2018 The Zita Trilogy Boxed Set (First Second) ISBN 978-1250180339.2017 Mighty Jack and the Goblin King (First Second) ISBN 978-1626722668.2014 The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (First Second) ISBN 978-1596438767.2012 Legends of Zita the Spacegirl (First Second) ISBN 978-1596434479.2016 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) - Little Robot īibliography Graphic novels.He is also a fire-eater and amateur tumbler. He is an avid player of role-playing games, as well as a practitioner of archery. Hatke lives in Front Royal, Virginia, with his wife Anna and their five daughters.
In 2016, it was announced that Fox Animation had picked up movie right for the Zita trilogy the films will be produced by Chernin Entertainment. The second and third volumes appeared in 20. Zita the Spacegirl debuted in 2011 with First Second Books. He continued developing the character in webcomics and then a short story titled "Zita the Spacegirl: If Wishes Were Socks," in the 2008 Random House anthology Flight Explorer. When Hatke and Anna met in college, he began adapting the character into its present incarnation. Along the way, she rides a giant mouse, deals with humanoid chickens as well as robots, and makes friends with a blob-like creature." Īccording to Hatke, the character was actually created by his wife Anna while she was still in high school. Zita the Spacegirl Īccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Zita the Spacegirl, "centers on a girl named Zita who embarks on a journey to becoming an intergalactic hero after her friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult. His character Mighty Jack is a contemporary spin on the fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. His story "The Edge" appeared in Flight #3, published (at that point by Random House) in 2006. Hatke contributed the story "The Plank" to the anthology Flight vol. While he was in college, he spent a semester in Italy studying Italian Renaissance painting. Hatke attended Christendom College, in the Shenandoah Valley, earning his B.A. Other influences included Bill Watterson, Maurice Sendak, Leonardo da Vinci, Brian Froud, Trina Schart Hyman, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Todd McFarlane. One of his early comics influences was Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest.
His family were members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, and Hatke spent a lot of time outdoors as a child. Hatke was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up with sisters. His work is notable for its focus on strong female characters. He is most well known for his series of middle grade graphic novels Zita the Spacegirl. Ben Hatke (born June 4, 1977, in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator.
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