| 词条 | Steven Weissman |
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| image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Steven Knight Weissman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|6|4}} | birth_place = California | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | area = | cartoonist = y | alias = Ribs | notable works = Chewing Gum In Church, Don't Call Me Stupid, Barack Hussein Obama, Yikes | awards = Harvey Award, 1998 (Best New Talent) | subcat = American }} Steven Weissman (b. June 4, 1968, in California) is an award-winning alternative cartoonist best known for his offbeat and bizarre explorations of childhood friendships. His work has been published by Alternative Comics, Fantagraphics, Retrofit and Vice. YikesWeissman made his name with the Harvey and Ignatz award-nominated 1997 series Yikes!, published by Alternative Comics. Described as a "light tragedy," Yikes comics featured Li'l Bloody, the Pullapart Boy and additional "Peanuts" sized children modeled after popular monsters. As a comic magazine, Yikes was short lived, but the title continued to be published as book-length collections through Fantagraphics Books until 2010. Barack Hussein ObamaIn 2009, Weissman began drawing a weekly comic strip entitled Barack Hussein Obama featuring the president, his cabinet and family. Fantagraphics Books have published two volumes of this fan-fiction covering both of President Obama's presidential terms; Barack Hussein Obama in 2012, and Looking For America's Dog in 2016. Awards1998 Harvey Award for Best New Talent. Personal lifeWeissman lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Charissa Chu, and their son Charles. QuotesWeissman, on drawing "cute": {{cquote|I hated how cute art relied on BIG EYES so much that I made it a rule early on to always make my characters squint.[1]}}Tom Spurgeon of the Comics Reporter: {{cquote|Weissman's idiosyncratic character types, from Li'l Bloody to Sweet Chubby Cheeks, are so perfectly realized you almost feel like they're ideas you came up with first but never found the time to put to paper.[1]}}Gilbert Hernandez: {{cquote|Steven Weissman is the best cartoonist to explore the fantastic world of children since John Stanley (Little Lulu).[2]}}Jaime Hernandez: {{cquote|Steven Weissman is a cartoonist who is so good, so funny, and so original that he doesn't have to be serious to be taken seriously.[2]}}Selected bibliography
References1. ^1 Spurgeon, Tom. "CR Sunday Interview: Steven Weissman," the Comics Reporter (Sept. 22, 2007). Retrieved August 6, 2008. 2. ^1 Fantagraphics website. Retrieved August 6, 2008. External links
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