David Mazzucchelli Explained

Birth Name:	David John Mazzucchelli
Birth Date:	21 September 1960
Birth Place:	Providence, Rhode Island
Nationality:	American
Cartoonist:	y
Write:	y
Pencil:	y
Ink:	y
Notable Works:	Asterios Polyp Daredevil Rubber Blanket
Awards:	Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Japan/U.S. Friendship Commission Creative Artists Fellowship Los Angeles Times Book Prize

David John Mazzucchelli^[1] (;^[2] born September 21, 1960)^[3] is an American comics artist and writer, known for his work on seminal superhero comic book storylines Daredevil: Born Again and , as well as for graphic novels in other genres, such as Asterios Polyp and . He is also an instructor who teaches comic book storytelling at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.

Career

Mazzucchelli received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design,^{[4] [5]} and started working in comics in the early 1980s, first at Marvel Comics where, after a few fill-in jobs, he became the regular artist on Daredevil. He worked with writer Denny O'Neil and culminated his work on this title with the Daredevil: Born Again (Feb-Aug 1986) story arc, written by Frank Miller.^[6]

Miller and Mazzucchelli collaborated again on the graphic novel , serialized in issues #404–407 (Feb-May 1987) of DC Comics' monthly Batman title, and published in a single volume shortly afterwards. Batman: Year One is considered one of the best Batman stories ever produced.^[7] Mazzucchelli had previously drawn Batman in a five page backup story in World's Finest Comics #302 (April 1984).^[8]

After Batman: Year One, Mazzucchelli drew an Angel story in Marvel Fanfare #40 (Oct. 1988).^[9] He then moved on to focus on more personal projects.^[10] He published three issues of his own independent anthology, Rubber Blanket, co-edited by his wife, painter Richmond Lewis, in which he began finding his voice as a writer in addition to exploring new avenues of visual expression. His evocative and haunting stories in Rubber Blanket, notably "Near Miss," "Dead Dog," "Discovering America," and "Big Man," set the stage for his work to come. Mazzucchelli's work in Rubber Blanket, and especially his use of two-color printing to create his artwork, influenced a number of young indie-comics artists through the 1990s and 2000s, including Darwyn Cooke, Frank Santoro, and Dash Shaw.^[11] With writer/artist Paul Karasik, he co-wrote and illustrated an adaptation of Paul Auster's City of Glass,^[12] published first by Avon Books in 1994, then by Picador in 2004 as . Auster's later book The Brooklyn Follies features a character with the name Nancy Mazzucchelli, an homage to David. He continued to write and draw short comics for various publishers until 2000. Mazzucchelli was one of the artists on the one-shot written by Evan Dorkin.^[13]

In 2009, Pantheon Books published Mazzucchelli's graphic novel, Asterios Polyp.^[14] The book was named a New York Times Notable Book for that year,^[15] and won the 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for graphic novels.^{[4] [16]}

Mazzucchelli has done illustrations for various publications, including interior pieces and covers for The New Yorker In 2011, an animated adaptation of Batman: Year One was released by Warner Home Video.^[17]

Mazzucchelli has taught a cartooning course for BFA students at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.^[4]

Awards

• 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Graphic Novel Award^{[4] [16]}
• 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Best Graphic Album—New; Best Writer/Artist; Best Lettering (for Asterios Polyp)^[18]
• 2010 Harvey Awards, Best Original Graphic Album; Best Single Issue or Story; Best Letterer (for Asterios Polyp)^[19]
• Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Creative Artist Fellowship^[4]
• Morning Manga Fellowship^[4]
• New Jersey State Council on the Arts^[4]
• Erwin Swann Award, Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon^[4]
• 2012 HQ Mix Award for Foreign Artist (for Asterios Polyp)^[20]
• 2012 HQ Mix Award for Foreign Writer (for Asterios Polyp)^[20]

