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Nina Matsumoto

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Nina Matsumoto
Born (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984 (age 39)
British Columbia
Area(s)Cartoonist, writer
Pseudonym(s)Space coyote
Notable works
Sparks!
AwardsEisner Awards, Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards
www.spacecoyote.com

Nina Matsumoto (born 18 November 1984)[1] is a Japanese-Canadian cartoonist, also known as "space coyote", and most known for creating the comic book series Yōkaiden for Del Rey Manga. She created the webcomic Saturnalia, and has worked as a penciller on Simpsons Comics and The Last Airbender Prequel: Zuko's Story graphic novel.[2] She is also the artist and co-creator of Sparks!, a graphic novel series for Scholastic Books.

Biography

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Matsumoto first came to the attention of the comic industry through her widely distributed artwork Simpsonzu, a manga stylized parody artwork of The Simpsons cast.[3] After the image was picked up by digg,[4] it became one of the most popular deviations ever submitted to DeviantArt[5] and caught the attention of Bongo Comics, as well as editor Dallas Middaugh of Del Rey Manga and The Simpsons creator, Matt Groening.[6][7] Middaugh read Matsumoto's long-running webcomic Saturnalia and then invited her to submit a proposal which became the graphic novel Yōkaiden.[8] She created another viral work in 2020, Mr. Peanut Devouring His Son, which parodied Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son and referenced an advertising campaign in which Planters killed off their mascot.[9]

Bibliography

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Comics

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  • Saturnalia, 11 chapters, 2002, artist & writer, webcomic
  • Simpsons Comics:
  • Yōkaiden:
    • Yōkaiden volume No. 1, 2008, artist & writer, graphic novel, Del Rey Manga, ISBN 0-345-50327-9
    • Yōkaiden volume No. 2, 2009, artist & writer, graphic novel, Del Rey Manga, ISBN 0-345-50329-5
  • The Last Airbender Prequel: Zuko's Story, 2010, artist, graphic novel, Del Rey Manga, ISBN 0-345-51854-3

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ ""Nina Matsumoto" Video | Interviews". Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ^ Anime News Network 'San Diego Comic-Con International 2009 Del Rey'
  3. ^ Funk, John (3 March 2009). "The Art of Fandom". v1.escapistmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ "What if the Simpsons Had Been Drawn Like Anime". digg.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Most popular deviations ever submitted to DeviantArt". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Thank You Internet". space-coyote.livejournal.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. ^ Mudhar, Raju (20 January 2007). "Artist hits a home run with Marge makeover". www.thestar.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  8. ^ "bad news, good news and cosplay". space-coyote.livejournal.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  9. ^ Lustig, Hanna. "The best thing to come out of Planters' Baby Nut campaign is this painting of Mr. Peanut devouring his son". Insider. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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