Batton Lash
Batton Lash | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | October 29, 1953
Died | January 12, 2019 San Diego, California, U.S. | (aged 65)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Batton Lash (October 29, 1953 – January 12, 2019) was an American comics creator who came to prominence as part of the 1990s
Eisner Award, and nominations for two Harvey Awards
.
Career
Batton Lash was born[2] in Brooklyn, New York, and studied cartooning and graphic arts at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts.[3][4]
In 1979, he began writing and drawing Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre, as a weekly newspaper strip which appeared in Graphicly apps.[6]
In 1994 he wrote Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication in 2002.[citation needed]
In 2009 he began working with writer
BigGovernment.[3] The series drew national attention in 2011, when MSNBC commentator Lawrence O'Donnell criticized one of the strips as racist, accusing it of caricaturing Barack and Michelle Obama using stereotypes of African Americans.[7][8][9][10]
Death
He died at his home on January 12, 2019, from
Awards and nominations
- 1996: Don Thompson Award – Best Achievement by a Cartoonist (tie)[13]
- 1997: Don Thompson Award – Best Achievement by a Writer & Artist[13]
- 2002: Radioactive Man – Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication
- 2003: Mister Negativity and Other Tales of Supernatural Law – nominated for Harvey Special Award for Humor[citation needed]
- 2003: Supernatural Law #35 – nominated for Harvey Award for Best Single Issue[citation needed]
- 2004: Inkpot Award[14]
- 2009: The Soddyssey, And Other Tales of Supernatural Law – Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Award for Graphic Novel[15]
Bibliography
Comics
- Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre#1–23
- Mavis #1–3 (featuring Wolff and Byrd's secretary)
- Supernatural Law #24–45
- Radioactive Man volume 2 (eight issues)
- Simpsons Super Spectacular #1–5
- Archie Meets the Punisher, one-shot[4]
- Archie Comics "The House of Riverdale"
- Archie Comics "Archie Freshman Year"
- The Big Book of Death (contributor)[4]
- The Big Book of Weirdos (contributor)[4]
- The Big Book of Urban Legends (contributor)[4]
- The Big Book of Thugs (contributor)[4]
Collections
- Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre—"The Red Book" (comic strips from the mid-80s)
- Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Supernatural Law (comic strips)
- Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files Volumes I-IV (#1–16)
- Tales of Supernatural Law (#1–8)
- The Soddyssey, And Other Tales of Supernatural Law (#9–16)
- Sonovawitch! and Other Tales of Supernatural Law (#17–22, Mavis #1)
- The Vampire Brat, And Other Tales of Supernatural Law (#23–29, Mavis #2)
- Mister Negativity, And Other Tales of Supernatural Law (#31–36, Mavis #3)
References
- ^ a b "Supernatural Law Creator, Batton Lash, Passes Away". CBR. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ Batton Lash — RIP, by D. D. Degg, at Daily Cartoonist; published January 12, 2019; retrieved January 29, 2019
- ^ a b c d "Batton Lash". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RIP local comic book creator Batton Lash (Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre)". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ Provine, Jeff (November 13, 2014). "Graphic Novel Review: 'The Werewolf of New York' by Batton Lash". BlogCritis.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ComicBookResources.com. December 13, 2011. Archivedfrom the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi (February 16, 2011). "MSNBC's O'Donnell takes on Hudnall/Lash over Michelle Obama cartoon". ComicsBeat.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Comic Riffs – 'OBAMA NATION' artist decries MSNBC rant about 'racist obscenity' cartoon". voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ "Hudnall, Lash under fire for political cartoon | CBR". www.cbr.com. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ "Varying views of Obama". ComicsBeat.com. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012.
- ^ Evanier, Mark (January 12, 2019). "Batton Lash R.I.P." NewsFromMe.com.
- ^ "Batton Lash, Creator of Supernatural Law, Dies". Bleeding Cool. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ a b "GCD :: Creator :: Batton Lash". www.comics.org. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ "Inkpot Award". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ "Benjamin Franklin Award Winners and Finalists 2009". Independent Book Publishers Association. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009.