- M. Wartella
Michael M. Wartella is an American underground
cartoonist . His absurdist early "art comic" "Ackxhpæz" (1994-1996) was well-received, and led to an expanded variety comic strip "Three Hickory Nuts" which was syndicated inalternative weekly newspapers nationally from 1998-2000. His sequential work has appeared in anthologies fromD.C. Comics andFantagraphics Books and in magazines includingAndy Warhol 's "Interview" and "Spin". His illustrations have appeared on the cover of "Vice Magazine " (his infamous and now extremely rarescratch-off cover) and regularly inNickelodeon Magazine . His art is also seen onMTV2 's cult hit "Wonder Showzen ". He lives inNew York City .In 2007, Wartella's reportorial cartoons began appearing regularly in
The Village Voice .Books
"Chew On This" (cover), by Schlosser/Wilson (
Houghton Mifflin , 2006)
"Hotwire Comix & Capers", ed. by Glenn Head (Fantagraphics Books, 2006)
"Bizarro World", ed. byJoey Cavalieri (D.C. Comics , 2005)Trivia
*Wartella is allegedly the voice of the Horse Apples horse on
Wonder Showzen .
*Wartella was also a member of the 90s punk/hard rock bandThe Vitamen .External links
* [http://www.ackxhpaez.com Ackxhpaez]
* [http://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/03/cyber/artsatlarge/19artsatlarge.html New York Times article]
* [http://www.westword.com/Issues/1999-07-01/news/news2_full.html Denver Westword article]
* [http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/stone%20.%20travolta%20star%20in%20cannes%20cartoons Contact Music article]
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