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
- Silver Medal for "Stars" at the 2007 National Magazine Awards[5]
- Honourable Mention for "Night Time" in the Words and Pictures category of the 2004 National Magazine Awards[6]
- Papercut was nominated for a Joe Shuster award in the webcomics category.[4]
- a story included in The Best American Comics 2010[1]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 Neil Gaiman, ed., The Best American Comics 2010 (Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010), 318
- ↑ Terry Hooper "Finding Max Finder Artist Michael Cho," http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/114859642864409.htm retrieved June 24, 2011
- 1 2 3 John Semley, "Interview with Michael Cho," Maisonneuve, December 12, 2009, http://maisonneuve.org/pressroom/article/2009/dec/12/interview-michael-cho/
- 1 2 "2009 Nominees and Winners," http://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2009-nominees/ retrieved June 24, 2011
- ↑ http://www.magazine-awards.com/index.cfm?ci_id=1397&la_id=1 retrieved June 24, 2011
- ↑ "About Taddle Creek," http://www.taddlecreekmag.com/about retrieved June 24, 2011