Ted Naifeh

{{short description|American comic book writer and artist}}

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| nationality = American

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| notable works = Courtney Crumrin, The Good Neighbors, Gloomcookie, Princess Ugg

| collaborators = Holly Black, Serena Valentino, Warren Wucinich

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Edward "Ted" Naifeh is an American comic book writer and artist known for his illustrations in the goth romance comic Gloomcookie.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213514/http://www.popimage.com/content/viewnews.cgi?newsid1049699286,95359, "How Loathsome Interview with Tristan & Ted"]. PopImage. Naifeh has since become most known as the creator of the Eisner-Award-nominated series Courtney Crumrin, published by Oni Press.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224432/http://www.fangoria.com/new/courtney-crumrin-tales-of-a-warlock-comic-book-review/ “COURTNEY CRUMRIN: TALES OF A WARLOCK” (Comic Book Review)]

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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171921/http://www.popimage.com/content/viewnews.cgi?newsid1014766670,90656, Interview @ PopImage, Feb.02] Ted illustrated The Good Neighbors, a trilogy of graphic novels written by Holly Black and published through Scholastic.[https://www.bdtheque.com/interviews/31/ted-naifeh Interview @ bdtheque.com, April.07]

Naifeh has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090901023237/http://blog.newsarama.com:80/2009/08/25/tednaifehcom-v-20/ Interview with Newsarama, August 2009]