Kevin Huizenga


Kevin Huizenga is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comics character Glenn Ganges, who appears in most of his work.

Biography

Kevin created the minicomic Supermonster while he was still in high school. This is where the character of Glenn Ganges first appeared. The first issue of Huizenga's ongoing Or Else comic received the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic in 2005. Both Or Else and a collection of works, Curses were included on Time Magazine's list of the Top Ten comics of 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Since February 2008, Kevin Huizenga has published a comic strip called Amazing Facts and Beyond with Leon Beyond in the St Louis Riverfront Times with cartoonists Dan Zettwoch and Ted May. New strips appear three times a month.

Books

The River at Night, Drawn & Quarterly Amazing Facts and Beyond with Leon Beyond with Dan Zettwoch, Uncivilized Books Gloriana, Drawn & Quarterly Alla Prima Wild Kingdom, Drawn & Quarterly Curses, Drawn & Quarterly

Comic Books

Ganges #1-5, Fantagraphics Or Else #1-5, Drawn & Quarterly Fight or Run: Shadow of the Chopper, Buenaventura Press New Construction #1-2Sermons #1-2The Feathered Ogre: Designs and SketchesSuper Monster #1-14

Anthologies with his stories

Kramers Ergot 8, PictureBoxKramers Ergot 7, Buenaventura PressKramers Ergot 5, Buenaventura PressShowcase #1, Drawn & QuarterlyOrchid, Sparkplug ComicsBogus DeadImpossible The Best American Comics 2007, Houghton MifflinThe Best American Comics 2009, Houghton Mifflin

Awards

  • 2010 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Series for Ganges
  • 2007 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology or Collection for Curses
  • 2006 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story for Ganges #1
  • 2005 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic for Or Else #1
  • 2004 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story for “Glenn Ganges”, ''Drawn & Quarterly Showcase Volume 1''

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