Adam Hines is an American graphic novelist and a writer, designer, and director of video games. He is the creative director of Night School Studio, which he co-founded.
Hines is known for the graphic novel Duncan the Wonder Dog (2010), which won a Xeric Grant, the 2011 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, [1] and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics, and which came in first for the 2010 ComicsAlliance list of the year's best comics. [2] The book was planned to be the first of a nine-book series. [3]
Hines worked at Telltale Games, where he was one of the writers for The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands. [4]
In 2014, Hines and cousin Sean Krankel founded video game development company Night School Studio. He was the writer and (with Krankel) the co-designer and co-director of Night School Studio's first game, Oxenfree, which was nominated for multiple awards, including "Best Narrative" at The Game Awards 2016 and " Outstanding Achievement in Story" at the 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.
Hines was also the writer for other Night School Studio games Afterparty and Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n (co-developed with Telltale Games), and lead writer for Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. [5] Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing in 2017.
Hines is from the suburbs of Chicago. [4] As of 2014, he lived in northern California. [6]
List of works
Books:
- Duncan the Wonder Dog Show One (400 pages, AdHouse Books, November 9, 2010)
Video games:
| Year | Title | Role | Developer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Wolf Among Us | co-writer | Telltale Games |
| 2014 | Tales from the Borderlands | co-writer | Telltale Games |
| 2016 | Oxenfree | writer, co-designer, co-director | Night School Studio |
| 2016 | Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n | writer | Telltale Games and Night School Studio |
| 2019 | Afterparty | writer | Night School Studio |
| 2023 | Oxenfree II: Lost Signals | lead writer | Night School Studio |
References
- ^ "About the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize | Pennsylvania Center for the Book".
- ^ Hudson, Laura (29 December 2010). "ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2010: #1 — Duncan the Wonder Dog". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Apostoli Cappello, Marco (18 September 2014). "Intervista a Adam Hines, l'autore di 'Duncan the Wonder Dog'". fumetto logica. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "The Player: Why 'Oxenfree' may just be the first must-play game of 2016". Los Angeles Times. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Adam Hines | Writer, Director, Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Cappello, Marco Apostoli (2014-09-18). "Intervista a Adam Hines, l'autore di 'Duncan the Wonder Dog'". Fumettologica (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-13.
Adam Hines is an American graphic novelist and a writer, designer, and director of video games. He is the creative director of Night School Studio, which he co-founded.
Hines is known for the graphic novel Duncan the Wonder Dog (2010), which won a Xeric Grant, the 2011 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, [1] and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics, and which came in first for the 2010 ComicsAlliance list of the year's best comics. [2] The book was planned to be the first of a nine-book series. [3]
Hines worked at Telltale Games, where he was one of the writers for The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands. [4]
In 2014, Hines and cousin Sean Krankel founded video game development company Night School Studio. He was the writer and (with Krankel) the co-designer and co-director of Night School Studio's first game, Oxenfree, which was nominated for multiple awards, including "Best Narrative" at The Game Awards 2016 and " Outstanding Achievement in Story" at the 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.
Hines was also the writer for other Night School Studio games Afterparty and Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n (co-developed with Telltale Games), and lead writer for Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. [5] Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing in 2017.
Hines is from the suburbs of Chicago. [4] As of 2014, he lived in northern California. [6]
List of works
Books:
- Duncan the Wonder Dog Show One (400 pages, AdHouse Books, November 9, 2010)
Video games:
| Year | Title | Role | Developer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Wolf Among Us | co-writer | Telltale Games |
| 2014 | Tales from the Borderlands | co-writer | Telltale Games |
| 2016 | Oxenfree | writer, co-designer, co-director | Night School Studio |
| 2016 | Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n | writer | Telltale Games and Night School Studio |
| 2019 | Afterparty | writer | Night School Studio |
| 2023 | Oxenfree II: Lost Signals | lead writer | Night School Studio |
References
- ^ "About the Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize | Pennsylvania Center for the Book".
- ^ Hudson, Laura (29 December 2010). "ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2010: #1 — Duncan the Wonder Dog". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Apostoli Cappello, Marco (18 September 2014). "Intervista a Adam Hines, l'autore di 'Duncan the Wonder Dog'". fumetto logica. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "The Player: Why 'Oxenfree' may just be the first must-play game of 2016". Los Angeles Times. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Adam Hines | Writer, Director, Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Cappello, Marco Apostoli (2014-09-18). "Intervista a Adam Hines, l'autore di 'Duncan the Wonder Dog'". Fumettologica (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-13.