Michael Kupperman

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Michael Kupperman
Eisner Award
RelativesKaren Ordahl Kupperman (mother)
Joel J. Kupperman (father)
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Michael Kupperman (born April 26, 1966), also known by the pseudonym P. Revess,[1] is an American cartoonist and illustrator. He created the comic strips Up All Night and Found in the Street, and has written scripts for DC Comics. His work often dwells in surrealism and absurdity "played as seriously as possible."[2]

His work has appeared in

The Independent on Sunday, Libération, Nickelodeon Magazine, The Believer, and Heavy Metal, as well as in comics anthologies such as Hotwire, Snake Eyes, Zero Zero, Hyena, Hodags and Hodaddies, Blood Orange, Rosetta, 106U, and Legal Action Comics. He has also worked on many books and projects for McSweeney's
.

Biography

Kupperman spent part of his childhood in

editorial cartoons, particularly the work of Pat Oliphant. As a young man, Kupperman did a political strip for the Washington City Paper.[1]

In 2013, Kupperman won the

Eisner Award for "Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch", published in Tales Designed to Thrizzle Vol. 2, Issue 8.[6][7]

In 2013, Michael Kupperman started a biography of his father Joel, who was a child celebrity in the 1940s. Kupperman published the book, All the Answers, in May 2018, getting a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year award.

Kupperman lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his son, Ulysses Dougherty, and his wife, Muire Dougherty.

Recurring characters, comics, and themes

  • Snake 'n' Bacon — A film duo composed of a snake and a strip of bacon. Snake only hisses and Bacon only makes comments about bacon, such as "Pat me with a paper towel to remove excess grease". Aired as a pilot on Cartoon Network May 10, 2009.
  • Underpants-On-His-Head Man — A costumed crimefighter who wears underpants on his head
  • Hercules — "the public domain superhero" who often smashes things.
  • Wonder Book Junior, Boy Detective
  • The Mannister — A man who can transform himself into the shape of a
    banister
  • Cousin Grandpa
  • Mister Bossman
  • PagusJesus's half-brother, worshipped by Pagans
  • Long John Silver, as the proprietor of a Sex Blimp
  • Mark Twain and Albert Einstein (as a duo)
  • Sex Blimps, and their logical inverse, Sex Holes
  • District Attorneys
    tackling crime with quirks (e.g. Rabid District Attorney, Flying District Attorney, and The District Attorney of a 1000 Faces)
  • Remembering the Thirties
  • Citobor — An invisible and silent robot ("robotic" spelled backwards)
  • Roger Daltrey, looking for "birds" to shag

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Spurgeon, Tom. "A Short Interview With Michael Kupperman," The Comics Reporter (August 7, 2005).
  2. ^ Michael Kupperman Interviewed by Jesse Fuchs, The Comics Journal #244 (June 2002).
  3. ^ Ivy, Benjamin [1] Are You Thrizzled? (June 15, 2010).
  4. ^ King Oblivion, Ph.D. "ISS Interview: Michael Kupperman," Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine International Society of Super-Villains (June 4, 2009).
  5. ^ Michael Kupperman interviewed by Sam Adams, The Onion A.V. Club (July 21, 2009).
  6. ^ "Comics Book Review: All the Answers: A Graphic Memoir by Michael Kupperman. Gallery 13, $25 (224p) ISBN 978-1-5011-6643-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  7. ^ "The 2013 Eisner Award Winners Are…". The Beat. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2018-09-04.

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