Nick Bertozzi

Nick Bertozzi
Bertozzi at the Stata Center at MIT in 2006.
Born	Nicholas Urban Bertozzi May 26, 1970 (1970-05-26) (age 41) New York City, NY
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Artist, Writer
Pseudonym(s)	NUB
Notable works	The Salon Rubber Necker The Masochists Boswash ACT-I-VATE founding member
Awards	Xeric Grant, 2000 Ignatz Award, 2000 Emerging Talent of the Year (The Comics Journal), 2002 Harvey Award, 2003
Official website

Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 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.

Biography

Bertozzi grew up on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, and in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and got his BA from the University of Massachusetts 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.

Awards

• 2000, Xeric Grant for Boswash (2000)
• 2000, Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent
• 2002, Emerging Talent of the Year, The Comics Journal
• 2003, Harvey Award for Best New Series (Rubber Necker); Harvey Award for Best New Talent

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
• Stuffed! (2009) written by Glenn Eichler and published by First Second ISBN 978-1596433083
• ACT-I-VATE Primer (2009) published by IDW ISBN 978-1600105289

Notes

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

References

• Nick Bertozzi minibio at Lambiek.net

External links

• Official website
• Le Sketch: mini-comic with Nick Bertozzi's sketches.

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Name	Bertozzi, Nick
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Date of birth	May 26, 1970
Place of birth	New York City, NY
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