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.[1] 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.
| Nick Bertozzi | |
|---|---|
Bertozzi at the Stata Center at MIT in 2006 | |
| Born | Nicholas Urban Bertozzi May 26, 1970 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist, Writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | NUB |
Notable works | The Salon Rubber Necker The Masochists Boswash ACT-I-VATE founding member |
| Awards | Xeric Grant, 2000 Ignatz Award, 2000 Emerging Talent of the Year (The Comics Journal), 2002 Harvey Award, 2003 |
| http://www.nickbertozzi.com | |
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.[2]
Career
Bertozzi also illustrated Houdini: The Handcuff King (published by Hyperion), which was written by Jason Lutes.[3] Bertozzi also publishes two webcomics, Persimmon Cup and Pecan Sandy, as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog.[4] 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.[5]
Awards
- 2000, Xeric Grant for Boswash (2000)
- 2000, Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent
- 2002, Emerging Talent of the Year, The Comics Journal
- 2003, Harvey Award for Best New Series (Rubber Necker); Harvey Award for Best New Talent
Selected bibliography
- 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
- Houdini: The Handcuff King (Hyperion, 2007) written by Jason Lutes ISBN 978-0-7868-3902-5
- Stuffed! (First Second, 2009) written by Glenn Eichler ISBN 978-1-59643-308-3
- ACT-I-VATE Primer (IDW , 2009) ISBN 978-1-60010-528-9 — contributor
- Lewis & Clark (First Second, 2011) ISBN 978-1-5964-3450-9
- Jerusalem: A Family Portrait (First Second, 2013), written by Boaz Yakin ISBN 9781596435759
- Diabetes and Me (Hill & Wang, 2013) written by Kim Chaloner ISBN 9780809038718
- Persimmon Cup (self-published, 2014)
- Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey (First Second, 2014) ISBN 9781596434516
- Becoming Andy Warhol (Abrams ComicsArts, 2016), written by Bertozzi and drawn by Pierce Hargan ISBN 1-4197-1875-4
- The Good Earth (Simon & Schuster, 2017), by Pearl S. Buck, adapted by Bertozzi ISBN 9781501132766
Notes
- ^ Price, Matthew (August 8, 2003). "Comic book awards presented; Reprint of 'Krazy Kat' series recognized". Daily Oklahoman, p. D11
- ^ Rosenbaum, S.I. (February 8, 2003). "Nick Bertozzi finds comic inspiration in R.I. roots". The Providence Journal, p. D1
- ^ Lodge, Sally (February 19, 2007). "Children's Books for Spring: H - I". Publishers Weekly, p. 87
- ^ Elkin, Toby (March 12, 2007). "Art — Comic timing". Centre Daily Times
- ^ "What's in Store". Visual Arts Journal. Fall 2011. School of Visual Arts. Page 19
References
- Nick Bertozzi minibio at Lambiek.net
External links
- Official website
- Le Sketch: mini-comic with Nick Bertozzi's sketches.