Noel Van Horn
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| Born | July 6, 1968 San Francisco, California , U.S. |
| Area(s) | Artist, writer |
Noel Van Horn (born July 6, 1968) is a cartoonist born in the United States and living in Canada. He mainly produces Disney comics starring Mickey Mouse. He is the son of William Van Horn, a comics artist who is also well known for his work in Disney comics.
Life and career
Noel Van Horn was born on July 6, 1968, in
Egmont, the Danish publisher of Disney comics.[1][2] Van Horn wanted to draw Bucky Bug comics, but the Egmont editors were in search for Mickey Mouse comics artists. He accepted this offer and started an 18 months long training. Van Horn was instructed to form Mickey's character vividly and to give him an American touch. Van Horn finally joined Egmont in 1993.[1] Today, Noel Van Horn still lives in Vancouver with his wife. They have a son. Van Horn is a freelancing full-time artist at Egmont and works at home in his own studio.[1][2]
Van Horn's work is inspired by the American comics artists
Scrooge McDuck universe.[3][4] Noel wrote a single Donald Duck comic drawn by his father, To Bee Or Not To Bee, which was first published in 1998.[5] In 2007, the first and only comic starring Bucky Bug drawn by Noel Van Horn was published on the occasion of this character's 75th anniversary.[6] Van Horn's works are mainly published in European Disney comic books, especially in Scandinavian countries, Germany, and Poland.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Noel Van Horn" (in German). Egmont Ehapa. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ a b c "Comic creator: Noel Van Horn". Lambiek. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Noel Van Horn". William Van Horn fansite. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ INDUCKS. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- INDUCKS. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- INDUCKS. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
External links
- Noel Van Horn at Inducks
- Noel Van Horn at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Noel Van Horn at wvh.barksbase.de (William Van Horn fansite)
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