Nick Bertozzi
Nick Bertozzi is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series Rubber Necker from Alternative Comics won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent and best new series. His project, The Salon, examines the creation of cubism in 1907 Paris in the context of a fictional murder mystery.Early life
Bertozzi grew up on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, and in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and got his BA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has lived in Madrid, Philadelphia, and New York City.Career
Bertozzi also illustrated Houdini: The Handcuff King, which was written by Jason Lutes. Bertozzi also publishes two webcomics, Persimmon Cup and Pecan Sandy, as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog. His illustration clients include Nickelodeon magazine, Spin, The New York Times, New York Press, Gourmet, Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU.
He teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.Awards
- 2000, Xeric Grant for Boswash
- 2000, Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent
- 2002, Emerging Talent of the Year, The Comics Journal
- 2003, Harvey Award for Best New Series ; Harvey Award for Best New Talent
Selected bibliography
- Boswash — published through a grant from the Xeric Foundation
- The Masochists
- Rubber Necker 1-4 ; 5-6
- The Salon
- Houdini: The Handcuff King written by Jason Lutes
- Stuffed! written by Glenn Eichler
- ACT-I-VATE Primer — contributor
- Lewis & Clark
- Jerusalem: A Family Portrait, written by Boaz Yakin
- Diabetes and Me written by Kim Chaloner
- Persimmon Cup
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- Becoming Andy Warhol, written by Bertozzi and drawn by Pierce Hargan
- The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, adapted by Bertozzi
