Evan Dahm

Dahm started creating the surrealistic webcomic ''Rice Boy'' in 2006, which follows the titular Rice Boy as he travels through Dahm's constructed world. Once ''Rice Boy'' was completed in 2008, Dahm followed it up with ''Order of Tales'', a more traditional [[high fantasy]] adventure. In 2010, Dahm completed his second story and started ''Vattu'', a webcomic about a tribal girl forced into slavery.

Dahm started creating the surrealistic webcomic ''Rice Boy'' in 2006, which follows the titular Rice Boy as he travels through Dahm's constructed world. Once ''Rice Boy'' was completed in 2008, Dahm followed it up with ''Order of Tales'', a more traditional [[high fantasy]] adventure. In 2010, Dahm completed his second story and started ''Vattu'', a webcomic about a tribal girl forced into slavery.

Dahm has written and published a number of books. He collaborated to create the ''[[Benign Kingdom]]'' series of [[art book]]s between 2012 and 2016. He published illustrated re-releases of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' and ''[[Moby Dick]]'' in 2014 and 2018. In 2019, 2021, and 2022, [[First Second]] published the ''Island Book'' trilogy. [[Iron Circus Comics]] published ''[[The Harrowing of Hell (comics)|The Harrowing of Hell]]'' in 2021 and ''Last Delivery'' in 2024. Also in 2024, his illustrations for ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' were used in a [[toki pona]] translation of the book.{{cite web|url=https://sona.pona.la/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz_(Toki_Pona_edition)|title=The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Toki Pona edition)|date=2025-07-12}}

Dahm has written and published a number of books. He collaborated to create the ''[[Benign Kingdom]]'' series of [[Artist's book|art book]]s between 2012 and 2016. He published illustrated re-releases of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' and ''[[Moby Dick]]'' in 2014 and 2018. In 2019, 2021, and 2022, [[First Second]] published the ''Island Book'' trilogy. [[Iron Circus Comics]] published ''[[The Harrowing of Hell (comics)|The Harrowing of Hell]]'' in 2021 and ''Last Delivery'' in 2024. Also in 2024, his illustrations for ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' were used in a [[toki pona]] translation of the book.{{cite web|url=https://sona.pona.la/wiki/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz_(Toki_Pona_edition)|title=The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Toki Pona edition)|date=2025-07-12}}

In December 2022, Dahm began publishing ''3rd Voice'', a fantasy webcomic serial about the adventures of Spondule and Navichet, set in "an invented world in a state of apocalyptic crisis, and the precarious lives of many people therein". In 2024, ''3rd Voice'' was nominated for the [[Eisner Awards]] in the category Best Webcomic, and it won the 2023 [[National_Cartoonists_Society#Reuben_Award|Divisional Reuben Award]] for Online Comic Long Form.{{cite web|url=https://nationalcartoonists.com/reubenwinners-2023-2/|title=Winners of the 78th Annual Reuben Awards|date=2024-08-24}}

In December 2022, Dahm began publishing ''3rd Voice'', a fantasy webcomic serial about the adventures of Spondule and Navichet, set in "an invented world in a state of apocalyptic crisis, and the precarious lives of many people therein". In 2024, ''3rd Voice'' was nominated for the [[Eisner Awards]] in the category Best Webcomic, and it won the 2023 [[National_Cartoonists_Society#Reuben_Award|Divisional Reuben Award]] for Online Comic Long Form.{{cite web|url=https://nationalcartoonists.com/reubenwinners-2023-2/|title=Winners of the 78th Annual Reuben Awards|date=2024-08-24}}

==Books==

==Books==

In 2012, in collaboration with [[Becky Dreisdadt]], [[Frank Gibson (webcartoonist)|Frank Gibson]], [[KC Green]], [[Johnny Wander|Yuko Ota]] and [[Ananth Hirsh]], Dahm co-founded a series of [[art book]]s, titled ''[[Benign Kingdom]]''. In this series, Dahm and his colleagues aim to present the works of various [[list of webcomic creators|webcomic creators]] specifically. In an interview with ''ComicsAlliance'', Dahm stated that he had difficulty working together with people to get these books published, as he has gotten used to publishing his own work.{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/building-a-better-realm-an-interview-with-benign-kingdoms-evan-dahhm-about-webcomics-and-art/|work=[[ComicsAlliance]]|title=Building A Better Realm: An Interview About Webcomics And Art With Benign Kingdom's Evan Dahm|last=Kahn|first=Juliet|date=2014-08-28}}{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/benign-kingdom-2016-art-books-gran-harbin-dahm-dreisdadt/|work=[[ComicsAlliance]]|title=Benign Kingdom Announces New Art Books From Gran, Harbin, Dahm And Dreisdadt|last=Sims|first=Chris|date=2016-06-20}}

