Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 1970) is an American

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writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series ''Rubber Necker'' from

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won the 2003

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for best new talent and best new series. His project, '' The Salon'' (published by

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), examines the creation of

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in 1907

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in the context of a fictional murder mystery.

Early life

Bertozzi grew up on the East Side of

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, and in

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, and got his BA from the

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. He has lived in

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, and

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Career

Bertozzi also illustrated ''Houdini: The Handcuff King'' (published by Hyperion), which was written by

Jason Lutes Jason Lutes (born December 7, 1967)
at Comic Creator is an American

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, ''Persimmon Cup'' and ''Pecan Sandy'', as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog. His illustration clients include

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, ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU. He teaches cartooning at the

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in Manhattan."What's in Store". ''Visual Arts Journal''. Fall 2011.

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Awards

* 2000,

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for ''Boswash'' (2000) * 2000,

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for Promising New Talent * 2002, Emerging Talent of the Year, ''The

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'' * 2003,

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for Best New Series (''Rubber Necker''); Harvey Award for Best New Talent

Selected bibliography

*''Boswash'' (self-published, 2000) — published through a grant from the

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*''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) *''Houdini: The Handcuff King'' (Hyperion, 2007) written by

Jason Lutes Jason Lutes (born December 7, 1967)
at Comic Creator is an American

Glenn Eichler *'' ACT-I-VATE Primer'' (IDW , 2009) — contributor * ''Lewis & Clark'' (First Second, 2011) *''Jerusalem: A Family Portrait'' (First Second, 2013), written by

Boaz Yakin Boaz Yakin ( he, בועז יכין, born June 20, 1966) is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like ''The Rookie'', ''Fresh'', ''A Price Above Rubies'', '' ...

*''Diabetes and Me'' (Hill & Wang, 2013) written by Kim Chaloner * ''Persimmon Cup'' (self-published, 2014) *'' Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey'' (First Second, 2014) * ''Becoming Andy Warhol'' (Abrams ComicsArts, 2016), written by Bertozzi and drawn by Pierce Hargan * ''

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'' (Simon & Schuster, 2017), by

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, adapted by Bertozzi

Notes

References

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External links

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Le Sketch: mini-comic with Nick Bertozzi's sketches.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bertozzi, Nick 1970 births Living people Alternative cartoonists American comics artists American comics writers American graphic novelists American writers of Italian descent People from New York City Writers from Providence, Rhode Island School of Visual Arts faculty American male novelists Artists from Providence, Rhode Island Novelists from New York (state)