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Sproing Award
The Sproing Award is awarded by Norsk Tegneserieforum (NTF), an organisation to promote interest and understanding for comics in Norway. Since 1987, the award has been presented for the ''Best Norwegian Strips'', a comic strip or comic book by a Norwegian, and ''Best Translated Strips'', an international comic strip/comic book translated into Norwegian. Since 2003, there has also been awarded a Sproing for ''Best Comics Debut''. At NTF's annual meeting, a jury is selected which reads all publications of the year and choose five nominees for the national and international classes, and three nominees for the debut class. Initially, voting was exclusive to NTF members, but has been opened to the public in the 2000s. Best translated comics *1987: Carl Barks, for ''Donald Duck: I det gamle Persia'' ( Egmont Serieforlaget) *1988: Bill Watterson, for ''Tommy & Tigern #1'' (''Calvin & Hobbes'') ( Semic) *1989: Brian Bolland and Alan Moore, for ''Det glade vanvidd'' (Semic) *1990: Franco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comics
a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. There is no consensus amongst theorists and historians on a definition of comics; some emphasize the combination of images and text, some sequentiality or other image relations, and others historical aspects such as mass reproduction or the use of recurring characters. Cartooning and other forms of illustration are the most common image-making means in comics; '' fumetti'' is a form that uses photographic images. Common forms include comic strips, editorial and gag cartoons, and comic books. Since the late 20th century, bound volumes such as graphic novels, comic albums, and ' have become increasingly common, while online webcomics have proliferated in the 21st century. The histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Smith (comics)
Jeff Smith (born February 27, 1960) is an American cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series ''Bone''. Early life Jeff Smith was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania to William Earl Smith and Barbara Goodsell. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio.Szadkowski, Joseph; Smith, Jeff (June 16, 2007)"Mix of tradition, fantasy comics pays off for artist" ''The Washington Times''. Smith learned about cartooning from comic strips, comic books, and animated TV shows."About Jeff Smith" . Boneville. Retrieved July 23, 2013. The strip he found to be the most entertaining was 's '' |
David Beauchard
Pierre-François "David" Beauchard (; born 9 February 1959), also known by the pen name David B., is a French comic book artist and writer, and one of the founders of . Biography After studying advertising at the Duperré School of Applied Arts in Paris, Beauchard began working in comics in 1985 (''Pas de samba pour capitaine Tonnerre''), and wrote and illustrated stories in numerous magazines, including ''Okapi'', ''À suivre'', ''Tintin Reporter'', and ''Chic''. His distinctive black-and-white style was influenced by Georges Pichard and Jacques Tardi, among others. In 1990, he co-founded the independent publisher L'Association, which became a major force in French small-press comics. His comics appeared in the L'Association anthology magazine ''Lapin'' and in numerous small-format books. Much of his work in the 1990s was dream art, collected in ''le Cheval blême'' and ''les Incidents de la nuit''. From 1996 to 2003, he created the acclaimed six-volume autobiographical epic ''l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joann Sfar
Joann Sfar (; born 28 August 1971) is a French comics artist, comic book creator, novelist, and film director. Life and career Sfar was born in Nice, the son of Lilou, a pop singer, who died when he was three, and André Sfar, a lawyer well known for prosecuting Neo-Nazis. As a result of his mother's early death, Sfar was raised by his father and maternal grandfather, a military doctor of Ukrainian origin in the Alsace-Lorraine Independent Brigade (France) during World War II. Sfar's grandfather reportedly saved the right hand of the brigade's leader, novelist André Malraux, for which he was awarded French citizenship. A wildly prolific artist, he is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics, though he has rejected the assertion that he, along with artists like Christophe Blain, Marjane Satrapi, and Lewis Trondheim, sought to create an alternative scene or a new movement in comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persepolis (comic)
''Persepolis'' is an autobiographical series of ( French comics) by Marjane Satrapi that depict her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran and Austria during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title ''Persepolis'' is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire. Originally published in French, the graphic memoir has been translated to many other languages, including English, Spanish, Catalan, Romanian, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Swedish, Finnish, Georgian, Dutch, and Chinese. , it has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. ''Persepolis'' was written in 2000 and ''Persepolis 2'' was written in 2004. French comics publisher L'Association published the original work in four volumes between 2000 and 2003. Pantheon Books (North America) and Jonathan Cape (United Kingdom) published the English translations in two volumes – one in 2003 and the other in 2004. Omnibus editions in French and English followed in 2007, coinciding with the theatrical release of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi (; fa, مرجان ساتراپی ; born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel ''Persepolis'' and its film adaptation, the graphic novel '' Chicken with Plums'', and the Marie Curie biopic ''Radioactive''. Biography Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran. She grew up in Tehran in a middle-class Iranian family and attended the French-language school, Lycée Razi. Both her parents were politically active and supported leftist causes against the