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Nick Bertozzi

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Nick Bertozzi
Bertozzi at the Stata Center at MIT in 2006
BornNicholas Urban Bertozzi
(1970-05-26) May 26, 1970 (age 54)
New York City, U.S.
Area(s)Artist, writer
Pseudonym(s)NUB
Notable works
The Salon
Rubber Necker
The Masochists
Boswash
ACT-I-VATE founding member
AwardsXeric Grant, 2000
Ignatz Award, 2000
Emerging Talent of the Year (The Comics Journal), 2002
Harvey Award, 2003
nickbertozzi.com

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.

Early life

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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.[2]

Career

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Bertozzi also illustrated Houdini: The Handcuff King (published by Hyperion), which was written by Jason Lutes.[3] Bertozzi also publishes two webcomics, Persimmon Cup and Pecan Sandy, as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog.[4] His illustration clients include Nickelodeon Magazine, Spin, The New York Times, New York Press, Gourmet, Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU.

He teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.[5]

Awards

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Selected bibliography

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Solo projects

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  • Boswash (self-published, 2000) — published through a grant from the Xeric Foundation
  • The Masochists (Alternative Comics, 2001) ISBN 978-1-891867-03-3
  • Rubber Necker 1-4 (Alternative Comics, 2002–2004); 5-6 (self-published, 2013-2015)
  • The Salon (St. Martin's Press, 2007) ISBN 978-0-312-35485-5
  • ACT-I-VATE Primer (IDW , 2009) ISBN 978-1-60010-528-9 — contributor
  • Lewis & Clark (First Second, 2011) ISBN 978-1-5964-3450-9
  • Persimmon Cup (self-published, 2014)
  • Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey (First Second, 2014) ISBN 9781596434516
  • The Good Earth (Simon & Schuster, 2017), by Pearl S. Buck, adapted by Bertozzi ISBN 9781501132766

Collaborations

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Notes

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  1. ^ Price, Matthew (August 8, 2003). "Comic book awards presented; Reprint of 'Krazy Kat' series recognized". Daily Oklahoman, p. D11
  2. ^ Rosenbaum, S.I. (February 8, 2003). "Nick Bertozzi finds comic inspiration in R.I. roots". The Providence Journal, p. D1
  3. ^ Lodge, Sally (February 19, 2007). "Children's Books for Spring: H - I". Publishers Weekly, p. 87
  4. ^ Elkin, Toby (March 12, 2007). "Art — Comic timing". Centre Daily Times
  5. ^ "What's in Store". Visual Arts Journal. Fall 2011. School of Visual Arts. Page 19
  6. ^ Rhode, Mike (February 23, 2011). "Meet a Visiting Cartoonist: A Chat With Nick Bertozzi". BLOG, BOOKS. Washington City Paper.
  7. ^ "News: Ignatz Awards 2000". The Comics Reporter. September 30, 2000.
  8. ^ CBR STAFF (April 9, 2002). "2002 Eisner Award Nominees Announces [sic]". CBR.
  9. ^ a b "HARVEY AWARDS ANNOUNCED IN NYC: 'LXG,' 'Rubber Necker,' Krazy and Ignatz' Multiple Award Winners". ICv2. August 3, 2003.
  10. ^ "Disney Brings "Be More Chill" From Broadway/West End To Graphic Novel". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Grunenwald, Joe (January 24, 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from Steve Sheinkin & Nick Bertozzi's BOMB". The Beat.

References

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