Andy Fish
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Andy Fish is an American artist, writer, and cartoonist.
Born in Massachusetts, Fish attended both the School of Visual Arts in New York City and Rhode Island School of Design where he continues to do portfolio reviews there for prospective students.
Fish created the independent comic book character Adam Bomb, and later introduced the character as one of the first online comic strips [1] on the internet. The strip was turned into a series of popular Flash Animation Cartoons by Showtime Artist Rob Feldman, and has become something of a cult classic.
Andy's work as a painter has been featured in many solo gallery shows around the country including the recent Sucker's and Biter's Exhibit at the Adhoc Gallery in Brooklyn, NY [2] as well as winning honorable mention at a recent show celebrating the Anniversary of the Smiley Face Icon created by Harvey Ball.
An upcoming show at ArtsWorcester will feature his work along with his partner Veronica Hebard.
As an author he has produced several graphic novels, including THE TRAGIC TALE OF TURKEY BOY and JERRY CLAUS; THE RETURN OF DARK SANTA-- upcoming books include THE SORROWFUL TALE OF BORIS THE TALKING CAT and THE GIRL WITH THE REALLY BIG THUMBS.
As a writer he is adapting Travis Simpkins essay into a screenplay which he hopes to direct himself.
He is currently hard at work on a Batman Graphic Novel entitled BATMAN: 1939 for DC Comics which is slated for publication in Fall 2007. [3] [4]
In 2004 he won an INKY award for Internet Comics. In 2005 he was named New England Newspaper Illustrator of the Year for his cover to Worcester Magazine's CRAZY WORCESTER DRIVERS.
