CONTACT:
richtommaso@yahoo.com
BIBLIOGRAPHY
For FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS:
CANNIBAL PORN, 3-issue mini-series, 1994
CLOVER HONEY, 120-page graphic novel, 1995
ROLLERCOASTER #1 and 2 abandoned series, 1996-97
LET'S HIT THE ROAD, 120-page graphic novel, 1998
For DARK HORSE COMICS:
THE HORROR OF COLLIER COUNTY, five-issue mini-series, 1999
collected into a 140-page graphic novel in 2001
For ALTERNATIVE COMICS:
8 1/2 GHOSTS, one-shot comic book, 2003
PERVERSO!, one-shot comic book, 2004
MIRIAM #1, abandoned series, 2007
For HYPERION BOOKS FOR CHILDREN:
SATCHEL PAIGE:STRIKING OUT JIM CROW, 85-page graphic novel, 2007
written by James Sturm
CURRENT AND FUTURE PUBLICATIONS:
For LA CUPULA (Spain):
EL HORROR DE COLLIER COUNTY, 2009
SAM HILL, 2012
PETER Y MIRIAM, 2013
For EDITIONS CA ET LA (France):
PETER ET MIRIAM, 2010
SAM HILL, 2012
AWARDS
For Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow:
2008 Eisner Award Winner:
Best Reality-Based Work
2008 Glyph Comics Award Winner:
Best Character
Best Writer
2008 Eisner Award Nominee:
Best Publication for Teens
Best Reality-Based Work
Best Writer
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocate): Nonfiction Honor List
39th NAACP Award Nominee for Best Literary Work - Youth/Teens
A 2007 CYBIL Awards Nominee for Best Graphic Novel
A 2008 New York Book Show Award Recipient
A Junior Library Guild selection
REVIEWS OF SATCHEL PAIGE:
* "Sturm’s text poignantly conveys the quiet bitterness of his hero, and
Tommaso’s spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty
of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions."
—The New York Times Book Review
* "cagily conveys...Paige’s signature blend of cheeky showmanship and consummate skill."
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
* "In less than 100 pages the reader will feel a wide range of emotional responses that
stay with them long after they've closed the book."
—Library Media Connection
* "By emphasizing Paige's influence and mythos rather than focusing on details
about his life or career, Sturm and Tommaso offer a powerful and unique testimony to his legacy."
—School Library Journal (starred review)
* "This visually powerful, suspenseful, even profound story makes an excellent choice
for readers interested in baseball or the history of race relations."
—Booklist (starred review)
* "Imparts as clear a picture of the aggressive style of black baseball as it does
of the realities of life in the rural Deep South in Paige’s barnstorming heyday."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Raw and memorable."
—Chicago Tribune
REVIEW FOR CLOVER HONEY:
" (Rich)Tommaso's first book-length work displays a handsomely quirky drawing style and an incipient talent for emotionally complex storytelling..."
—Publisher's Weekly