Lee Nordling

Lee Nordling – Editor

I am comics. I am thematic storytelling. I am writing and editing with intention. I am the process that helps creators achieve their goals.

Overview

I'm a career comics professional. I've worked as a writer, designer, art director, comics editor (on strips, books, and graphic novels), and comics packager. As a writer, I've been twice nominated for an Eisner Award, the comics industry equivalent of the Oscars, and won two Moonbeam Gold Medals for my sequential art (comics) picture books for young readers.I've worked at the following companies in the following capacities:Los Angeles Times Syndicate: Art Director (design, production, and new strip development)The Walt Disney Company—Publications/Creative Services: Comic Strip Writer; Designer; Project SupervisorDC Comics: Group Editor/Creative ServicesNickelodeon Magazine: Comic Strip Editor for Rugrats, syndicated by Creators SyndicatePlatinum Studios: Executive Editor—Comic Book Department (produced comics for adaptation into film/TV)The Pack: owner, editor, writer, designer, a comics packager for publishersAs an editor who's worked with countless new and experienced professionals, my first step is to determine a writer's objectives. Once established, the objectives set my criteria for whether or not the writer has achieved his or her goals. The process isn't about what I think is good or bad, or is or is not working; it's about helping writers rise to and meet their goals.
Services
Fiction
Comics & Graphic Novels Fantasy Humor & Comedy Middle Grade Picture Books Themes & Motifs
Languages
English (US)
Awards
  • 2015 Eisner Award nominee for Early Readers: BirdCatDog
  • 2015 Moonbeam Spirit Award—Imagination: BirdCatDog
  • 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal for Picture Books: The Bramble

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2007 — Present
Graphic Novels. Graphic Nonfiction. Manga. Comic books. Comic strips. New media. This is our business. We are a group of seasoned professional editors, writers, and artists, with an infrastructure and talent pool in place to produce content for a wide range of publishing and commercial categories. We come from the worlds of comic book publishing, traditional book publishing, education, entertainment, animation, newspaper syndication, magazines, toys, advertising, and licensing. We know how to fit into each of these worlds to supply them with what they need. It would be accurate to say that we are the Swiss Army Knife of comics-related content, if only you could put us in your pocket. Diversity is our business.

Portfolio

Comics Creator Prep

Nordling, Lee

The Bramble

Nordling, Lee

Black is for Beginnings

Laurie Faria Stolarz

Tallyho, Tallulah!

McEwan, Douglas

Nightfall

Brown, Scott O.

Ghosting #1

Fred Van Lente

Love Bytes

Scott Mitchell Rosenberg

Unique

Dean Motter & Dennis Calero

Cowboys and Aliens

Rosenberg, Scott Mitchell

The Weapon No. 1

Fred Van Lente

Super Larry

Andy Mangels

Disneys Aladdin #4 Marvel

No information available

Aladdin (Disney's…), Edition# 3

David Riguard ,Jeff Albrecht.

Lee has 68 reviews

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Konstantinos A.

Konstantinos A.

Aug, 2026

Another great collaboration with Lee. His guidance, careful oversight, and attention to detail throughout the process continue to be invaluable to my project. It’s always reassuring to have his experience and perspective at every stage.
Lee N.
Kostas and I are old friends by this point, having worked on nearly a dozen chapters of his graphic novel, and it's going as smoothly as Swiss clockwork.
Wale A.

Wale A.

Aug, 2026

Working with Lee has been one of the best decisions I’ve made for my comic book project. From the very beginning, he has been patient, insightful, and generous with his knowledge. His editorial feedback goes beyond simply pointing out what needs to be fixed. He takes the time to explain why somet...
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Lee N.
It's been great working with Wale on his comic. He has numerous experimental goals, and I will be thrilled to see how they are realized.
Chris G.

Chris G.

Jul, 2026

I had a really positive experience working with Lee. From the very beginning, I appreciated how honest and thoughtful he was. I have an unusual process for writing the first draft of my graphic novel, and rather than jumping straight into an offer, he took the time to understand how I work and wh...
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Lee N.
Working with a writer who draws (or an artist who writes) is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get and how you can help. Chris has a very clear idea of her story, but w...
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David D.

David D.

Jul, 2026

Lee's breadth of experience and knowledge have been invaluable in helping me meet the goals of my project and get my draft in shape. Lee has provided suggestions and insight about what works well, and not as well, for sequential art and has helped me to better understand the unique attributes of ...
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Lee N.
Dave has an extremely ambitious project that I think will help readers quite a bit, as well as entertain them. We've discussed potential issues in their translation from script to art, and both of ...
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Kevin M.

Kevin M.

Jun, 2026

My knowledge of writing comics was nearly nonexistent. Lee was able to get me out of the mindset of writing for film and helped me think about comic books as their own medium, with their own creative needs. His feedback was always very helpful. His response time was excellent, which was great for...
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Lee N.
Working with Kevin was great! He had a solid plan, with this first short story as the launch of that plan. As we worked through the story, he was enthusiastically flexible about improving the story...
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How do you adapt your editing approach to different genres and client expectations?

Re. client expectations, before the work, practical goals need to be established. I spend a lot of time with clients before offering bids, a lot of time. Call this free consultation if you wish, but since most of my clients don't know that they're about to step into the deep end of the pool, I t...
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What factors do you consider when adjusting your rates for specific clients or projects?

Besides the nature of the work itself, e.g. assessment, copy editing, writer coaching, helping with finding artists and/or literary agents, adjustments up or down ultimately come down to a determination of a prospective client's quality of writing and/or comics craft.

How do you handle feedback from authors who may be resistant to revisions or suggestions?

Having already made it clear to creators that the final decisions are up to them, I emphasize how any suggestions I make are about reaching goals we agreed to. This makes their decision about reaching their goal, not about what I want or think they should do.
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