Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is an American comic book author. He is known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics , as well as for the Kurt Busiek's Astro City series that he created .
Life
Due to a parental ban, Busiek did not start reading comics until he was fourteen. In high school and college, he was friends with Scott McCloud, who was his age , with whom he drew comics. His first professional contribution was a story about Green Lantern in 1983.
He then worked for the two large American publishers DC and Marvel, including the series Superman and Avengers . In 1995 he created the superhero series at Image Comics about the city of Astro City , for which he has received several awards. In its most recent form, the series has been running at DC Comics since 2013.
Kurt Busiek lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two daughters .
Awards
Kurt Busiek has received several awards for his work. including the 1998 Harvey Award in the Best Writer category . A year later he also received the Eisner Award in the same category .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kurt Busiek in an interview
- ↑ Biography on Busiek's website ( memento of the original from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Harvey Awards 1998 ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Eisner Award 1999
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Busiek, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic book writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |