Bryan Lee O'Malley
Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979 ) is a Canadian cartoonist .
Life
His first published graphic novel was Lost At Sea (2003). He celebrated his greatest success with the six-volume Scott Pilgrim series (2004 to 2010), which was adapted as a feature film by British director Edgar Wright before the sixth volume of the series was released on July 20, 2010. All of his graphic novels have been published by Oni Press to date . He is also a songwriter and musician (as Kupek and previously in various short-lived bands in the Toronto area ).
For O'Malley, illustration of the Oni Press miniseries Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero, written by Jen Van Meter , took precedence over the publication of his own material . He also has many Oni Press comics drawn , including the majority of Chynna Clugstons productions between 2002 and 2005.
In 2005, O'Malley won the Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and was nominated for 3 Harvey Awards . He was also nominated for a 2006 Eisner Award for 'Best Writer / Artist - Humor' and 'Outstanding Canadian Comic Cartoonist (Writer / Artist)' at the 2005 and 2006 Joe Shuster Awards .
O'Malley is half Korean and half French-Canadian. From 2010 to 2014 he was married to cartoonist Hope Larson .
Works
Graphic novels
- Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero ( ISBN 1929998996 )
- Lost At Sea (2003, ISBN 1929998716 ) (German at Modern Tales)
- Queen & Country - Operation: Morningstar (German at Modern Tales)
- Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (2004, ISBN 1932664084 ) (German at Panini)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2005, ISBN 1932664122 )
- Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness (2006, ISBN 193266422X )
- Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (2007, ISBN 1932664491 )
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe (2009, ISBN 1934964107 )
- Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour (2010, ISBN 9781934964385 )
- Seconds (2014, ISBN 9780345529374 )
- Snotgirl (2015, ongoing)
Short stories (selection)
- Lost At Sea , a two-page full color comic in the Oni Press Color Special 2002
- Monica Beetle in Project: Superior ( ISBN 0972179488 )
- Smiling Is Something Other People Do , in The SPX 2003 Anthology ( ISBN 0972179437 )
Web links
- Radiomaru.com , Bryan Lee O'Malley's official website
- destroyer zooey , Bryan Lee O'Malley's blog at LiveJournal (English)
- Kupek at PureVolume (English)
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SURNAME | O'Malley, Bryan Lee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian cartoonist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1979 |