In 2012, in collaboration with [[Becky Dreisdadt]], [[Frank Gibson (webcartoonist)|Frank Gibson]], [[KC Green]], [[Johnny Wander|Yuko Ota]] and [[Ananth Hirsh]], Dahm co-founded a series of [[Artist's book|art book]]s, titled ''[[Benign Kingdom]]''. In this series, Dahm and his colleagues aim to present the works of various [[list of webcomic creators|webcomic creators]] specifically. In an interview with ''ComicsAlliance'', Dahm stated that he had difficulty working together with people to get these books published, as he has gotten used to publishing his own work.{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/building-a-better-realm-an-interview-with-benign-kingdoms-evan-dahhm-about-webcomics-and-art/|work=[[ComicsAlliance]]|title=Building A Better Realm: An Interview About Webcomics And Art With Benign Kingdom's Evan Dahm|last=Kahn|first=Juliet|date=2014-08-28}}{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/benign-kingdom-2016-art-books-gran-harbin-dahm-dreisdadt/|work=[[ComicsAlliance]]|title=Benign Kingdom Announces New Art Books From Gran, Harbin, Dahm And Dreisdadt|last=Sims|first=Chris|date=2016-06-20}}

In 2014, Evan Dahm illustrated a new edition of [[L. Frank Baum]] ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. Funded through a [[Kickstarter]] campaign, this edition includes around 100 illustrations, among which are 24 full-page illustrations. In an interview with ''[[io9]]'', Dahm stated that he had been thinking of doing illustrations for a [[public domain]] book for a while at that point and wanted to create drawings that support the text rather than being the "main thing". Dahm first read the book one or two years before starting the campaign. Dahm noted that the setting is often the most important part of a story to him, and while the places in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' aren't well-described, Dahm stated that capturing the atmosphere of them was a "fun challenge".{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/these-stunning-illustrations-restore-awe-and-wonder-to-1644912928|work=[[io9]]|title=These Stunning Illustrations Restore Awe And Wonder To ''The Wizard Of Oz''|last=Davis|first=Lauren|date=2014-10-10}} In 2016, Dahm started a new Kickstarter campaign to give [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' a similar treatment, incorporating 53 full-page ink illustrations into the novel.{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/evan-dahm-moby-dick-illustrated/|work=[[ComicsAlliance]]|title=Evan Dahm Launches Kickstarter For 'Moby Dick Illustrated'|last=Shiach|first=Kieran|date=2016-11-14}}

In 2014, Evan Dahm illustrated a new edition of [[L. Frank Baum]] ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''. Funded through a [[Kickstarter]] campaign, this edition includes around 100 illustrations, among which are 24 full-page illustrations. In an interview with ''[[io9]]'', Dahm stated that he had been thinking of doing illustrations for a [[public domain]] book for a while at that point and wanted to create drawings that support the text rather than being the "main thing". Dahm first read the book one or two years before starting the campaign. Dahm noted that the setting is often the most important part of a story to him, and while the places in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' aren't well-described, Dahm stated that capturing the atmosphere of them was a "fun challenge".{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/these-stunning-illustrations-restore-awe-and-wonder-to-1644912928|work=[[io9]]|title=These Stunning Illustrations Restore Awe And Wonder To ''The Wizard Of Oz''|last=Davis|first=Lauren|date=2014-10-10}} In 2016, Dahm started a new Kickstarter campaign to give [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' a similar treatment, incorporating 53 full-page ink illustrations into the novel.{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/evan-dahm-moby-dick-illustrated/|work=[[ComicsAlliance]]|title=Evan Dahm Launches Kickstarter For 'Moby Dick Illustrated'|last=Shiach|first=Kieran|date=2016-11-14}}