Jim Mahfood(born March 29, 1975), a.k.a.Food One,is anAmericancomic book creator.
| Jim Mahfood | |
|---|---|
 Jim Mahfood on the Belgian conventionFACTSin 2023 | |
| Born | March 29, 1975 St. Louis, Missouri,United States |
| Area(s) | Writer,Penciller,Inker,Letterer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Food One |
| 40ozcomics | |
Apart from his creator-owned comic book seriesGrrl Scoutsand hiscomic stripStupid Comics(which appears weekly in thePhoenix New Times) he also did work forMarvel Comicson variousSpider-Mantitles, includingUltimate Marvel Team-UpandSpectacular Spider-Man.
His big break came whenOni Presshired him to illustratetwo comic booksbased onKevin Smith's movieClerksfrom scripts by Smith, following his work onMarvel ComicsGeneration X Underground Special.[citation needed]
Career
editAt the age of 18 Mahfood attended theKansas City Art Institute,where he met Mike Huddleston and formed 40 Oz Comics.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1997 and went on to produce many comics with his own unique style, heavily influenced bygraffitiand underground hip hop culture. He frequently features his characters wearing T-shirts promoting local or underground hip hop, funk, jazz or punk bands. Mahfood himself is heavily involved in his local music scene, often doing live mural art during hip hop and DJ events. Mahfood also contributed to the anthology Side B: The Music Lover's Comic Anthology[1]byPoseur Ink.In his contribution, he talks about his appreciation for experimental musicianGary Wilson.
In 2008, Mahfood was commissioned to supply all of the art and ads for that year'sColt 45 (malt liquor)ad campaign.[2]
Bibliography
edit- Clerks(written by Kevin Smith)
- Clerks Holiday Special(written by Kevin Smith)
- Grrl Scouts
- Grrl Scouts: Work Sucks
- 40 Oz Collected
- Classic 40 oz: Tales from the brown bag
- Bad Ideas(collaboration with Wayne Chinsang and Dave Crosland)
- Putting the Backbone Back
- Felt: True tales of underground hip hop
- The Further Adventures of One Page Filler Man
- Carl, The Cat That Makes Peanut Butter Sandwiches
- Mixtape Art Book (3 Volumes)
- You Only Live Twice: The Audio Graphic Novelby MF Grimm (artwork and 13-page comic book)
- Jennifer's Body(graphic novel)
- KickpuncherbyTroy Barnes(as illustrator)
- Side B: The Music Lover's Graphic Novel(anthology contribution, published byPoseur Inkin 2009)
- Marijuana Man(collaboration with Ziggy Marley and Joe Casey)
- Everybody Loves Tank Girl(2012)
Notes
edit- ^Side B promotional websiteArchived2009-07-25 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Colt 45 promotional website".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-11-07.Retrieved2008-09-22.
References
edit- Jim Mahfoodat theGrand Comics Database
- Jim Mahfoodon Marvel.com
External links
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- Official website
- Jim Mahfoodat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Jim Mahfood featured in "Shades of Ray" at WWA gallery