Big Time Attic

Big Time Attic is a Limited Liability Corporation. It is the operational name of Twin Cities comic artists Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon (no relation). It was founded in August of 2004, between the Cannons and Shad Petosky.

History

The Beginning

Big Time Attic, LLC started in the attic of Shad Petosky's home in Minneapolis, with the intention of doing graphic design work to fund pet comic projects. Zander Cannon began as The Primary illustrator on projects, with Kevin Cannon as colorist. They credited themselves "Big Time Attic" on their first comic book together, a square-formatted educational pamphlet for USGS. This comic, entitled Journey along a field line is notable for being the first comic book listed as a scientific paper on the USGS site.

Their first graphic novel was Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards, commissioned and written by GT-labs. After taking on a few interns from MCAD's Comic Department, the company decided they wanted to try having employees and expand into other areas. To meet these requirements, the company moved in 2005 from Shad Petosky's home to the Thorp Building in the arts quadrant of Nordeast Minneapolis.

Thorp Building

After acquiring employees dedicated to earning capital through interactive projects led by Shad Petosky, it became clear that the comic books and comic-style illustration were being left behind in business priorities. As a result, Petosky started the interactive company Puny with new partners, and split from Big Time Attic, with each of the three original partners of Big Time Attic maintaining partial ownership of both companies.

In 2009, Puny moved out of the Thorp building, and Big Time Attic redesigned their site around the two active partners, Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon, who continue to produce comic books and illustration.

Publications

• Journey Along a Field Line with J.J. Love (2006)
• Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards with Jim Ottaviani (2006)
• T-Minus: The Race to the Moon with Jim Ottaviani (2009)
• The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA with Mark Schultz (2009)

External Links

Journey Along a Field Line digital comic book from USGS site
Big Time Attic's Home Page
Home of Jim Ottaviani's GT-Labs