Nat Gertler Explained

Birth Date:30 April 1965
Nationality:American

Nat Gertler (born April 30, 1965)[1] is an American writer known for his comic books and his books about comics, including six on Charles Schulz's Peanuts.[2] Gertler is the publisher of About Comics and founded an annual cartoonists' challenge, 24 Hour Comics Day. He has been nominated for three Eisner Awards and won one.

Early life

Gertler was raised in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, Simsbury, Connecticut, and Riverton, New Jersey.[3] He attended Bard College at Simon's Rock at 14.[4]

Career

His first comic-book story, the six-page backup feature "The Visit", appeared in First Comics' Grimjack #57 (cover-dated April 1989). He went on to publish horror-comics stories in Hamilton Comics' Dread of Night and Grave Tales in 1991, and through the 1990s did work for the independent publisher Comic Zone Productions, WaRP Graphics, and Caliber Press, and an issue of Blood Syndicate for DC Comics' Milestone Comics imprint. For Image Comics, he wrote stories for Big Bang Comics #7–8 (Dec. 1996 – Jan. 1997).[5]

He founded comic-book publisher About Comics, initially for his own work, beginning with The Factor issue #0 (1998), and later encompassing new and reprinted work by other creators. About Comics would go on to publish properties such as The Weasel Patrol, The Factor, Licensable BearTM, and The Liberty Project.[6]

In 2004, he founded the annual 24 Hour Comics Day challenge to cartoonists to produce a 24-page comic book,[7] based on a concept previously conceived by Scott McCloud and Steve Bissette in 1990.[8] Outside of comics, he has written or co-written numerous books in the Complete Idiot's Guides series of books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music on the Internet with MP3 and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 2000.[9]

In November 2016, Gertler's company About Comics began publishing facsimile editions of The Negro Motorist Green-Book guides, originally published by Victor Hugo Green and his wife Alma Green from the 1930s to the 1960s to help African-Americans travel safely in a segregated U.S.[10] [11]

Reviews

Gertler's 2010 The Peanuts Collection received positive reviews in USA Today[12] and elsewhere. The Chicago Sun-Times described it as a "slipcovered museum collection" filled with "treasures",[13] and the Christian Science Monitor described it as "a gold mine of Peanuts memorabilia and removable inserts".[14] Gertler's script anthologies Panel One and Panel Two were "highly recommend[ed]" by USA Today for persons interested in learning how to write comic books.[15]

Awards and nominations

Selected works

Books

Comics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Happy Birthday: Nat Gertler. Aaron . Rosenberg. April 30, 2008. February 19, 2017. ComicMix.com. August 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827181806/http://www.comicmix.com/2008/04/30/happy-birthday-nat-gertler/ . live.
  2. Web site: Taylor . Dan . New 'Peanuts' archival book released by Schulz Museum . The Press Democrat . November 2, 2022 . 18 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Biography . Nat Gertler official website . July 10, 2015.
  4. News: Camarillo author compiles 'The Snoopy Treasures'. Mike. Nelson . Ventura County Star. California. December 5, 2015. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018. https://archive.today/20180122230042/http://archive.vcstar.com/lifestyle/camarillo-author-compiles-the-snoopy-treasures-241e814a-4e1a-2f57-e053-0100007fe729-360577341.html/. live.
  5. http://www.comics.org/writer/name/Nat%20Gertler/sort/chrono/ Nat Gertler
  6. News: Mark. Langshaw . Free comics for Second Life subscribers . . July 9, 2009 . August 16, 2012 . July 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150710194329/http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a164176/free-comics-for-second-life-subscribers.html#~pi4nGtspx031U9 . live.
  7. News: Micah . Mertes . Rest up now to take part in 24 Hour Comics Day Saturday . Lincoln Journal Star. . October 14, 2008 . August 16, 2012 . September 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923235257/https://journalstar.com/lifestyles/article_d9b6ed01-b9c1-56f3-83a0-9f174684d504.html . live.
  8. Web site: April 7, 2007 . The Daily Cross Hatch . Alec Longstreth, 24 Hour Comics survivor . March 13, 2014 . March 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314030517/http://thedailycrosshatch.com/2007/04/07/alec-longstreth-24-hour-comics-survivor/ . dead .
  9. http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Nat+Gertler+Idiot%27s+Guide Nat Gertler's Complete Idiot Guide book
  10. News: Old 'Green Book' Guides for African American Travelers Get Republished in the Age of Trump. Stav. Ziv. January 15, 2018. Newsweek. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122103734/http://www.newsweek.com/republishing-old-green-book-guides-african-american-travelers-age-trump-771403. live.
  11. Web site: The Green Book: The Black Travelers' Guide to Jim Crow America. Evan. Andrews. History Channel. February 6, 2017. January 22, 2018. July 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711075122/http://www.history.com/news/the-green-book-the-black-travelers-guide-to-jim-crow-america. live.
  12. News: Whitney . Matheson . Comics recs: 'Peanuts,' Charles Burns and more . . November 11, 2010 . August 16, 2012.
  13. News: Darel. Jevens . Reviews in brief: Coffee table gift books . . December 16, 2010 . August 16, 2012. November 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121123191854/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/books/2728485-421/kahlo-book-bunny-artist-books.html.
  14. News: Top picks: TV series 'Slings and Arrows' on DVD, Charles Schulz's 'The Peanuts Collection,' Rock Band 3, and more . Christian Science Monitor . October 22, 2010. August 16, 2012. April 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406074553/http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2010/1022/Top-picks-TV-series-Slings-and-Arrows-on-DVD-Charles-Schulz-s-The-Peanuts-Collection-Rock-Band-3-and-more . live.
  15. News: Zack. Smith. November 28, 2012 . USA Today . How to write a comic book. March 13, 2014. February 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218071224/http://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2012/11/28/comic-book/1732735/. live.
  16. News: Christy. Kallies . Nat Gertler: Eisner Nominee . Sequential Tart . 2. 5 . 1999 . August 16, 2012 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100552/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may99/gertler.shtml . live.
  17. News: Chris. Murphy. November 17, 2008. . About Comics at the Ten Year Mark. March 13, 2014. Issue 0 of The Factor collected shorter works by writer Nat Gertler ... The Eisner-nominated miniseries told the story of one superhero..... October 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026213221/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/4369-about-comics-at-the-ten-year-mark.html . live.
  18. News: 2006 Eisner Award Nominations . ComicsReporter.com . April 5, 2006 . August 16, 2012 . May 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140506235404/http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/2006_eisner_award_nominations/ . live.
  19. Web site: 2016 IBPA BFA Winners. Independent Book Publishers Association. April 14, 2016. April 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414213626/http://ibpabenjaminfranklinawards.com/2016-ibpa-bfa-finalists/#coffee. dead.
  20. Web site: SDCC '23: The 2023 Eisner Awards Winners. comicsbeat.com. July 22, 2023.
  21. Book: Speed Racer classics . . 607866031 .

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