Bibliography

• Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu #121: "Passing Strangers!" (with Steven Grant, Marvel, 1983)
• The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #14: "Demons" (with David Michelinie, Marvel, 1984)
• World's Finest Comics #302: "No Rest for Heroes!" (with David Anthony Kraft, DC Comics, 1984)
• Daredevil (Marvel):
  • "Every Good and Perfect Gift..." (with Dennis O'Neil, in #206, 1984)
  • "The Deadliest Night of My Life!" (with Harlan Ellison and Arthur Byron Cover, in #208, 1984)
  • "Blast from the Past" (with Arthur Byron Cover, in #209, 1984)
  • "The War on Micah Synn" (with Dennis O'Neil, in #210–214, 1984–1985)
  • "Prophecy" (with Dennis O'Neil, in #215, 1985)
  • "The Second Secret" (with Dennis O'Neil, in #216–217, 1985)
  • "Fog" (with Dennis O'Neil, in #220–221, 1985)
  • "Fear in a Handful of Dust..." (with Dennis O'Neil, in #222, 1985)
  • "The Price" (with Dennis O'Neil and Jim Shooter, in #223, 1985)
  • "...And Then You Die!" (with Dennis O'Neil, in #225, 1985)
  • "Warriors" (with Dennis O'Neil and Frank Miller, in #226, 1986)
  • "Born Again" (with Frank Miller, in #227–233, 1986)
• Star Wars #84: "Seoul Searching" (with Roy Richardson, Marvel, 1984)
• Marvel Team-Up Annual #7: "No Place to Run" (with Bob DeNatale, co-feature, Marvel, 1984)
• Batman #404–407: "Year One" (with Frank Miller, DC Comics, 1987)
• X-Factor #16: "Playing with Fire!" (with Louise Simonson, Marvel, 1987)
• Marvel Fanfare #40: "Chiaroscuro" (with Ann Nocenti, anthology, Marvel, 1988)
• Rubber Blanket #1–3 (script and art, self-published anthology, 1991–1993)
• Nozone #3, 5–6 (script and art, anthology, 1991–1995)
• Drawn & Quarterly (script and art, anthology):
  • "It's a Beautiful Day in the Epsilon-Neighborhood" (in vol. 1 #9, 1992)
  • "Rates of Exchange" (in vol. 2 #2, 1994)
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book #2 (with Stephen DeStefano – inks on Evan Dorkin, Marvel, 1992)
• Snake Eyes #3: "Phobia" (script and art, anthology, Fantagraphics Books, 1993)
• Paul Auster's City of Glass (with Paul Karasik, graphic novel, Avon Books, 1994)
• Zero Zero #2, 11, 27 (script and art, anthology, Fantagraphics Books, 1995–2000)
• Jingle Belle #1: "Miserable on 34th Street" (inks on Stephen DeStefano, written by Paul Dini, Oni Press, 1999)

"Last Imp Standing!" (with Evan Dorkin, among other artists, one-shot, DC Comics, 2000)

• Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies

"The Fisherman and the Sea Princess" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, HarperCollins, 2000)

• The Comics Journal Special #1: "The Boy Who Loved Comics" (script and art, co-feature, Fantagraphics Books, 2001)
• Asterios Polyp (script and art, graphic novel, Pantheon Books, 2009)
• Fairy Tale Comics

"Give Me the Shudders" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, First Second, 2013)

Covers only

• Rom Spaceknight #61 (Marvel, 1984)
• Marvel Age #36 (Marvel, 1986)
• Amazing Heroes #102 (Fantagraphics Books, 1986)
• Snake Eyes #1–2 (Fantagraphics Books, 1990–1992)
• Cheval Noir #40 (Dark Horse, 1993)
• The Comics Journal #188, 194 (Fantagraphics Books, 1996–1997)

Interviews and other work

• Marvel Age #36: "Miller and Mazzucchelli on Daredevil" (interview, Marvel, 1986)
• Amazing Heroes #102: "David Mazzucchelli on Daredevil, Batman: Year One" (interview, Fantagraphics Books, 1986)
• Detective Comics #598, 600: "Tribute: People of Note Pay Homage to the Batman" (pin-ups, DC Comics, 1989)
• The Comics Journal #152, 194, 300^[21] (interviews, Fantagraphics Books, 1992–2009)
• Negative Burn (anthology, Caliber Comics):
  • "Spotlight: Rubber Blanket" (in #10, 1994)
  • "Sketchbook" (in #17, 1994)
• Comic Culture vol. 2 #4: "Rubber Blanket: Voices from the Small Press" (interview, 1995)
• Panel Discussions: Design in Sequential Art Storytelling (interview, TwoMorrows, 2002)
• Comic Book Artist vol. 2 #6: "Paying Homage: Tribute to the Great Will Eisner" (Top Shelf, 2005)

Newspapers and magazines

• "Castles in the Sand" (cover of The New Yorker, July 26, 1993)
• "The Fine Art of Hanging Ryman" (in The New Yorker, October 4, 1993)
• "May Day" (cover of The New Yorker, May 2, 1994)
• "Post Mort on Columbus Circle" (in The New Yorker, May 16, 1994)
• "Monday in the Park with Marlon" (in The New Yorker, September 19, 1994)
• "Fall" (cover of The New Yorker, October 24, 1994)
• "New String" (in The Village Voice, 1994)

External links

• • David Mazzucchelli at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
• David Mazzucchelli at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creatore

