Nick Bertozzi

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Nick Bertozzi
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Birth name Nicholas Urban Bertozzi
Born May 26, 1970
Rehoboth, MA
Nationality American
Area(s) Artist, Writer
Pseudonym(s) NUB
Notable works The Salon, Rubber Necker, The Masochists, Boswash
Awards Harvey Award for Best New Series; Harvey Award for Best New Talent; Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent; Xeric Grant for Boswash; Emerging Talent of the Year, The Comics Journal

Nick Bertozzi (b. 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.

Bertozzi also illustrated Houdini: The Handcuff King (published by Hyperion), which was written by Jason Lutes[2]. Bertozzi also publishes two webcomics, Persimmon Cup and Pecan Sandy, as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog[3]. His illustration clients include Nickelodeon magazine, Spin, The New York Times, New York Press, Gourmet, Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU.

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Bertozzi grew up on the east side of Providence, Rhode Island, and in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and got his BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has lived in Madrid, Philadelphia, and New York City[4]. He is married, with two daughters, and lives in Queens, New York. He teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.

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[edit] Selected Bibliography

  • Boswash (2000) published through a grant from the Xeric Foundation
  • The Masochists (2001) published by Alternative Comics ISBN 978-1891867033
  • Rubber Necker 1-4 (2002–2004) published by Alternative Comics
  • The Salon (2007) published by St. Martin's Press ISBN 978-0312354855
  • Houdini: The Handcuff King (2007), written by Jason Lutes and published by Hyperion ISBN 978-0786839025

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  1. ^ Price, Matthew (August 8, 2003). "Comic book awards presented; Reprint of 'Krazy Kat' series recognized". Daily Oklahoman, p. D11
  2. ^ Lodge, Sally (February 19, 2007). "Children's Books for Spring: H - I". Publishers Weekly, p. 87
  3. ^ Elkin, Toby (March 12, 2007). "Art -- Comic timing". Centre Daily Times
  4. ^ Rosenbaum, S.I. (February 8, 2003). "Nick Bertozzi finds comic inspiration in R.I. roots". The Providence Journal, p. D1

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