Kevin Huizenga

Kevin Huizenga
Born March 29, 1977
Harvey, Illinois
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Curses
Ganges
Or Else

Kevin Huizenga (born March 29, 1977[1] in Harvey, Illinois, USA) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comics character Glenn Ganges, who appears in most of his work.

Biography

Kevin first created the minicomic Supermonster (1993–2001) while he was still in high school. This is where the character of Glenn Ganges first appeared. The first issue of Huizenga ongoing Or Else comic received the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic in 2005.[2] Both Or Else and a collection of works, Curses were included on Time Magazine's list of the Top Ten comics of 2005[3] and 2006,[4] respectively.

Since February 2008, Kevin Huizenga has published a comic strip called Amazing Facts and Beyond with Leon Beyond[5] in the St Louis Riverfront Times with cartoonists Dan Zettwoch and Ted May. New strips appear three times a month.

Bibliography

Books

Comic Books

Anthologies with his stories

Awards


References

  1. "Happy 32nd Birthday, Kevin Huizenga!". The Comics Reporter. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  2. "2005 Ignatz Award Recipients". SPX. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. Arnold, Andrew (2005-12-17). "Time.comix Best of 2005: Comix". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  4. "Time.comix The Best Comics of 2006". Time Magazine. 2006-12-28. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  5. "New Catastrophe Comic Strip & Blog". 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  6. James Bradburne (12 April 2012). "Alla Prima". The Florentine.

External links

Interviews

Reviews


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