Synopsis - Reviews- About the Author
Synopsis
Muse Academy (sometimes abbreviated to MA) is an online fantasy comic series focusing on the adventures of a sixteen-year-old wannabe poet named Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Fairfax. Finding no support or opportunity to expand her talent at home, she enrols in the mysterious Muse Academy, a deity-run school that – until now – has only been open for immortal students. But being the only mortal in a school full of immortals can be just as dangerous as it is fun.
Along the way, Charlie befriends an elf named Brigit and angels named Kipp and Mina, who serve as her greatest allies and protectors at the Academy. But such a unique and powerful school doesn't come without enemies. Under the watchful gaze of the dean Calliope, Charlie along with Brigit, Kipp and Mina must overcome adversaries such as a Vegas witch, the fearsome faeries of Albion and a human bent on having a mythical collection all his own ...
Muse Academy is appropriate for all ages.
Muse Academy and its stories, content, logos and characters are ©Jenny 'JJ' Shippen 2005-7. All rights reserved.
Click here for the Muse Academy walkthrough guide in the official forum!
Reviews
10/22/2007 - Muse Academy Review by Rob Howard of Tangents
About the Author
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| Name: |
Jenny 'JJ' Shippen |
| D.O.B: |
July 26th 1985 |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Nationality: |
British |
| Residence: |
Illinois, USA |
| Job: |
Freelance cartoonist |
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About:
I was born in Lincoln, UK to an RAF family that travelled around a lot. When my dad was posted there, I went to live in Cyprus, which introduced me to ancient mythology and turned out to be one of the major influences in my creativity. Eventually my family settled in Newcastle, UK. I attended college partly at Newcastle University, and partly at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (GO ILLINI!). Since I had started an English degree, I started drawing up plans for a mythology and Shakespearean cartoon series.
Muse Academy only became a comic when I found I needed a creative outlet while I was waiting for the visa to join my then-fiancé in the USA. I now live in Illinois with my now-husband and our kitten Geordie, and have no intention of quitting this comic for a long time yet!
I am a freelance cartoonist, writer and stay-at-home-mom in training, currently incubating our first child due late October 2008.
Qualifications/Education:
- 13 GCSEs
- 3 AS/A-levels
- Fall semester 2005 studied at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Graduated in 2006 from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne with a BA Hons in English Literature
Artistic Influences:
- Ben Caldwell
- Christopher Hart
- Butch Hartman
- Christine Haworth
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