Brian Fies Explained
Brian Fies |
Pronunciation: | [pronounced "feez" /ˈfiːz/][1] |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Cartoonist |
Brian Fies (pronounced "feez" pronounced as //ˈfiːz//)[2] is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of Mom's Cancer, which was the first webcomic to receive an Eisner Award.[3] Fies won the Eisner in 2005 under the newly created category "Best Digital Comic". Mom's Cancer also won Fies a Harvey Award, in the Best New Talent category,[4] [5] as well as the Lulu Blooker Prize in its Comics category.[6] The German edition of the graphic novel received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Prize) in the Non-Fiction category.[7] [8] Mom's Cancer was also nominated for a Quill Award[9] and two further Eisner Awards.[10]
Fies is also the creator of The Last Mechanical Monster, which was also nominated for an Eisner Award in 2014.[3] Other works by Fies include Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?[11] and the 18-page webcomic A Fire Story (later expanded to a 154-page book) which recounts the devastation caused by California wildfires in 2017 which destroyed his home.[12]
Fies was given an Inkpot Award in 2018.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Williams. David. 2017-10-18. He lost his home to the wildfire and poured his pain into a web comic. CNN.
- Web site: Williams. David. 2017-10-18. He lost his home to the wildfire and poured his pain into a web comic. CNN.
- Web site: Cruz. Larry. 2014-07-10. 'The Last Mechanical Monster': No country for old villains. live. 2021-04-06. CBR. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128223154/https://www.cbr.com/the-last-mechanical-monster-no-country-for-old-villains/ . 2021-01-28 .
- Web site: Previous Winners. 2021-04-06. www.harveyawards.com. en-US.
- Web site: Fies. Brian. 2007-10-05. Mom's Cancer Blog: What My Harvey Award Looks Like. 2021-04-06. Mom's Cancer Blog.
- News: 2007-05-14. War book wins Blooker blog prize. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-04-07.
- Web site: www.akj.de. AKJ-. Mutter hat Krebs. 2021-04-06. Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V.. de.
- Web site: Fies. Brian. 2007-10-12. Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Mom's Cancer Blog.
- Web site: 2007-06-06. The Quill Awards The 2006 Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070606084641/http://www.thequills.org/2006.html. 2007-06-06. thequills.org.
- Web site: McElhatton. Greg. April 20, 2007. 2007 Eisner Award Nominees Announced. live. 2021-04-07. ComicsAlliance. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20130918053640/http://comicsalliance.com/2007-eisner-award-nominees-announced/ . 2013-09-18 .
- Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?. en-us. Wired. 2021-04-06. 1059-1028.
- Web site: Hoffman. Alex. 2019-08-12. Review: A Fire Story by Brian Fies. 2021-04-06. Sequential State. en-US.
- Web site: 2012-12-06. Inkpot Award. 2021-04-06. Comic-Con International: San Diego. en.