Alex Robinson facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Alex Robinson |
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Robinson at a meeting of the Midtown Comics Book Club, May 21, 2011
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| Born | August 8, 1969 Yorktown Heights, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer |
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Notable works
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Box Office Poison Tricked Too Cool to be Forgotten |
| Awards | Eisner Award, 2001 Prix Du Premier Album, 2005 Harvey Award, 2006 Ignatz Award, 2006 Harvey Award, 2009 |
| http://www.comicbookalex.com | |
Alex Robinson (born August 8, 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is well-known for creating popular graphic novels like Box Office Poison and Tricked.
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Early Life and Education
Alex Robinson grew up in Yorktown Heights, New York. He finished high school at Yorktown High in 1987. After studying for a year at SUNY Brockport, he went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
At the School of Visual Arts, he learned from famous comic artists. These included Will Eisner, Sal Amendola, Gahan Wilson, and Carmine Infantino. He earned his degree in cartooning in 1993.
Alex Robinson's Career in Comics
Alex Robinson's first big project was a comic series called Box Office Poison. It was first released in parts by Antarctic Press. Later, in 2001, all the parts were put together into a graphic novel by Top Shelf Productions.
Box Office Poison tells the story of young people living in New York City. The main character works in a bookstore, which was a job Alex Robinson himself had for seven years.
Popular Graphic Novels
Robinson's second graphic novel, Tricked, also came out from Top Shelf in August 2005. Both Box Office Poison and Tricked have been translated into many languages. These include French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, and German.
His next graphic novel was Too Cool to Be Forgotten. This story was about time travel and high school. Top Shelf published it in July 2008. In November 2009, he released A Kidnapped Santa Claus. This book was based on a story by Frank L. Baum.
Robinson's most recent book, Our Expanding Universe, was released in November 2015.
Podcasts and Collaborations
Alex Robinson is part of a group of cartoonists called The Ink Panthers. Other members include Mike Dawson and Tony Consiglio. They have a podcast called The Ink Panthers Show. You can find it on iTunes.
Robinson also has another podcast with Pete "The Retailer" Bonavita. It's called Star Wars Minute. In this podcast, they talk about the Star Wars movies. They discuss one minute of the films at a time.
Awards and Recognition
Alex Robinson has won several awards for his work in comics.
Awards for Box Office Poison
His graphic novel Box Office Poison was nominated for many awards in 2001. These included the Harvey, Eisner, Firecracker, and Ignatz Awards.
Even though the book itself didn't win, Alex Robinson received the Eisner Award. He won for "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition." This means he was recognized as a talented artist who deserved more attention. The French version of the book, called De Mal en Pis, also won an award. It won the Prix Du Premier Album in 2005. This was at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France.
Awards for Tricked and Too Cool to be Forgotten
Tricked was nominated for an Eisner Award. It also won two other awards in 2006. These were the Harvey Award for Best Original Graphic Novel and the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel. Robinson was also nominated for Best Writer at the Harvey Awards.
His book Too Cool to be Forgotten won the 2009 Harvey Award. It was recognized as the Best Original Graphic Album.
