Scott Kurtz

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Scott Kurtz
Kurtz at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in 2011
BornScott R. Kurtz
(1971-03-15) March 15, 1971 (age 53)
Watsonville, California
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller, Artist, Inker, Editor, Publisher
Notable works
PvP

Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971)

professional webcomic creators
.

Career

Kurtz was born to a

Catholic household in Watsonville, California. He attended the University of North Texas where he created and published a daily comic strip Captain Amazing in the North Texas Daily, the student newspaper. It ran for four semesters. His first work on the internet were comics related to the MMORPG game Ultima Online called "Samwise" and later "Tales by Tavernlight." Scott also produced a comic about his life as a newlywed called "Wedlock" for the early subscription comics site Modern Tales. Kurtz also co-wrote the comic Truth, Justin and the American way with Aaron Williams
.

He launched

Seattle
.

Kurtz created a spin-off webcomic of PvP in 2013, entitled Table Titans. He also co-wrote The Trenches with Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.[3] The Trenches was a comic about working in the video game industry which ran from 2011 to 2016.

Kurtz played the character Dwarven Fighter Binwin Bronzebottom in Acquisitions Incorporated, a Dungeons & Dragons-related podcast and live show.[4] In 2013, Kurtz collaborated with Kris Straub to write and produce an animated series for ShiftyLook based on the video game Mappy, titled Mappy: The Beat, with Kurtz also voicing several characters.[5]

Kurtz lived in Little Elm, Texas until his move to Seattle in 2010, where he worked from the Penny Arcade offices for over a year. He now works from home.[6]

Nominations & awards

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ Kurtz, Scott. "DOB Confirmed". Twitter. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ISBN 0803262396
  3. ^ Cavna, Michael (2011-08-12). "Hot New Webcomic: 'Penny Arcade' & 'PvP' creators tap readers' 'horror stories' with 'The Trenches'". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Hiller, Ryan (2015-09-14). "Acquisitions Incorporated From PAX Prime 2015 Available to View!". Geekdad.com.
  5. ^ Johnston, Rich (2012-07-14). "ShiftyLook Moves Into Cartoons – Bravoman, Jim Zub, Scott Kurtz And More". Bleeding Cool.
  6. ^ Kurtz, Scott. "twitter.com/pvponline". Twitter.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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