Michael Cho is a Canadian illustrator and cartoonist. He has been nominated for a number of awards and his work has been positively reviewed.

Early life

Cho was born in South Korea but immigrated to Canada at the age of 6. He has said "In some ways I learned to read English by reading comic books. And of course, I copied all the drawings."

Career

Cho's artwork appears in a number of different genres. He has painted book covers for

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/Knopf and

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'', and has created comics work for ''

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'' literary magazine. His work retains classic comic book aspects and "evokes the pop art of

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and aesthetics of

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and Bronze age superhero comics in equal measure." He has provided cover art for several DC Comics reprint collections and drew the 1940s variant cover for ''Action Comics'' #1000 (June 2018). On September 2, 2014, Cho published his first graphic novel, Shoplifter. Each illustration is done in two-colors. He states that he likes two-tone work because it allows him to focus on the mood and atmosphere. To paint the tones, he used colored inks, and the rest was done with brushes, pens, and brush pens. Joe Biden's presidential campaign commissioned Michael Cho to design three comic images. The images were posted on their social medias.

Awards and nominations

* Silver Medal for "Stars" at the 2007

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* Honourable Mention for "Night Time" in the Words and Pictures category of the 2004 National Magazine Awards * ''Papercut'' was nominated for a

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in the webcomics category. * A story included in ''The Best American Comics 2010'' * Won a Joe Shuster Award in the cover artist category

References

External links

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Michael Cho
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Michael Cho
Represented by Gerald and Cullen Rapp Canadian comics artists Canadian graphic designers Canadian illustrators Canadian people of Korean descent Joe Shuster Award winners Living people South Korean emigrants to Canada Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canadian-comics-creator-stub