Jonathan Rosenberg

Infobox Person
name = Jonathan Rosenberg

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caption = At the 2008 Comic-Con, photo by [http://www.flickr.com/people/44159829@N00 pinguino k] from North Hollywood, USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|11|27
birth_place = New York, United States
death_date =
death_place =
known_for = "Goats" webcomic
(1997-present)

occupation = Cartoonist
spouse = Amy Melnikoff

Jonathan Rosenberg (November 27,1973- ) is the webcomic artist responsible for "Goats" and "megaGAMERZ 3133T" [http://www.megagamerz.com/] . Rosenberg has been producing webcomics since 1997, making him one of the original webcomic artists.

Because he was living in Manhattan at the time, Rosenberg's early work also tended to be set predominantly in this location. Later works branched off into real and imagined locations vastly disjointed from his previous comics.

Rosenberg graduated from Cornell University in 1995 with a major in biology. Before working full-time as a webcomic artist, he also worked as a website design consultant. On January 19, 2003, Rosenberg married graphic designer/printmaker and fellow Cornell alum Amy Melnikoff. In August 2006, the Rosenbergs moved from their Manhattan apartment to a house in Westchester County, New York.

Works

*"Goats"
*"megaGAMERZ 3133T" - written under the name "Diablo", who is a Satanic chicken and a character in "Goats". The strip began in June 2005, and was discontinued in June 2006. The site currently loops through previous comics in linear sequence. It heavily parodies template-made gaming comics, in spite of not having much of a gaming focus. [ [http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3145208 Will Strip for Games] , 1UP.com]
* [http://www.teamforcealpha.com/ Team Force Alpha] . Rosenberg's next project.
*Joke web sites, including [http://www.moonthewhitehouse.com/ Moon the White House] , [http://www.moistnap.com/ Moistnap] , [http://www.brains4zombies.com/ Brains 4 Zombies] , and [http://www.stoolfairy.com/ Stoolfairy] .
*Sundry guest strips

Publications

*"Tasty Yet Morally Ambiguous: Goats, Volume I & II" - Dec 2003. ISBN 1-59151-011-2.
*"Evil Chickens Don't Kiss: Goats, Volume III" - Aug 2002. ISBN 1-59151-031-7.
*"Behold The Power Of Ignorance: Goats, Volume IV" - Nov 2001. ISBN 1-59151-041-4.

Fleen

In December 2005, Rosenberg began publishing "Fleen", a webcomic criticism blog written exclusively by webcomic readers. In April 2006, Rosenberg and Phillip Karlsson restructured their business arrangement so that "Fleen" is now published by Karlsson's Dumbrella Hosting service.

Appearances in other webcomics

Rosenberg has occasionally appeared as a character in other webcomics, particularly as "Mr. Jon Rosenberg" in Jeffrey Rowland's "Overcompensating". That incarnation of Rosenberg's comic alter ego apparently has jewelry in his intestinal system, and was fake-killed by Dayfree Press.

References

External links

* [http://diablochicken.livejournal.com/ Mr. Jon Rosenberg's Ice Cream Cavalcade and Boozatorium] . Rosenberg's LiveJournal blog
* [http://comixpedia.com/from_the_peculiar_pub_to_infinite_typewriters An interview with Rosenberg] published in the February 2006 issue of Comixpedia.
* [http://comixpedia.com/community_interview_number_3_jon_rosenberg_of_goats Community interview with Rosenberg] at Comixpedia
* [http://allamerican.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/09/the-all-american-episode-4/ Podcast interview with Rosenberg] at "TPN: The All American Podcast".
* [http://www.fuzzyblanket.com/final/interview/rosenberg.asp Interview with Rosenberg] at "Fuzzy Blanket".
* [http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/07/24/sdcc-recap-webcomics-101-class-notes/ Webcomics 101 class notes] . "Fleen"'s write-up of a panel at the 2006 Comic Con International. Rosenberg was a panelist.
* [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001751422.cfm Getting His Goat] , an interview with Rosenberg at .