Ted Naifeh

Edward "Ted" Naifeh is an American comic book writer and artist known for his illustrations in the goth romance comic Gloomcookie.^[1] Naifeh has since become most known as the creator of the Eisner-Award-nominated series Courtney Crumrin, published by Oni Press.^[2]

Ted Naifeh
Naifeh at the 2017 New York Comic Con
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works	Courtney Crumrin, The Good Neighbors, Gloomcookie, Princess Ugg
Collaborators	Holly Black, Serena Valentino, Warren Wucinich

Other works by Naifeh include How Loathsome, which he co-created with Tristan Crane; the comic adaptation of the PSP game Death, Jr. (written by Gary Whitta); three issues of the comic adaptation of Gene Wolfe's novel The Shadow of the Torturer, Seven Seas Entertainment's Unearthly; and the Oni Press series Polly and the Pirates. Naifeh also provided illustrations for Caitlín R. Kiernan's short fiction collection, Alabaster.^[3] Ted illustrated The Good Neighbors, a trilogy of graphic novels written by Holly Black and published through Scholastic.^[4]

Naifeh has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.^[5]

Bibliography

Comic	Volume	Hardcover publication date	Paperback publication date	Pages	ISBN-10	ISBN-13
Courtney Crumrin	'Volume one:Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things		September 21, 2003	128 pages	1929998600	978-1929998609[6]
Courtney Crumrin	'Volume two:Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics	February 6, 2018	October 19, 2003	144 pages	1620104636	978-1620104637
Courtney Crumrin Tales (Prequel)	Volume 1: A Portrait of the Warlock as a Young Man (Included in Volume 7)		May 4, 2005	56 pages	1932664327	978-1932664324
Courtney Crumrin Tales (Prequel)	Volume 2: The League of Ordinary Gentlemen (Included in Volume 7)		May 18, 2011	56 pages	1934964689	978-1934964682
Courtney Crumrin	Volume three: Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom	June 19, 2018	June 19, 2018	144 pages	1620105187	978-1620105184
Courtney Crumrin	Courtney Crumrin and the Fire-Thief's Tal (included in Volume 4)		November 6, 2007	56 pages	1932664858	978-1932664850
Courtney Crumrin	Courtney Crumrin & the Prince of Nowhere (included in Volume 4)		December 10, 2008	56 pages	1932664866	978-1932664867
Courtney Crumrin	Volume four: Monstrous Holiday	January 29, 2019	January 29, 2019	136 pages	1620105691	978-1620105696
Courtney Crumrin	Volume five: The Witch Next Door	June 25, 2019	June 25, 2019	144 pages	162010640X	978-1620106402
Courtney Crumrin	Volume six: The Final Spell	September 2, 2014	September 2, 2014	152 pages	1620100185	978-1620100189
Courtney Crumrin	Volume seven: Tales of a Warlock	March 31, 2015		128 pages	1620100193	978-1620100196
The Crumrin Chronicles	Volume 1: The Charmed and the Cursed		June 22, 2021	128 pages	1620109301	978-1620109304
The Crumrin Chronicles	Volume 2: The Lost and the Lonely		October 25, 2022	128 pages	1637150415	978-1637150412
The Crumrin Chronicles	Volume 3: The Wild & the Innocent		October 1, 2024	152 pages	1637155026	978-1637155028

Ted Naifeh also wrote and illustrated the 6 volumes of Polly and the Pirates.

See also

• Courtney Crumrin