Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944[4] in Los Angeles, California)[5] is an Americancartoonist who was an important figure in the underground comix movement of the 1960s, remaining active in the decades that followed with a variety of books and comics, sometimes using the pseudonym Fowlton Means.
Much of Kim Deitch's work deals with the animation industry and characters from the world of cartoons.[6] His best-known character is a mysterious cat named Waldo, who appears variously as a famous cartoon character of the 1930s, as an actual character in the "reality" of the strips, as the hallucination of a hopeless alcoholic surnamed Mishkin (a victim of the Boulevard of Broken Dreams), as the demonic reincarnation of Judas Iscariot; and who, occasionally, is claimed to have overcome Deitch and written the comics himself. Waldo's appearance is reminiscent of such black cat characters as Felix the Cat, Julius the Cat, and Krazy Kat.
The son of illustrator and animatorGene Deitch, Kim Deitch has sometimes worked with his brothers Simon Deitch and Seth Deitch.[6]
Deitch regularly contributed comical, psychedelia-tinged comic strips (featuring the flower child "Sunshine Girl" and "Uncle Ed, The India Rubber Man") to New York City's premier underground newspaper, the East Village Other, beginning in 1967. He joined Bhob Stewart as an editor of EVO's all-comics spin-off, Gothic Blimp Works, in 1969. During this period, he lived with fellow cartoonist Spain Rodriguez in a sixth-floor walk-up apartment in New York's East Village.[5]
From his first relationship, to cartoonist and author Trina Robbins, Deitch has a daughter, Casey.[9] Through most of the 1970s, Deitch was in an 11-year relationship with animator Sally Cruikshank.[3][4] He met Pam Butler in 1994 and they subsequently married.[9]
Awards
Deitch won the 2003 Eisner Award for Best Single Issue for The Stuff of Dreams (Fantagraphics)[10] and in 2008 he was awarded an Inkpot Award. In 2014, he was nominated for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel for The Amazing, Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley.[11]
Bibliography
Creator series and books
Books arranged in order by original published date (publication date shown first, then title, publisher, number of pages, date drawn, and availability). OOP = Out Of Print.[12]
^Perkins, Lucas W. "Oral history interview with Kim Deitch, 2007-2009" (Oct. 7, 2007 and June 28, 2009). Archived at Columbia University.
^ abDeitch, Kim. "Mad About Music: My Life in Records: Part 10: Cartoon Tunes," The Comics Journal (SEP. 9, 2011).
^ abcBails, Jerry; Hames Ware. "Kim Deitch". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
^ abcDonahue, Don and Susan Goodrick, editors. Deitch bio, The Apex Treasuet of Underground Comics (Apex Novelties, 1974), p. 127.
^ abKim Deitch at the Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved on November 12, 2013. from the original on September 7, 2013.
^Kelly, James; Lev Grossman; Richard Lacayo (October 16, 2005). "Time's List of the 100 Best Novels (1923–2005)". Time.
^ abMurphyao, Amanda, in Booker, M. Keith, ed. (2014). "Deitch, Kim (1944- )". Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. Greenwood. ISBN978-0313397509. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^Canva, Michael (August 18, 2014). "SMALL PRESS EXPO: Here are your nominees for the 2014 SPX Ignatz Awards…". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
Heller, Steven. AIGA.com: "Underground Comix Come of Age: An Interview with Kim Deitch" (March 27, 2007).
Kim Deitch's entry in the Webcomic Hurricane Relief Telethon
"The Ship That Never Came In!," an animated cartoon based on a Waldo strip that Deitch originally wrote for Pictopia in 1992.
Rogers, Sean (2011-05-02). "Filing Kim Deitch". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Kim Deitch news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kim Deitch born May 21 1944 4 in Los Angeles California 5 is an American cartoonist who was an important figure in the underground comix movement of the 1960s remaining active in the decades that followed with a variety of books and comics sometimes using the pseudonym Fowlton Means Kim DeitchDeitch in 2004Born 1944 05 21 May 21 1944 age 78 Los Angeles CaliforniaNationalityAmericanArea s Cartoonist Writer ArtistPseudonym s Fowlton MeansNotable worksThe Boulevard of Broken DreamsAlias the Cat AwardsEisner Award 2003Inkpot Award 2008 1 Partner s Trina Robbins 1969 1970 2 Spouse s Sally Cruikshank common law 1971 c 1982 3 Pam Butler m 1994 present Children1 daughter with Robbins Much of Kim Deitch s work deals with the animation industry and characters from the world of cartoons 6 His best known character is a mysterious cat named Waldo who appears variously as a famous cartoon character of the 1930s as an actual character in the reality of the strips as the hallucination of a hopeless alcoholic surnamed Mishkin a victim of the Boulevard of Broken Dreams as the demonic reincarnation of Judas Iscariot and who occasionally is claimed to have overcome Deitch and written the comics himself Waldo s appearance is reminiscent of such black cat characters as Felix the Cat Julius the Cat and Krazy Kat The son of illustrator and animator Gene Deitch Kim Deitch has sometimes worked with his brothers Simon Deitch and Seth Deitch 6 Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Awards 4 Bibliography 4 1 Creator series and books 4 2 Publications appeared in 4 3 Animation 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditDeitch s influences include Winsor McCay Chester Gould Jack Cole and Will Eisner he attended the Pratt Institute 4 Before deciding to become a professional cartoonist Deitch worked odd jobs and did manual labor including