Eben Burgoon

Eben Burgoon (born 1979) is an American-born comic author and educator best known for the webcomic series Eben 07: Covert Custodian and his current independent series, B-Squad: Soldiers of Misfortune.

Eben Burgoon
BornEben Emil Benjamin Burgoon
(1979-12-15) December 15, 1979
United States
Area(s)Writer, editor, letterer, producer
Notable works
Eben 07, B-Squad

Biography

Eben Burgoon was raised in San Luis Obispo county and attended San Luis Obispo High School, which was lightly lampooned in his comic work with Eben 07.[1] He attended college at California State University, Chico. He studied international relations and minored in creative writing.[2] He currently lives in Sacramento, California.[3]

Impact

Burgoon has worked with non-profits, arts organizations, comic book conventions, and educational spaces to promote the joy of creating comics and educate writers of all ages. He created a comics education program[4] that yielded two books by partnering with a small non-profit in Sacramento.[2] Students at a primary school in Sacramento learned the basics of comic books and writing before developing a pitch that ultimately led to working with comic artists in the Sacramento region.[5] Additionally, his educational workshops have been featured at the Crocker Art Museum,[6] regional libraries,[7] and comic book conventions.[8]

Since 2012, Burgoon co-organizes a comic-convention themed arts night, Crocker-Con, at the Crocker Art Museum which draws about 1000 people annually in the fall.[9]

Inspirations

Much of his writing work follows a theme of parody of pop culture and approaching the subject with mashups or unusual angle.[10] In many interviews, Eben Burgoon discusses influences on his work. Among them are pop-entertainment like James Bond, Venture Brothers., as well as writers like Dan Harmon,[10] Ian Fleming, and Douglas Adams.[11]

Comic book bibliography

Eben07: Covert Custodian 2007-2013[12] Independent webcomic series. Premise follows janitors tasked with cleaning the mess left by super-spies like James Bond. Illustrated by D.Bethel.

  • Operation: Goofinger, 2007
  • Operation: Clean the Cleaners, 2007
  • For the Love of Russia, Brainfood Comics, 2009[13]
  • Operation Mongoose, 2009
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #1, Brainfood Comics, 2010[14]
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #2, Brainfood Comics, 2010
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #3, 2011
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #4, 2012
  • Operation: 3-Ring Bound #5, unreleased

B-Squad: Soldiers of Misfortune 2012-Current Independent comic book series. Premise follows a misfit squad of mercenaries, during each adventure one main character is killed; selected randomly by author using a six-sided die. Each adventure is illustrated by a different artist or artistic team. Comic series inspired a beer, B-Squad Blonde Ale,[15] brewed by New Helvetia Brewing Company in Sacramento.[16] B-Squad is now published by Starburns Industries Press, a division of Starburns Industries, which released the first issue as an exclusive for Comic Con International.[17][18]

  • Issue One, 2014, Kickstarter, illustrated by Lauren Monardo.
  • Issue One, 2019, SBI Press, illustrated by Lauren Gramprey.
  • Issue Two, 2014, Kickstarter, illustrated by Jon Williams and Claudia Palescandolo.
  • Volume One, Kickstarter, 2015[19]
  • Volume Two, Kickstarter, 2016[20]
gollark: You do not need it to be GOOD, in many cases. You need it for signalling.
gollark: They are government-funded. They just also charge students.
gollark: ... no?
gollark: Actually, over here at least, degrees lead to higher total earnings.
gollark: gollark Today at 12:53Logic puzzle:You are trapped in a labyrinth. There are some doors. One of them leads out. One of them leads into a lethal cryoapiary.There are two gollarks in front of the doors. One gollark speaks the truth, one gollark always lies. You suddenly notice other gollarks appearing. The other gollark tells the truth or lies at random. The other² gollark is truthful iff your question does not refer to itself or other gollarks. The other³ gollark calls in orbital laser strikes against those it perceives as asking tricky questions. The other⁴ gollark is truthful iff it predicts (with 99.6% historical accuracy) that you will consider it (one of) the falsehood-telling gollark(s). A subset of the gollarks will say "bee" and "apioform" instead of "true" or "false", but you do not know which or which words "bee" and "apioform" correspond to. The other⁴ gollark just tells you the first bit of the SHA256 hash of your question in UTF-8. Another gollark appears to be randomly materializing doors. The other⁵ gollark will cooperate with you iff you cooperate with CooperateBot/angel. Yet another gollark will tell the truth iff you know what iff means. The final gollark appears to be fiddling with the orbital mind control laser making you know this.What do you do?

References
  1. Boyd, Ryan. "Comic Book 'Eben07' Gains a Wide Following". Military.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  2. "Eben E.B. Burgoon is 916 Ink's weapon of mass instruction - Arts & Culture - Arts&Culture - July 24, 2014". Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. Ortiz, Edward (2014-10-25). "Inaugural Capital Book Festival opens in downtown Sacramento". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  4. "Kids' wildest dreams become comic book stories". The Sacramento Bee. 2014-06-11. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  5. "Eben Burgoon on helping kids make comics at 916 Ink". CBR. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  6. "Writing + Art: Finding Story in Art". www.crockerart.org. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  7. "Willits Library hosts comic book workshop". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  8. "Special Guest Eben Burgoon". zappcon.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  9. Remington, Chris. "Crocker Con Explores Race And Gender Issues In Pop Culture". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  10. "B-Squad - Nothing is Permanent". Comic Book and Movie Reviews. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  11. "E.B. Burgoon on Comics in Education, Killing His Characters and Self-Publishing". shortboxed. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  12. "Eben Burgoon - Comic Book DB". comicbookdb.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  13. "For the Love of Russia". comicbook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  14. "Operation: 3-Ring Bound". comicbook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  15. "B-Squad Blonde Ale". New Helvetia Brewing. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  16. "B-Squad Blonde | New Helvetia Brewing Company". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  17. "Starburns Calls on the Expendable Misfits of the B-Squad in New Graphic Novel". www.diamondbookshelf.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  18. "Exclusive Product". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  19. "B-Squad Comic Book To Launch". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  20. "B-Squad: Soldiers Of Misfortune Prepare For New Mis-Adventures". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
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