Nina Matsumoto
| Nina Matsumoto | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1984 [1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | space coyote |
Notable works | |
| Awards | Eisner Awards, Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards |
| http://www.spacecoyote.com | |
Nina Matsumoto (Born November 18, 1984) 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]
Biography
Rise to fame
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 even that of "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]
Bibliography
Comics
- Saturnalia, 11 chapters, 2002, artist & writer, webcomic
- Simpsons Comics:
- Simpsons Comics No. 131, July 2007, penciller, Too Crazy Juvenile Prankster: Bartomu!, Bongo Comics
- Bart Simpson No. 38, October 2007 penciller, Milhouse's Guide to Keeping it Cool, Bongo Comics
- Bart Simpson No. 39, December 2007, penciller, Window of Opportunity, Bongo Comics
- Simpsons Comics Bongo Comics Free-For-All, May 2008, penciller, Too Crazy Juvenile Prankster: Bartomu!, Bongo Comics
- Bart Simpson No. 42, June 2008, penciller, Ponce Upon a Time, Bongo Comics
- Treehouse of Horror No. 14, October 2008, penciller, Murder He Wrote, Bongo Comics (A parody of Death Note)
- Simpsons Comics Winter Wingding No. 5, November 2010, penciller, Bongo Comics
- Bart Simpson No. 57, December 2010, penciller, Bongo 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
- 2004: Won "Outstanding Science Fiction Comic", Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, for Saturnalia
- 2009: Won "Best Short Story", Eisner Award, for Treehouse of Horror No. 14, Murder He Wrote, Bongo Comics
Notes
- ^ [1]
- ^ Anime News Network 'San Diego Comic-Con International 2009 Del Rey'
- ^ The Escapist 'The Art of Fandom'
- ^ 'What if the Simpsons Had Been Drawn Like Anime' digg.com
- ^ 'Most popular deviations ever submitted to DeviantArt'
- ^ 'Thank You Internet' spacecoyote's LiveJournal
- ^ Artist hits a home run with Marge makeover Toronto Star
- ^ 'bad news, good news and cosplay' spacecoyote's LiveJournal
External links
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