Nick Bertozzi Explained

Birth Name:	Nicholas Urban Bertozzi
Birth Date:	26 May 1970
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Area:	Artist, writer
Alias:	NUB
Notable Works:	The Salon Rubber Necker The Masochists Boswash ACT-I-VATE founding member
Awards:	Xeric Grant, 2000 Ignatz Award, 2000 Emerging Talent of the Year (The Comics Journal), 2002 Harvey Award, 2003

Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series Rubber Necker from Alternative Comics won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent and best new series.^[1] His project, The Salon (published by St. Martin's Press), examines the creation of cubism in 1907 Paris in the context of a fictional murder mystery.

Early life

Bertozzi grew up on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, and in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and got his BA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has lived in Madrid, Philadelphia, and New York City.^[2]

Career

Bertozzi also illustrated Houdini: The Handcuff King (published by Hyperion), which was written by Jason Lutes.^[3] Bertozzi also publishes two webcomics, Persimmon Cup and Pecan Sandy, as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog.^[4] His illustration clients include Nickelodeon Magazine, Spin, The New York Times, New York Press, Gourmet, Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU.

He teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.^[5]

Awards

• 2000 Xeric Grant for Boswash (2000)^[6]
• 2000 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent^[7]
• 2002:
  • Emerging Talent of the Year, The Comics Journal
  • (nomination) Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for The Masochists^[8]
• 2003:
  • Harvey Award for Best New Series (Rubber Necker)^[9]
  • 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)
• (First Second, 2014)
• The Good Earth (Simon & Schuster, 2017), by Pearl S. Buck, adapted by Bertozzi

Collaborations

• Houdini: The Handcuff King . Hyperion . 2007 . Jason Lutes. Nick Bertozzi.
• Stuffed! . First Second . 2009 . . Nick Bertozzi.
• Jerusalem: A Family Portrait . First Second . 2013 . . Nick Bertozzi.
• Diabetes and Me . Hill & Wang . 2013 . Kim Chaloner . Nick Bertozzi.
• Becoming Andy Warhol . Abrams ComicsArts . 2016 . Nick Bertozzi . Pierce Hargan.
• Be More Chill

  The Graphic Novel

  . 2021 . . Nick Bertozzi . Disney-Hyperion. ^[10]
• . . Nick Bertozzi . . 2023. ^[11]

References

• Nick Bertozzi minibio at Lambiek.net

External links

• • Le Sketch: minicomic with Bertozzi's sketches

Notes and References

1. Price, Matthew (August 8, 2003). "Comic book awards presented; Reprint of 'Krazy Kat' series recognized". Daily Oklahoman, p. D11
2. Rosenbaum, S.I. (February 8, 2003). "Nick Bertozzi finds comic inspiration in R.I. roots". The Providence Journal, p. D1
3. Lodge, Sally (February 19, 2007). "Children's Books for Spring: H - I". Publishers Weekly, p. 87
4. Elkin, Toby (March 12, 2007). "Art — Comic timing". Centre Daily Times
5. "What's in Store". Visual Arts Journal. Fall 2011. School of Visual Arts. Page 19
6. News: BLOG, BOOKS . Meet a Visiting Cartoonist: A Chat With Nick Bertozzi. Mike . Rhode . Feb 23, 2011 . Washington City Paper .
7. News: News: Ignatz Awards 2000. September 30, 2000 . The Comics Reporter.
8. Web site: 2002 Eisner Award Nominees Announces [sic] | author=CBR STAFF |date=Apr 9, 2002|work=CBR].
9. News: HARVEY AWARDS ANNOUNCED IN NYC: 'LXG,' 'Rubber Necker,' Krazy and Ignatz' Multiple Award Winners. ICv2 . August 3, 2003 .
10. Web site: Disney Brings "Be More Chill" From Broadway/West End To Graphic Novel. 2021-02-16. bleedingcool.com.
11. News: EXCLUSIVE: Read an excerpt from Steve Sheinkin & Nick Bertozzi’s BOMB . Joe . Grunenwald . Jan 24, 2023 . The Beat .