Brant Parker
Brant Parker (born August 26, 1920 in Los Angeles , † April 15, 2007 in Lynchburg (Virginia) ) was an American comic artist .
Life
In the 1940s, Parker worked at Disney , which was interrupted by a war effort in the US Navy . Parker later worked as a commercial artist and cartoonist in New York City . On November 9, 1964, his comic strip Magnus the Magician ( Wizard of Id ) debuted in 50 daily newspapers. Parker drew and his longtime buddy Johnny Hart wrote the text for the medieval comic. Other comic strips that Parker worked on - such as Out of Bounds or Crock - he left to devote himself only to Magnus the Magician . Parker drew the series until 1997. His son Jeff Parker took over his work.
Brant Parker died on April 15, 2007, eight days after his companion Johnny Hart.
Prizes & awards (selection)
- 1972: Yellow Kid
- 1984: Reuben Award
- 1986: Elzie Segar Award of the "National Cartoonists Society"
Web links
- Brant Parker at lambiek.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parker, Brant |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2007 |
| Place of death | Lynchburg, Virginia |