with the merchant marine Searching for a path he at one point joined the Republican Party at another point he became devotee of Hatha yoga 5 Deitch regularly contributed comical psychedelia tinged comic strips featuring the flower child Sunshine Girl and Uncle Ed The India Rubber Man to New York City s premier underground newspaper the East Village Other beginning in 1967 He joined Bhob Stewart as an editor of EVO s all comics spin off Gothic Blimp Works in 1969 During this period he lived with fellow cartoonist Spain Rodriguez in a sixth floor walk up apartment in New York s East Village 5 Deitch was also a publisher as co founder of the Cartoonists Co Op Press a publishing venture by Deitch Jay Lynch Bill Griffith Jerry Lane Willy Murphy Diane Noomin and Art Spiegelman that operated in 1973 1974 Deitch s The Boulevard of Broken Dreams was chosen by Time magazine in 2005 as one of the 100 best English language graphic novels ever written 7 In 2008 the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art featured a retrospective exhibition of his work 8 Personal life EditFrom his first relationship to cartoonist and author Trina Robbins Deitch has a daughter Casey 9 Through most of the 1970s Deitch was in an 11 year relationship with animator Sally Cruikshank 3 4 He met Pam Butler in 1994 and they subsequently married 9 Awards EditDeitch won the 2003 Eisner Award for Best Single Issue for The Stuff of Dreams Fantagraphics 10 and in 2008 he was awarded an Inkpot Award In 2014 he was nominated for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel for The Amazing Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley 11 Bibliography EditCreator series and books Edit Books arranged in order by original published date publication date shown first then title publisher number of pages date drawn and availability OOP Out Of Print 12 2019 Reincarnation Stories Fantagraphics 260 pg Hardback 2013 The Amazing Enlightening and Absolutely True Adventures of Katherine Whaley Fantagraphics 176 pg Hardback 2010 The Search for Smilin Ed Fantagraphics 162 pg serialized in Zero Zero beginning in 1999 2007 Deitch s Pictorama Fantagraphics 184 pg co authored with Simon Deitch and Seth Kallen Deitch includes 78 pg Sunshine Girl 2006 Shadowland Fantagraphics 182 pg 10 stories OOP 2002 The Stuff of Dreams Fantagraphics 136 pg original OOP re released by Pantheon as a hardback in 2007 as Alias the Cat 1993 The Mishkin File Fantagraphics 32 pg original OOP reprinted in The Boulevard of Broken Dreams Pantheon 2002 1992 All Waldo Comics Fantagraphics 60 pg 5 Waldo stories published from 1969 1988 OOP 1991 The Boulevard of Broken Dreams original published in Raw OOP re released by Pantheon as a hardback in 2002 160 pg with Simon Deitch 1990 A Shroud for Waldo Fantagraphics 158 pg 1989 Beyond the Pale Fantagraphics 136 pg 22 stories produced from 1969 1984 OOP 1988 Hollywoodland Fantagraphics 76 pg 1984 story OOP 1988 No Business Like Show Business 3 D Zone 1972 1973 Corn Fed Comics Honeywell amp Todd and Cartoonists Co Op Press 2 issues Publications appeared in Edit Lean Years 1974 a Cartoonists Co op Press one shot with cover art by Deitch Apex Treasury of Underground Comics Links Books Quick Fox 1974 ISBN 0 8256 3042 8 Arcade Bijou Funnies issues 2 3 and 8 Corporate Crime Comics East Village Other Gothic Blimp Works Heavy Metal High Times Laugh in the Dark LA Weekly Lean Years Mineshaft Magazine Pictopia Prime Cuts Raw Swift Comics Bantam Books April 1971 with Art Spiegelman Allan Shenker and Trina Robbins Southern Fried Fugitives Tales of Sex and Death Get Stupid Webcomic Hurricane Relief Telethon Weirdo Young Lust Zero ZeroAnimation Edit Easy Groove ID Nickelodeon 1987 Farmer amp Cat ID MTV 1996References Edit Inkpot Award Perkins Lucas W Oral history interview with Kim Deitch 2007 2009 Oct 7 2007 and June 28 2009 Archived at Columbia University a b Deitch Kim Mad About Music My Life in Records Part 10 Cartoon Tunes The Comics Journal SEP 9 2011 a b c Bails Jerry Hames Ware Kim Deitch Who s Who of American Comic Books 1928 1999 Archived from the original on September 5 2015 Retrieved November 12 2013 a b c Donahue Don and Susan Goodrick editors Deitch bio The Apex Treasuet of Underground Comics Apex Novelties 1974 p 127 a b Kim Deitch at the Lambiek Comiclopedia Retrieved on November 12 2013 Archived from the original on September 7 2013 Kelly James Lev Grossman Richard Lacayo October 16 2005 Time s List of the 100 Best Novels 1923 2005 Time Beck Jerry Kim Deitch at MoCCA Cartoon Brew Sept 2 2008 a b Murphyao Amanda in Booker M Keith ed 2014 Deitch Kim 1944 Comics through Time A History of Icons Idols and Ideas Greenwood ISBN 978 0313397509 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first has generic name help 2003 Eisner Awards For works published in 2002 San Diego Comic Con International Archived from the original on 2011 04 27 Retrieved 2011 06 09 Canva Michael August 18 2014 SMALL PRESS EXPO Here are your nominees for the 2014 SPX Ignatz Awards The Washington Post Retrieved 18 August 2014 Fantagraphics list last page of Smilin EdExternal links EditKim Deitch at the Grand Comics Database Kim Deitch at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Ford Jeffrey An Interview with Kim Deitch Fantastic Metropolis Oct 9 2002 Heller Steven AIGA com Underground Comix Come of Age An Interview with Kim Deitch March 27 2007 Kim Deitch s entry in the Webcomic Hurricane Relief Telethon The Ship That Never Came In an animated cartoon based on a Waldo strip that Deitch originally wrote for Pictopia in 1992 Rogers Sean 2011 05 02 Filing Kim Deitch The Comics Journal Retrieved 2011 05 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kim Deitch amp oldid 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