Noah Van Sciver
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Noah Van Sciver (l) with one of his publishers (Kilgore Books & Comics), 13th Ave., Denver, CO Summer, 2010 | |
| Born |
July 7, 1984 New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
Notable works |
Blammo 4 Questions The Hypo St. Cole Fante Bukowski My Hot Date |
| http://www.nvansciver.wordpress.com or http://www.noahvansciver.tumblr.com | |
Noah Van Sciver (born July 7, 1984 in New Jersey) is an independent American cartoonist. He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio[1] where he moved after serving as the 2015-16 Fellow at the Center for Cartoon Studies.[2] His brother Ethan Van Sciver,[3] also a cartoonist, is notable for his work at DC Comics.
Comics Work
Van Sciver began producing his one-man anthology Blammo in 2006, originally just leaving them in stacks at coffee shops in the Denver area. After four issues, he handed publishing duties over to Kilgore Books & Comics, an independent comic and bookshop in Denver. To date he has put out ten and a half issues of Blammo.
His short story "Abby's Road," which originally appeared in Blammo #6, was selected for the Best American Comics 2012 anthology.
In 2007 he launched the weekly strip 4 Questions in Denver's alternative weekly, Westword. He completed the run in 2015, when he left for the Center for Cartoon Studies.
Since December 2011, Van Sciver's work has appeared in Mad magazine,[4] and has been featured inThe Comics Journal, Mome, and Mineshaft.
In October 2012, Fantagraphics Books published The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln, a narrative biography of Abraham Lincoln that spans the years 1837-1842. The Hypo, Van Sciver's first full length graphic novel, earned positive critical praise, and made it onto several "best-of" lists for 2012, including MTV Geek (#3),[5] Boing Boing (tied #3),[6] Publisher's Weekly Critic's Poll (#4),[7] and was ranked as one of the Best Graphic Novels of 2012 by the Library Journal.[8]
In 2015, Fantagraphics released two Van Sciver graphic novels, St. Cole and Fante Bukowski. The same year, Kilgore Books released Van Sciver's autobiographical mini comic My Hot Date, which won the 'Best Story' Ignatz Award at the Small Press Expo.[9]
In addition to his Ignatz win, Noah had been nominated for the award seven times:
2010 Outstanding Comic - Blammo #6 (Kilgore)
2012 Outstanding Minicomic - The Death of Elijah Lovejoy (2D Cloud)
2014 Outstanding Comic - Blammo #8 (Kilgore), 2015 Outstanding Graphic Novel - Saint Cole (Fantagraphics)
2015 Outstanding Artist - Saint Cole (Fantagraphics)
2015 Outstanding Graphic Novel - Saint Cole (Fantagraphics)
2016 Outstanding Artist - Disquiet (Fantagraphics)
2016 Outstanding Story - My Hot Date (Kilgore)
In 2016, his graphic novel Fante Bukowski was nominee for a Best Writer/Artis Eisner Award.[10]
Bibliography
The following is a mostly complete list of comics which contain solely content by Van Sciver. Collections, anthologies, and group online work has not been included.
| COMIC | YEAR | PUBLISHER | COVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blammo Funnies #1 | 2006 | Self-Published | |
| Blammo Funnies #2 | 2007 | Self-Published | |
| 4 Questions | 2007-2015 | The Denver Westword | |
| Blammo #1 | 2007 | Self-Published | |
| Blammo #2 | 2008 | Self-Published | |
| The Work of A Young, Unfed and Unknown Cartoonist | 2008 | Self-Published | |
| More Work from an Unknown Cartoonist | 2008 | Self-Published | |
| Blammo #3 | 2009 | Self-Published | |
| The Limited and Very Rare Noah Van Sciver Mini Comic | 2009 | Self-Published | |
| Blammo #4 | 2009 | Self-Published | |
| Blammo #5 | 2009 | Kilgore Books & Comics | |
| Chapbook | 2009? | self-published | |
| Judgments | 2009 | self-published | |
| Complaints | 2010 | Poopsheet Foundation | |
| Blammo #6 | 2010 | Kilgore Books & Comics | |
| I Want to Be Special to You | 2010 | self-published | |
| Noah Novella | 2010 | Grimalkin Press | |
| Blammo #7 | 2011 | Kilgore Books & Comics | |
| Dueling | 2011 | self-published | |
| Blammo #7.5 | 2011 | self-published | |
| The Hypo mini promo | 2011? | self-published | |
| The Death of Elijah Lovejoy | 2011 | 2D Cloud | |
| 1999 | 2012 | Retrofit Comics | |
| Noah Van Sciver in conversation with Charles Forsman | 2012 | Oily Comics | |
| The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln | 2012 | Fantagraphics | |
| Who is Dead in the White House? | 2012 | Fantagraphics Mini | |
| St. Cole webcomic | 2012-2014 | The Expositor Comics | |
| 1999 | 2013 | self-published bootleg of retrofit comic | |
| Blammo #8 | 2013 | Kilgore Books & Comics | |
| St. Cole promo mini | 2013 | Kilgore Books & Comics | |
| Weekend Alone | 2013 | Tinto Press LLC | |
| More Mundane | 2013 | Self-published, #'d edition of 100 | |
| Youth is Wasted | 2014 | Adhouse Books | |
| Blammo #8 1/2 | 2014 | Kilgore Books & Comics | |
| St. Cole | 2015 | Fantagraphics | |
| My Hot Date | 2015 | Kilgore Books & Comics | |
| Fante Bukowski | 2015 | Fantagraphics | |
| Disquiet | 2016 | Fantagraphics | |
| Blammo #9 | 2016 | Kilgore Books & Comics |
References
Notes
- ↑ "Sketch in the City: Noah Van Sciver #1". Columbus Alive. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "CCS Fellow « The Center for Cartoon Studies". www.cartoonstudies.org. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ Van Sciver entry, Lambiek's Comiclopedia.
- ↑ Mad issue #512 (Dec. 2012).
- ↑ MTV Geek – MTV Geek's Best Graphic Novels Of 2012
- ↑ The Return of the Best Damn Comics of the Year - Boing Boing Edition - Boing Boing
- ↑ Ware's 'Building Stories' Tops PW Comics World's 2012 Graphic Novel Critics' Poll
- ↑ Best Books 2012: Graphic Novels
- ↑ "2016 IGNATZ AWARD Winners (Full List)". Newsarama. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "2016 Eisner Award Nominees". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
Sources consulted
- Anthony, Davies. "A Short Chat with a Young Chap," Midnight Fiction (2008). Accessed May 27, 2013.
- "Cool Jobs... Becoming a cartoon artist," Jobing.com. Accessed May 27, 2013.
- Van Sciver entry, Fantagraphics website. Accessed May 27, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Noah Van Sciver's Tumblr
- Review of The Hypo: The Melancholic Young Lincoln at Comic Book Resources
- Blammo #8 review at The Comics Beat
- Slate's review of The Hypo
Interviews
- Interview with Noah Van Sciver at The Daily Crosshatch
- 2011 Interview in The Onion.