- Source: Nick Bertozzi
Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series Rubber Necker from Alternative Comics won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent and best new series. His project, The Salon (published by St. Martin's Press), examines the creation of cubism in 1907 Paris in the context of a fictional murder mystery.
Early life
Bertozzi grew up on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, and in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and got his BA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has lived in Madrid, Philadelphia, and New York City.
Career
Bertozzi also illustrated Houdini: The Handcuff King (published by Hyperion), which was written by Jason Lutes. Bertozzi also publishes two webcomics, Persimmon Cup and Pecan Sandy, as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog. His illustration clients include Nickelodeon Magazine, Spin, The New York Times, New York Press, Gourmet, Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU.
He teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
Awards
2000 Xeric Grant for Boswash (2000)
2000 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent
2002:
Emerging Talent of the Year, The Comics Journal
(nomination) Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for The Masochists
2003:
Harvey Award for Best New Series (Rubber Necker)
Harvey Award for Best New Talent
Selected bibliography
= Solo projects
=Boswash (self-published, 2000) — published through a grant from the Xeric Foundation
The Masochists (Alternative Comics, 2001) ISBN 978-1-891867-03-3
Rubber Necker 1-4 (Alternative Comics, 2002–2004); 5-6 (self-published, 2013-2015)
The Salon (St. Martin's Press, 2007) ISBN 978-0-312-35485-5
ACT-I-VATE Primer (IDW , 2009) ISBN 978-1-60010-528-9 — contributor
Lewis & Clark (First Second, 2011) ISBN 978-1-5964-3450-9
Persimmon Cup (self-published, 2014)
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey (First Second, 2014) ISBN 9781596434516
The Good Earth (Simon & Schuster, 2017), by Pearl S. Buck, adapted by Bertozzi ISBN 9781501132766
= Collaborations
=Jason Lutes (w), Nick Bertozzi (a). Houdini: The Handcuff King (2007). Hyperion. ISBN 978-0-7868-3902-5
Glenn Eichler (w), Nick Bertozzi (a). Stuffed! (2009). First Second. ISBN 978-1-59643-308-3
Boaz Yakin (w), Nick Bertozzi (a). Jerusalem: A Family Portrait (2013). First Second.ISBN 9781596435759
Kim Chaloner (w), Nick Bertozzi (a). Diabetes and Me (2013). Hill & Wang. ISBN 9780809038718
Nick Bertozzi (w), Pierce Hargan (a). Becoming Andy Warhol (2016). Abrams ComicsArts. ISBN 1-4197-1875-4
Ned Vizzini and David Levithan (w), Nick Bertozzi (a). Be More Chill: The Graphic Novel (2021). Disney-Hyperion. ISBN 978-1368061162
Steve Sheinkin (w), Nick Bertozzi (a). Bomb (Graphic Novel) (2023). Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 9781250206749
Notes
References
Nick Bertozzi minibio at Lambiek.net
External links
Official website
Le Sketch: minicomic with Bertozzi's sketches
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar komponis
- Nick Bertozzi
- Salon
- Masochist
- Bertozzi
- Ignatz Awards
- Serializer.net
- Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey
- Boaz Yakin
- David Levithan
- Nickelodeon Magazine