Carson Van Osten
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Carson Van Osten (born September 24, 1946) is and American comics creator and musician.
Van Osten studyed at the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1966, he played in the band Woody's Truck Stop, before forming the rock group Nazz with Todd Rundgren in 1967. Van Osten was the band's bass guitarist. He quit The Nazz in 1969.
Later, Van Osten became a writer and artist of Disney comics. From 1969 to 1976, he created Mickey Mouse and Goofy comics for the publisher Disney Studio, which produced comics for the European market. Starting in 1976, he was art director for Disney's comic strips department in the 1980s. After that, it seems that he has sporadically worked on new Disney comics, including some covers and the adaptation of the Atlantis: The Lost Empire film.
[edit] External links
- Carson Van Osten in the I.N.D.U.C.K.S.
- Carson Van Osten in Lambiek's Comiclopedia
- Carson Van Osten's "Comic Strip Artist's Kit"
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| NAME | Van Osten, Carson |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Comics creator and bass guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1946 |
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