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Mazzucchelli: El Naturalismo expresionista. Luis Miguel. Lus Arana. February 7, 2008. Homines.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302151050/http://www.homines.com/comic/david_mazzucchelli/index.htm. March 2, 2012. live. mdy-all. es. English language translation
2. Web site: 'Storytelling for Comics' by David Mazzucchelli - FanFaire NYC 2020. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/oz3q8XQV7lU . 2021-12-22 . live. NerdNewsToday. YouTube. February 8, 2020. April 13, 2021.
3. Web site: David Mazzucchelli . January 25, 2013 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130822005309/http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mazzuchelli.htm . August 22, 2013 . live . mdy-all .
4. Web site: Our Faculty: David Mazzuchelli. School of Visual Arts. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023131205/http://www.sva.edu/faculty/david-mazzucchelli. October 23, 2012. live. mdy-all. July 1, 2012.
5. Web site: Mazzuchelli, David. International Who is Who in Cartooning. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204164557/http://www.wittyworld.com/whoswho/whoswho-M.html. February 4, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
6. Book: DeFalco. Tom. Tom DeFalco. Gilbert. Laura, ed.. 1980s. Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. Dorling Kindersley. 2008. London, United Kingdom. 226. 978-0756641238. 'Born Again' was a seven-issue story arc that appeared in Daredevil from issue #227 to #233 (Feb.–Aug. 1986) by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli..
7. Book: Manning. Matthew K.. Dolan. Hannah, ed.. 1980s. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 2010 . London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7566-6742-9 . 227 . Melding Miller's noir sensibilities, realistic characterization, and gritty action with Mazzucchelli's brilliant iconic imagery, "Year One" thrilled readers and critics alike...as well as being one of the influences for the 2005 film Batman Begins..
8. Book: Manning. Matthew K.. Dougall. Alastair, ed.. 1980s. Batman: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley. 2014. London, United Kingdom. 150. 978-1465424563. A rare early example of Mazzucchelli's Batman before his ground-breaking 'Batman: Year One' story in February 1987, this tale featured Superman and Batman doing something quite out of the ordinary for the duo: having a drink at a local bar..
9. Trumbull. John. Marvel Fanfare #40: Fallen Angels and Stormy Weather. Back Issue!. 96. 64–65. TwoMorrows Publishing. June 2017. Raleigh, North Carolina.
10. Young. Frank . Comics Used to be about Telling Stories: David Mazzucchelli Discusses his Transition from Mainstream to Independence. The Comics Journal. 152. 114–199. Fantagraphics Books. August 1992. Seattle, Washington.
11. Web site: Space Odyssey. Nadel. Dan . . Mazzucchelli's use of two colors and his employment of color as a tool for emotional layering would influence countless cartoonists throughout the ’90s and 2000s, including Darwyn Cooke, Frank Santoro, and Dash Shaw. .
12. Web site: Three Questions for David Mazzucchelli. Bill. Kartalopoulos. Spring 2004. Indy Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20130614172447/http://www.indyworld.com/indy/spring_2004/mazzucchelli_interview/. June 14, 2013. live. mdy-all.
13. Web site: Evan Dorkin Debuts World's Funnest. Beau. Yarbrough. March 18, 1999. Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905230641/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=6999. September 5, 2015. live. mdy-all.
14. News: Wolk . Douglas . Douglas Wolk . July 23, 2009 . Shades of Meaning . . August 11, 2013.
15. News: 100 Notable Books of 2009 . .
16. Web site: Jessica . Garrison . Rafael Yglesias' A Happy Marriage wins Times Book Prize for fiction . . April 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108184903/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/23/local/la-me-0424-bookprize-20100424 . November 8, 2012 . live . April 24, 2010 . mdy-all .
17. Batman: Year One Lines Up Voice Cast, Sets Comic-Con Premiere. Kit. Borys. April 20, 2011. The Hollywood Reporter. June 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721213402/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-year-one-lines-up-179942. July 21, 2011. live. mdy-all.
18. Web site: . Melrose . Kevin . SDCC '10 Winners announced for 22nd annual Eisner Awards . 24 July 2010 . July 24, 2010.
19. Web site: Heidi . MacDonald . 2010 Harvey Award winners . . 30 August 2010 . August 30, 2010.
20. Web site: Naliato, Samir. Divulgados os vencedores do prêmio HQ Mix 2012 . Universo HQ . June 19, 2012 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804210131/http://www.universohq.com/quadrinhos/2012/n19062012_07.cfm . August 4, 2012 . dead . pt.
21. Dash . Shaw . TCJ 300 Conversations: David Mazzucchelli & Dash Shaw . . December 16, 2009 . Fantagraphics Books . Seattle, Washington . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021193211/http://classic.tcj.com/tcj-300/tcj-300-conversations-david-mazzucchelli-dash-shaw/ . October 21, 2013 . live . mdy-all .