Charles Forsman (born 1982) is an American comic book author. Combining a simple drawing style with dark and realistic themes, Forsman continues the tradition of

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. He obtained a degree from the

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s for Outstanding Comic and Outstanding Series. His

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''The End of the Fucking World'', "a modern ballad of angst and murder", won the 2013 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic and was adapted in 2017 into a British TV series of the same name which ran for two seasons. ''The End of the Fucking World'', originally published under Forsman's own imprint, ''Oily Comics'', Fantagraphics Books released a new edition. ''I Am Not Okay with This'' and ''Celebrated Summer'' were published by Fantagraphics Books. All his other works, such as ''Revenger'' or ''Slasher'', were either self-published, published by small publishers, or sold directly to online readers via

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. On June 10, 2019, it was announced that

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would produce a seven-episode series based on ''

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''. The series premiered on February 26, 2020. Originally renewed for a second season, Netflix canceled the series in August 2020, citing "circumstances related to the

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Bibliography

* ''The End of the Fucking World'' (Oily Comics, September 2011 - February 2013) * ''The End of the Fucking World'' (Fantagraphics Books, 2011–2012) * ''Celebrated Summer'' (Fantagraphics Books, 2014) * ''Revenger'' #1–5 (Oily Comics, 2015) * ''Hobo Mom'' (with ) (Fantagraphics Books, 2015) * ''Slasher'' (Floating World Comics, 2017) * ''I Am Not Okay With This'' (Fantagraphics Books, 2017)

Adaptations

* ''TEOTFW'' (short film; 2014) * ''

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'' (British television series; 2017–2019) * ''

'' (television series; 2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forsman, Charles American comics artists American comics writers American graphic novelists Living people 1982 births Center for Cartoon Studies alumni