Polly and the Pirates Vol. 1

About Ted Naifeh

Ted Naifeh first appeared in the independent comics scene in 1999 as the artist for Gloomcookie the goth romance comic he co-created with Serena Valentino for SLG Publishing. After a successful run Ted decided to strike out on his own writing and drawing Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things a spooky childrens fantasy series about a grumpy little girl and her adventures with her Warlock uncle. Nominated for an Eisner Award for best limited series Courtney Crumrins success paved the way for Polly and the Pirates another childrens book this time about a prim and proper girl kidnapped by pirates convinced she was the daughter of their long-lost queen. Over the next few years Ted wrote four volumes of Courtney Crumrin plus a spin off book about her uncle. He also co-created How Loathsome with Tristan Crane and illustrated two volumes of the videogame tie-in comic Death Junior with screenwriter Gary Whitta. More recently he illustrated The Good Neighbors a three volume graphic novel series written by New York Times best-selling author Holly Black published by Scholastic. In 2011 Ted wrote the sequel to Polly and the Pirates and illustrated several Batman short stories for DC Comics. In 2012 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Courtney Crumrin he wrote and illustrated the final two volumes of the series. Currently you can find Ted everywhere: from the pages of Batman 66 to his newest original series for adults Nights Dominion. Ted lives in San Francisco because he likes dreary weather.