Made", which made it to number 1 music video worldwide in YouTube in August 2007.[11] She has given a "BBC Two Masterclass" on shooting videos, for Blast (a BBC initiative to encourage creativity in young people), focusing on her October 2007 video for The Real Tuesday Weld versus the Puppini Sisters.[12]

Personal life

De Campi currently splits her time between London and America.[citation needed]

Works

Bibliography

Videography

  • "Leeds United" - Amanda Palmer (Roadrunner) Aug 2008
  • "Last Words" - The Real Tuesday Weld (Six Degrees) Oct 2008
  • "Guilty Pleasure" - Manda Rin (ThisisfakeDIY) Oct 2008
  • "Lighthouse" - The Duloks (unsigned) - Aug 2008
  • "Book of Lies" - Flipron (Tiny Dog) Jul 2008
  • "These Eyes" - Martin/Towers (Northstar Records) Feb 2008
  • "Jilted" - The Puppini Sisters (Universal) Jan 2008
  • "(I Can't Believe I'm Not A) Millionaire" A-side and B-side versions - The Puppini Sisters (Universal) Jan 2008
  • "Pretty Little Miss Dysmorphia" - Des O'Connor (unsigned) Jan 2008
  • "Apart of Me" - The Real Tuesday Weld feat The Puppini Sisters (Six Degrees) Oct 2007
  • "Those Rules" - The Schema (unsigned) Aug 2007
  • "Why Dogs Howl at the Moon" - Thomas Truax (ST Records) Jul 2007
  • "Dogboy vs Monsters" - Flipron (Tiny Dog) Mar 2007
  • "Raindrops Keep Falling on the Dead" - Flipron (Tiny Dog) May 2006

Notes

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  4. ↑ Valentine comic website
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  6. ↑ "Contributors". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ [1] Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Wonder Woman Has Cellulite Too. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
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References

External links

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