monarchy of the last Shah. When the Iranian Revolution took place in 1979, they underwent rule by the Islamic fundamentalists who took power. During her youth, Satrapi was exposed to the growing brutalities of the various regimes. Many of her family friends were persecuted, arrested, and even murdered. She found a hero in her paternal uncle, Anoosh, who had been a political prisoner and lived in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact football code, often referred to as just "league" Other uses * League (unit), traditional unit of length of three miles or an hour's walk * League (non-profit), a program for service learning * The League (app) The League is a social and dating mobile application launched in 2015 and available in several cities all over the world on iOS and Android. History The League App was founded in 2014 by Amanda Bradford, who also serves as its CEO.Georgia Well ..., a dating app See also * * * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin O'Neill (comics)
Kevin O'Neill ( – 3 November 2022) was an English comic book illustrator who was the co-creator of ''Nemesis the Warlock'', ''Marshal Law'' (with writer Pat Mills), and ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (with Alan Moore). Career Early career O'Neill began working for the publishing company IPC at the age of 16 as an office boy for '' Buster'', which was a children's humour title. In 1975 he started publishing, as a personal side project, the fanzine ''Just Imagine: The Journal of Film and Television Special Effects'' which lasted five regular issues and one special issue through 1978. By 1976 he was working as a colourist on Disney comics reprints and British children's comics such as ''Monster Fun'' and ''Whizzer and Chips''. Tired of working on children's humour titles, he heard that a new science fiction title was being put together at IPC and went to see Pat Mills and asked to be transferred to the new comic which was to be called '' 2000 AD''. ''2000 AD'' O' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost World (comics)
''Ghost World'' is a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes. It was serialized in issues #11–18 (June 1993 – March 1997) of Clowes's comic book series '' Eightball'', and was published in book form in 1997 by Fantagraphics Books. It was a commercial and critical success and developed into a cult classic. ''Ghost World'' follows the day-to-day lives of best friends Enid Coleslaw and Rebecca Doppelmeyer, two cynical, pseudo-intellectual, and intermittently witty teenage girls recently graduated from high school at the end of the 1990s.. The story takes place in summer. 18-year-old Enid gives her birthday as December 23rd, 1979, making the year 1998. They spend their days wandering aimlessly around their unnamed American town, criticizing popular culture and the people they encounter while wondering what they will do for the rest of their days. A darkly written comic, with intermittently sombre explorations of friendship and modern life, ''Ghost World'' has become renowned for i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky (comic Strip)
''Rocky'' is a Swedish autobiographical comic strip created by Martin Kellerman, focusing on an anthropomorphic dog, Rocky, and his friends in their everyday life in Stockholm. Overview ''Rocky'' is based on Kellerman's own life. According to Kellerman, "My friends are just such perfect cartoon characters. A lot of times they say things and all I have to do is write it down. Their personalities match and complement each other so well, it's impossible not to write it down. If I wait a while, even the upsetting stuff they can still laugh about." Some of the humor draws from hip hop culture, and the dialogue sometimes incorporates English phrases. Kellerman states that "when a Swede says something like Jay-Z would say, that's automatically funny. It's still white here, but in Sweden, it's funnier. Most of my friends have grown up on hip-hop, but it's like a joke—we're so not gangsta." The comic has been translated to Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, English, Spanish, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kellerman
Martin Kellerman (born 1973 in Växjö) is a Swedish cartoonist, known for the comic strip ''Rocky''. He was influenced by American and Swedish underground cartoonists such as Peter Bagge, Max Andersson, Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Joe Matt and Mats Jonsson. Kellerman states that his work resembles "a mixture between really dark comics and commercial stuff like '' MAD''. That's why to nderground cartoonistsI'm considered a commercial artist." After his girlfriend broke up with him and he was fired from his job as a cartoonist for a pornographic magazine, he created the autobiographical anthropomorphic animal comic strip ''Rocky'', about a grumpy, horny, hip-hop-loving dog and cartoonist living in Stockholm. Kellerman drew the strip as a means of dealing with his current situation and entertaining himself and his friends, but did not initially take it seriously. The strip was picked up by the free newspaper ''Metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blueberry
Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' within the genus ''Vaccinium''. ''Vaccinium'' also includes cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries and Madeira blueberries. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) and cultivated (highbush)—are all native to North America. The highbush varieties were introduced into Europe during the 1930s. Blueberries are usually prostrate shrubs that can vary in size from to in height. In commercial production of blueberries, the species with small, pea-size berries growing on low-level bushes are known as "lowbush blueberries" (synonymous with "wild"), while the species with larger berries growing on taller, cultivated bushes are known as "highbush blueberries". Canada is the leading producer of lowbush blueberries, while the United States produces some 40% of the world supply of highbush blueberries. Origin and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
