Charles Burns(born September 27, 1955) is an Americancartoonistandillustrator. His early work was published in a Sub Pop fanzine, and he achieved prominence in the early issues ofRAW.His graphic novelBlack Holewon theHarvey Award.
| Charles Burns | |
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 Charles Burns at the 2009 Comic Strip Festival of Sollies Ville, France, 2009 | |
| Born | September 27, 1955 Washington, D.C., US |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist,Writer, Artist |
Notable works | Black Hole |
Career
editComics
editCharles Burns's earliest works include illustrations for theSub Popfanzine, andAnother Room MagazineofOakland,but he came to prominence when his comics were published for the first time in early issues ofRAW,the avant-garde comics magazine founded in 1980 byFrançoise MoulyandArt Spiegelman.In 1982, Burns did a die-cut cover for RAW #4.Raw Booksalso published two books of Burns as RAW One-Shots:Big BabyandHard-Boiled Defective Stories.[1]In 1994, he was awarded aPew Fellowship.[2]In 1999, he showed at thePennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[3]
Most of Burns's short stories, published in various outlets over the decades, were later collected in the three volumes of the "Charles Burns Library" (hardcovers fromFantagraphics Books):El Borbah(1999),[1]Big Baby(2000), andSkin Deep(2001). (A fourth and last volume,Bad Vibes,has yet to be published, which would have the Library collecting the entirety of his pre-Black Holecomics work. It was later stated that Burns did not feel there was enough material for a complete fourth volume.)[4]
From 1993 to 2004, he serialized the 12 chapters of hisHarvey Award-winninggraphic novelBlack Hole(12 issues fromKitchen Sink PressandFantagraphics Books). The series was collected into a single volume in 2005.[5]Black Holewas featured prominently in the filmDawn of the Planet of the Apes.
In 2007 Burns contributed material for the French made animated horror anthologyFear(s) of the Dark.
In October 2010, Burns released the first part of a new series,X'ed Out.[4]Part two of the new trilogy,The Hive,was released in October 2012.[6]Sugar Skull,the final installment in the trilogy, was released Fall of 2014.[7]The series was collected into a single volume,Last Look,published by Pantheon in 2016.[8]
Illustration
editBurns's high-profile illustrations include album cover work for theIggy PopalbumBrick by Brick.His art was also licensed byThe Coca-Cola Companyto illustrate product and advertising material for their failedOK Sodaproduct. More recently, he has worked on advertising campaigns forAltoidsand portrait illustrations forThe Believer.In the early 1990s, hisDogboystories were adapted byMTVas a live-action serial forLiquid Television.In 1991, choreographerMark Morriscommissioned him to create illustrations that were then used as a basis for his version ofTchaikovsky'sThe Nutcracker,The Hard Nut.Burns's style was a source of inspiration forMartin Ander's artwork forFever Ray,Karin Dreijer Andersson's solo project.[9]
Publications
editComics and graphic novels
edit- 1985Big Baby(Raw Books & Graphics)ISBN0915043033
- 1988Hardboiled Defective Stories(Pantheon Books)ISBN0394754417
- 1991Curse of the Molemen(Kitchen Sink Press)ISBN0878161341
- 1992Blood Club(Kitchen Sink Press)ISBN0878161791
- 1993Modern Horror Sketchbook(Kitchen Sink Press)ISBN087816250X
- 1995Black Hole 1(Kitchen Sink Press)ISBN978-0878163373
- 1995Black Hole 2(Kitchen Sink Press)ISBN978-1606990308
- 1996Black Hole 3(Kitchen Sink Press)
- 1997Black Hole 4(Kitchen Sink Press)
- 1998Black Hole 5(Fantagraphics Books)
- 1998Black Hole 6(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN978-1606990315
- 1999El Borbah(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN1560973269
- 2000Big Baby(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN1560973617
- 2000Black Hole 7(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN978-1606990322
- 2000Black Hole 8(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN978-1606990339
- 2001Skin Deep: Tales of Doomed Romance(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN1560973900
- 2001Black Hole 9(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN978-1606990346
- 2002Black Hole 10(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN978-1606990292
- 2003Black Hole 11(Fantagraphics Books)
- 2004Black Hole 12(Fantagraphics Books)
- 2005Black Hole(Pantheon Books)ISBN978-0375714726;collectsBlack Hole 1-12
- 2010X'ed Out(Pantheon Books)ISBN978-0307379139
- 2012The Hive(Pantheon Books)ISBN978-0307907882
- 2014Sugar Skull(Pantheon Books)ISBN978-0307907905
- 2016Last Look(Pantheon Books)ISBN978-0375715174;collectsX'ed Out,The HiveandSugar Skull
- 2019Dédales(Cornélius, France)ISBN978-2360811649
- 2019Free S**t(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN9781683962601
- 2021Dédales 2(Cornélius, France)ISBN978-2360811892
- 2023Dédales 3(Cornélius, France)ISBN978-2360812080
- 2024Final Cut(Pantheon Books)ISBN9781529938234;collectsDédales,Dédales 2andDédales 3
- 2024Kommix(Fantagraphics Books)ISBN9781683969570
- 2024Unwholesome Love(co-published with Partners and Son)[10]
Illustration books
edit- 1998Facetasm,Green Candy Press (in collaboration withGary Panter) — winner of a 1999Firecracker Alternative Book Award[11]
- 2007One Eye(Pantheon Books)ISBN978-1897299043
- Permagel,French A3 sized publication in black and white
- Love Nest,Éditions Cornélius,hardcover
- Vortex,Éditions Cornélius, hardcover, full color
- Johnny 23,Le Dernier Cri
Prints
edit- 1990Defective Stories(A.P.A.A.R, France)
References
edit- ^abEl Borbah /Hard-Boiled Defective StoriesatDon Markstein's Toonopedia.Archivedfrom the original on December 2, 2015.
- ^"Artist Profile: The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage".Pcah.us. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-09.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^"Charles Burns".Tfaoi.com. 1999-12-05.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^ab"Charles Burns is" X'ed Out "".Comic Book Resources. 2010-10-18.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^Burns, Charles (2005).Black Hole.Pantheon.ISBN9780375423802.
- ^"The Hive by Charles Burns « Knopf Doubleday - Graphic Novels".Graphic-novels.knopfdoubleday.com. 2012-06-13. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-03-05.Retrieved2013-03-30.
- ^"Burns's 'Sugar Skull' debuts first image".Digital Spy.15 November 2013.
- ^"Last Look by Charles Burns: 9780375715174 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books".
- ^Willens, Max (28 September 2009)."Fever Ray Likes Google Image Search, Has No Master Plan".The Village Voice.Archived fromthe originalon 28 March 2010.Retrieved25 March2011.
- ^"Partners and Son".Retrieved1 January2025.
- ^"Firecracker Alternative Book Awards".ReadersRead.com.Archived fromthe originalon Mar 4, 2009.
Sources
edit- Charles Burns page at Fantagraphics- Books in print from this publisher.
- Brian Heater,"Interview: Charles Burns Pt. 1",The Daily Cross Hatch,(November 10, 2008).
- "I'm Slowly Learning to Draw Every Human Being in the United States," Interview with Hillary Chute,The Believer,January 2008
External links
edit- Charles BurnsatLambiek's Comiclopedia
- Charles Burnsat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Charles BurnsatIMDb