Twin Cities comics artists

The Twin Cities refers to the major riverside metropolitan areas of Minneapolis, Saint Paul and surrounding townships in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. In recent years, the Twin Cities has become home to a burgeoning comics scene, in the top ten for number of resident comics artists in the United States.[1][2] The location of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design - one of the nation's first and only schools which offers both bachelor's and master's degrees in comic books (e.g.; 'BFA: Comic Art') - is likely a contributing factor. (See: MCAD) However, the global success of popular cartoonists like Minneapolis-born Charles M. Schulz must have paved the way.

List of Artists

Artists who no longer live in the Twin Cities are noted for their most well-known work originating there. Many artists have moved to the area. Notable comic artists and cartoonists of the Twin Cities, and their achievements, include:

Peanuts Characters Sculpture Project

The Twin Cities is home to a notable outdoor sculpture project, featuring the characters from Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip. Throughout Minneapolis and Saint Paul, one can find artistic variations of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Woodstock and others. The first such project was called Charlie Brown Around Town, featuring large three-dimensional copies of the character Charlie Brown in a joyful pose, and painted by various residents of the Twin Cities. Other characters from the strip soon followed.

References

  1. ↑ "Comics by Local Scene 2009". The Comics Reporter.
  2. ↑ Aamodt, Britt (2008-06-23). "MNArtists.org: Minnesota's unsung wealth of cartoonists, comic artists". MinnPost.
  3. ↑ "The Art of Ken Avidor". Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  4. ↑ Terry Beatty Home Page
  5. ↑ Big Time Attic
  6. ↑ McAlpin, Gordon. "The Big Time Attic Interview". Comic Book Galaxy.
  7. ↑ Night of the Bedbugs
  8. ↑ The Adventures in Odyssey Bible. Focus on the Family. ISBN 978-0849950247.
  9. ↑ Blue Moon Studios Home Page
  10. ↑ Grant Gould's Blog
  11. ↑ Terrance Griep Home Page
  12. ↑ Peter Gross Home Page
  13. ↑ About Christopher Jones
  14. ↑ Lambiek Comiclopedia: Jurgens, Dan
  15. ↑ Tom K Home Page
  16. ↑ Ed Choy Moorman's Home Page
  17. ↑ The Daily Cross Hatch
  18. ↑ Twin Cities Zinefest
  19. ↑ Nguyen, Tom. "Home: Welcome & Bio". Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  20. ↑ Ursula Murray Husted's homepage
  21. ↑
  22. ↑ Chaz Truog Home Page.
  23. ↑ Kate Worley Memorial Page
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