Michael Cho (illustrator)

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

Early life

Cho was born in South Korea but moved to Canada at the age of 6.[1] He has said "In some ways I learned to read English by reading comic books. And of course, I copied all the drawings."[2]

Career

Cho's artwork appears in a number of different genres. He has painted book covers for Random House/Knopf[1] and Penguin Books.[3] His cover for White Noise has been called a "remarkable" design that "masterfully captures"[3] aspects of the novel. He is the creator of the webcomic Papercut,[4] has done illustrations for the New York Times Book Review, and has created comics work for Taddle Creek literary magazine.[1]

As an adult his work retains classic comic book aspects and "evokes the pop art of Roy Lichtenstein and aesthetics of Silver and Bronze age superhero comics in equal measure."[3]

Awards

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Neil Gaiman, ed., The Best American Comics 2010 (Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010), 318
  2. Terry Hooper "Finding Max Finder Artist Michael Cho," http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/114859642864409.htm retrieved June 24, 2011
  3. 1 2 3 John Semley, "Interview with Michael Cho," Maisonneuve, December 12, 2009, http://maisonneuve.org/pressroom/article/2009/dec/12/interview-michael-cho/
  4. 1 2 "2009 Nominees and Winners," http://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2009-nominees/ retrieved June 24, 2011
  5. http://www.magazine-awards.com/index.cfm?ci_id=1397&la_id=1 retrieved June 24, 2011
  6. "About Taddle Creek," http://www.taddlecreekmag.com/about retrieved June 24, 2011


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