Twelve additional issues, starting over with #1 (1993) and titled Shades of Gray Comics and Stories, had national distribution in the low thousands of copies, with color covers and black and white interior art.
Fiction ends on a cliffhanger, but instead of wrapping up the storyline, Gownley turned to a new set of characters with Amelia Rules.
Gownley has always had a close circle of admirers, but with the publication of Amelia Rules starting in 2001, he began to receive national recognition, with favorable reviews in Library Journal.
books, Gownley began work on Gracieland[2], a weekly webstrip featuring the comic exploits of a Catholic School girl and her family.
It is also Gownley's first attempt at writing a memoir, and deals with his teen years as a self-publishing comic book artist.
After Dumbest Idea Ever, Gownley turned his attention to writing books for Disney properties, including Tangled[3] and Zootopia.
[5] Gownley has traveled across North America talking to students, teachers, and librarians about the creative process and the art of cartooning.
[citation needed] Gownley has also been nominated for five Harvey Awards in the categories of Best Artist, Best Graphic album reprint, and Best Humor Publication.
[citation needed] The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular, True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know) and The Meaning of Life ... and Other Stuff were all named Junior Library Guild selections.