- Kevin Huizenga
Infobox Comics creator
name = Kevin Huizenga
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birthdate = 1977
location =Harvey, Illinois
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nationality = American
area = Writer, Penciller, Inker
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notable works = "Curses"
"Or Else"
awards =Kevin Huizenga (born 1977 in
Harvey, Illinois , USA) is an Americancartoonist , best known as the creator of the comics characterGlenn 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. Most recently Kevin has found acclaim for his comics "Or Else" and a collection of works, "Curses". Each was included onTime Magazine 's list of the Top Ten comics of 2005 [cite web | url = http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1142132,00.html | title = Time.comix Best of 2005: Comix | publisher = Time Magazine | date =2005-12-17 | accessdate = 2007-03-28 ] and 2006 [cite web | url = http://www.time.com/time/topten/2006/comics/07.html | title = Time.comix The Best Comics of 2006 | publisher = Time Magazine | date =2006-12-28 | accessdate = 2007-03-28 ] , respectively.Since February 2008, Kevin Huizenga has published a comic strip called "Amazing Facts and Beyond with Leon Beyond" [cite web | url = http://zettwoch.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-catastrophe-comic-strip-blog.html | title = New Catastrophe Comic Strip & Blog | date =
2008-02-18 | accessdate = 2008-07-15 ] in the St LouisRiverfront Times with cartoonistsDan Zettwoch andTed May . The strip is published three times a month.Bibliography
;Books
*"Curses",Drawn and Quarterly
*"Ganges" #1-2,Fantagraphics
*"Untitled"
*"Or Else" #1-4, Drawn and Quarterly
*"The Feathered Ogre: Designs and Sketches"
*"Sermons" #1-2;Anthologies with his stories
*"Kramers Ergot 5", Buenaventura Press
*"Showcase" #1, Drawn and Quarterly
*"Orchid", Sparkplug Comics
*"Bogus Dead"
*"Impossible" (Magazines #1 & #3)References
External links
* [http://www.usscatastrophe.com/kh/ Kevin Huizenga's Catastrophe Site]
* [http://kevinh.blogspot.com/ The Balloonist - Kevin Huizenga's Blog]
* [http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/artBio.php?artist=a412a2f9ef2545 Kevin Huizenga's Drawn and Quarterly Artist Page]
* [http://leonbeyondfacts.blogspot.com/ Amazing Facts and Beyond with Leon Beyond]Interviews
* [http://www.comicfoundry.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=231 Read This, Or Else: Interview//Time Traveling with Kevin Huizenga] - Comic Foundry June 1, 2006
* [http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/interviews/66/ A Short Interview with Kevin Huizenga] - The Comics Reporter March 30, 2004Reviews
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/11410831052124.htm Review of "Ganges" #1] , [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/120818629022299.htm #2] ,
Comics Bulletin
* [http://prettyfakes.com/?p=1415 Review of "Curses"]
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