Which company did the self-traught illustrator of a children's book series, based on twelve-year-old orphaned twins who cause mischief and mayhem in their sickly sweet town, Nod's Limb, co-found?
Edgar &amp; Ellen Edgar & Ellen, created by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, is based on twelve-year-old orphaned twins who cause mischief and mayhem in their sickly sweet town, Nod's Limbs. The series currently contains nine books in addition to some side material. The Twin's name's are derived from American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe. "Rare Beasts" is the first, followed by "Tourist Trap", "Under Town", "Pet's Revenge", "High Wire" and "Nod's Limbs", with a sequel series premiering just a year later, currently consisting of "Hot Air", "Frost Bites" and "Split Ends". The "Mischief Manual", a book written in the voice of the twins themselves, hit the shelves in June 2007. A weekly TV series premiered October 7, 2007 on Nicktoons.
Figment (website) Figment is an online community and self-publishing platform for young writers. Created by Jacob Lewis and Dana Goodyear, who both worked at "The New Yorker", the site officially launched on December 6, 2010. Figment currently has over 300,000 registered users and over 440,000 'books', or pieces of writing. Other features include frequent writing contests, a blog, forums, and The Figment Review. On February 27, 2012, Figment announced it would purchase and merge user bases with its rival site, Inkpop.com. On March 1, 2012, the two sites merged userbases and works. On October 29, 2013, Figment was acquired by Random House Children's Group.