Nick Bertozzi

Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series Rubber Necker from Alternative Comics won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent and best new series. His project, The Salon (published by St. Martin's Press), examines the creation of cubism in 1907 Paris in the context of a fictional murder mystery.

Early life
Bertozzi grew up on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island, and in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and got his BA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has lived in Madrid, Philadelphia, and New York City.

Career
Bertozzi also illustrated Houdini: The Handcuff King (published by Hyperion), which was written by Jason Lutes. Bertozzi also publishes two webcomics, Persimmon Cup and Pecan Sandy, as part of the ACT-I-VATE comics blog. His illustration clients include Nickelodeon Magazine, Spin, The New York Times, New York Press, Gourmet, Abercrombie & Fitch, and WFMU.

He teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.

Awards

 * 2000 Xeric Grant for Boswash (2000)
 * 2000 Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent
 * 2002:
 * Emerging Talent of the Year, The Comics Journal
 * (nomination) Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for The Masochists
 * 2003:
 * Harvey Award for Best New Series (Rubber Necker)
 * Harvey Award for Best New Talent

Solo projects

 * Boswash (self-published, 2000) — published through a grant from the Xeric Foundation
 * The Masochists (Alternative Comics, 2001) ISBN 978-1-891867-03-3
 * Rubber Necker 1-4 (Alternative Comics, 2002–2004); 5-6 (self-published, 2013-2015)
 * The Salon (St. Martin's Press, 2007) ISBN 978-0-312-35485-5
 *  ACT-I-VATE Primer (IDW, 2009) ISBN 978-1-60010-528-9 — contributor
 * Lewis & Clark (First Second, 2011) ISBN 978-1-5964-3450-9
 * Persimmon Cup (self-published, 2014)
 * Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey (First Second, 2014) ISBN 9781596434516
 * The Good Earth (Simon & Schuster, 2017), by Pearl S. Buck, adapted by Bertozzi ISBN 9781501132766

Collaborations

 * ISBN 978-0-7868-3902-5
 * ISBN 978-1-59643-308-3
 * ISBN 9781596435759
 * ISBN 9780809038718
 * ISBN 1-4197-1875-4
 * ISBN 978-1368061162
 * ISBN 9781250206749