Howard Chackowicz (born 1969 in

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) is a

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-based

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artist and musician well known for his contributions to the independent

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scene. In addition to exhibiting his work internationally, Chackowicz has taught illustration at the

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and presently runs a Comix and Cartooning workshop for

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. In 2000, Chackowicz was named one of the top 5 local cartoonists of the year by ''

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''.

Published works

* 1994: ''Howie Comic'' * 1996: ''Mini Capatalist Funnies / Chack'z'' * 1996: ''Mini Howie / Chack'z'' * 2008: ''Howie Action Comix'' ( Conundrum Press) *2019: ''Nothing To See Here'' ( Conundrum Press)

Other work

Chackowicz plays

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for two long-lived Montreal-based bands: The American Devices (1980) and Nutsak (1996). Chackowicz contributed to ''Against the Day'', the 2009 debut release from the

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project ''Land of Kush''. In 2001 Chackowicz had roles in the François Miron experimental film ''Resolving Power'', and in the short ''Sweat Angel'' by Montreal filmmaker Jon Tucker. Chackowicz was a regular on

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's comedy program ''

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'' throughout the length of its run from 2004 to 2015. His character was a child in a man's body, who often needed the help of host Jonathan Goldstein with various plans and schemes that never ended well for Jonathan. He had appeared in several internet video shorts produced by the radio show. Chackowicz has also written restaurant reviews for the ''

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'' and for ''enRoute'' magazine.

References

External links

Howie Action Comix at Conundrum Press
Living people 1969 births Anglophone Quebec people Artists from Quebec People from Laval, Quebec Canadian radio personalities Canadian comics artists Canadian comics writers Jewish Canadian musicians Jewish Canadian writers Canadian drummers Canadian male drummers Musicians from Quebec Writers from Quebec {{Canadian-comics-creator-stub