Evan Dahm

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Evan Dahm drawing Rice Boy
Comic	Rice Boy, Order of Tales, Vattu

Evan Dahm is the creator of Rice Boy, Order of Tales, and Vattu, a series of fantasy comics set in the world of Overside. He has also completed multiple short stories, minicomics, and other art related to that world and its inhabitants. He has been publishing these stories online since 2006.

Dahm attended Appalachian State University, where he studied Spanish and Studio Art. He currently lives in Brooklyn with some other comics authors, including his arch-nemesis Yuko Ota (see Enemies section below). He also has a pretty famous t-shirt.

His account on this wiki is User:Evn.

Contents 1 Works Set in Overside 1.1 Comics 1.2 Short Stories 1.3 Minicomics 2 Interviews & Panels 2.1 At Conventions 2.2 On the Web 3 Enemies 4 References

Works Set in Overside

Comics

• Rice Boy
• Order of Tales
• Vattu (in progress)

Short Stories

• Waiting in Surya
• The Tethered Isle
• The Jewel of Brambool
• The Tusks of Wusterim
• Settling Down

Minicomics

• Bird
• Cyclops
• Mars

Interviews & Panels

At Conventions

• Panel at Stumptown Comics Fest (17 April 2011): Worldbuilding (audio)
  • Other Participants: Barry Deutsch, Jenn Manley Lee, Larry Marder, Kel McDonald, Carla Speed McNeil

• Panel at Webcomics Weekend (6 November 2010): Comics and Worldbuilding (audio)
  • Other Participants: Liz Baillie, Aaron Diaz, Ben Riley, and Spike Trotman

• Panel at Small Press Expo (11 September 2010): Comics and Worldbuilding (audio)
  • Other Participants: Liz Baillie, Aaron Diaz, Carla Speed McNeil, and Spike Trotman

• Panel at Minneapolis Indie Xpo (21 August 2010): Conversation with Evan Dahm (audio)
  • Conducted and recorded by Fes of The Webcomic Beacon

• Floor interview at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (17 April 2010): C2E2 Interview – Evan Dahm – Rice Boy (video)
  • Conducted and recorded by TGT Webcomics

• Floor interview at Alternative Press Expo (17-18 October 2009): Hooked On Comics episode 03 (Dahm begins at 4:09)
  • Conducted and recorded by Studio JFISH

On the Web

• Panel Bound (10 October 2011): Evan Dahm

• Marooned (23 July 2010): Evan Dahm’s Rice Boy Review and Interview

• Examiner.com (1 July 2010): Interview with Evan Dahm, creator of Order of Tales

• Supa Dupa Show (14 May 2010): podcast (beginning at 8:15)

• Indie Spinner Rack (30 September 2009): Indie Spinner Rack #162 (podcast)

• Fourth Panel Estate (1 August 2008): No Relation to Couscous Girl (archive)

• Bold Life (29 November 2007): Overside with Rice Boy

• Mountain Xpress (30 August 2007): Rice Boy, revealed

Enemies

Evan Dahm has many enemies in the webcomics community, although foremost among them is Yuko Ota, artist behind the webcomic Johnny Wander. Although Dahm originally appeared in that comic in a favorable light,^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} on 29 January 2011 Ota declared Dahm her "arch-nemesis".^[8] This was brought on by Dahm's having penciled and inked four pages in one day,^[9] dwarfing Ota's recent output. Furthermore, Ota's enmity for Dahm may also be linked to a series of incidents previously thought to be unrelated by government authorities.^[10]

Ota's 29 January outburst was followed by approval from Aaron Diaz, author of Dresden Codak, whose longstanding enmity with Dahm is well-known. Diaz had been a longstanding member of the Koala Wallop comics group, but he left the organization promptly after Dahm was offered membership. Shortly after Ota's original comments, he urged the artist to kill Dahm as a face-saving measure.^[11] Unlike Diaz, Kel McDonald, author of Sorcery 101, chose not to add to Ota's threats, instead expressing appreciation for the "epic battles" yet to come.^[12]

Dahm simply promised the destruction of his enemies.^[13]

References

1. ↑ http://www.johnnywander.com/comics/198
2. ↑ http://www.johnnywander.com/comics/204
3. ↑ http://www.johnnywander.com/comics/209
4. ↑ http://www.johnnywander.com/comics/212
5. ↑ http://www.johnnywander.com/comics/221
6. ↑ http://www.johnnywander.com/comics/204-0
7. ↑ http://www.johnnywander.com/comics/233
8. ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/aidosaur/status/31524429192241153
9. ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/evndahm/status/31509034100072448
10. ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/aidosaur/status/31525294338744320
11. ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/dresdencodak/status/31525397178880000
12. ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/kellhound/status/31525082966794240
13. ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/evndahm/status/31542357828567040