Simon Hanselmann
| Simon Hanselmann | |
|---|---|
 Hanselmann at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival | |
| Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| http://www.girlmountain.tumblr.com | |
Simon Hanselmann is a Tasmanian-born cartoonist best known for his Megg, Mogg and Owl series.[1] Hanselmann has been twice nominated for an Ignatz Award for his work in comics.
Art career
Hanselmann's Megg, Mogg and Owl comics are currently published in 13 languages internationally.[2] The full-length book Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam was released by Fantagraphics in 2016.[3]
Although the title characters are a witch and a cat, like the popular 1970s children's book heroes Meg and Mog, "they are emphatically not the same".[3] In Hanselmann's stories, the pair are "depressed drug users struggling with life".[3] They are usually accompanied by two other regular characters, the sedate Owl and the highly volatile Werewolf Jones.[3]
Hanselmann's primary English-language publisher is Fantagraphics Books. He is currently living in Seattle.[2]
Awards
Nominations
- 2013 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic for St. Owl's Bay[4]
- 2014 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story for "Jobs" from Life Zone[5]
- 2015 in selection at Angoulême festival BD for "Magical Ecstacy Trip"
Bibliography
Minicomics, webcomics and anthology contributions
- St. Owl's Bay (2013), broadsheet newspaper published by Floating World Comics
- Mould Map 3 (2014). 2-page strip published by Landfill Editions
- Megg, Mogg, & Owl (2014–ongoing), weekly comic published online by Vice
- Werewolf Jones and Sons issue 1 (2015), w/ HTMLflowers, self-published.
- Dome (2016). 3-page strip published by Lagon & Breakdown Press
- Winter Trauma (2016), self-published minicomic
- Drone (2016), self-published minicomic
Books
- Life Zone (2013), Space Face Books, ISBN 978-0983800545
- Megahex (2014), Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 978-1606997437
- Worst Behavior (2015), Pigeon Press, ISBN 978-1935443117
- Megg & Mogg In Amsterdam (and Other Stories) (2016). Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 978-1606998793
- One More Year (2017), Fantagraphics Books
References
- ↑ Simon Hanselmann interview at the Comics Journal
- 1 2 Williams, Matt. "Simon Hanselmann's New Comic Book Puts the "ill" in Illustration". Format Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Redrup, Pete (August 21, 2016). "Behold! August's Quietus Comics Round Up Column". The Quietus. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ 2013 Ignatz Awards nominations.
- ↑ 2014 Ignatz Award Winners IN FULL