Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 1970) is an American

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writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series ''Rubber Necker'' from

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won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent and best new series. His project, '' The Salon'' (published by

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), examines the creation of

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in 1907

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in the context of a fictional murder mystery.

Early life

Bertozzi grew up on the East Side of

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, and in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and got his BA from the

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. He has lived in

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, and

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Career

Bertozzi also illustrated ''Houdini: The Handcuff King'' (published by Hyperion), which was written by Jason Lutes. Bertozzi also publishes two

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, ''Persimmon Cup'' and ''Pecan Sandy'', as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog. His illustration clients include Nickelodeon Magazine, '' Spin'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU. He teaches cartooning at the

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in Manhattan.

Awards

* 2000 Xeric Grant for ''Boswash'' (2000) * 2000

Ignatz Award The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a ...

for Promising New Talent * 2002: ** Emerging Talent of the Year, ''The

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'' ** (nomination)

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for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for ''The Masochists'' * 2003: **

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for Best New Series (''Rubber Necker'') ** Harvey Award for Best New Talent

Selected bibliography

Solo projects

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

Collaborations

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Notes

References

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External links

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''Le Sketch'': minicomic with Bertozzi's sketches
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bertozzi, Nick 1970 births Living people Alternative cartoonists American comics artists American comics writers American graphic novelists American writers of Italian descent Writers from New York City Writers from Providence, Rhode Island School of Visual Arts faculty American male novelists Artists from Providence, Rhode Island Novelists from New York (state)