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Phil Foglio
Foglio atGen ConIndy 2007 (Aaron Williamsin the background)
Born(1956-05-01)May 1, 1956(age 68)
Mount Vernon, New York,U.S.
EducationDePaul University
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, artist
SpouseKaja Foglio

Philip Foglio(born May 1, 1956)[1]is an Americancartoonistandcomic bookartist known for his humorousscience fictionandfantasy art.

Early life and career

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Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, inMount Vernon, New York,and moved with his family toHartsdale, New York,where he lived until he was 17.[1]He attended theChicago Academy of Fine Artsin Chicago, Illinois, and was a member of the university's science fiction club, art-directing and co-editing the group'sfanzine,Effen Essef.[2]He was nominated for both theHugo Award for Best Fan Artistand theHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentationin 1976,[3]and wonBest Fan Artistin 1977[4]and 1978.[5]After living in the DePaul dorms for a few years, Phil moved to theRogers Parkneighborhood of Chicago and hosted weekly Thursday night meetings of Chicago-areascience fiction fans.He drew the first knownUnixdaemonsfor a limited series ofT-shirtsin 1979.[6][7]

Beginning in 1980, Foglio wrote and illustrated thecomic stripWhat's New with Phil & DixieforDragon MagazinefromTSR Games,satirizing the world ofrole-playing games.The strip ran monthly for three years. In the early 1980s, after some time in Chicago attempting to find work doingscience fictionmagazine and book illustration, Foglio moved to New York City.[1]He formed the independentcomic-bookcompany "ffantasy ffactory" [no capitals] with science-fiction writer-artistConnor Freff Cochran(Freff) and science-fiction book editor Melissa Ann Singer.[2]Working with editorial input fromChris Claremont,Foglio and Freff wrote and drew a single issue of a science-fiction/historical title calledD'Arc Tangentbefore ending their collaboration in 1984.[2]

He eventually returned to the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago and continued fantasy and science-fiction art.[citation needed]For publisherDonning/Starblaze,Foglio illustrated theMythAdventuresseries of fantasy novels byRobert Lynn Asprin,and he later adapted the first book,Another Fine Myth,into an eight-issue comic-book series fromWaRP Graphics.The WaRP work eventually led to comic-book assignments fromDC Comics(Angel and the Ape,Plastic ManandStanley and His Monsterminiseries),Marvel Comics,andFirst Comics(back-up stories in issues ofGrimjackand scripting overDoug Rice's plots inDynamo Joe). He also joined the Moebius theatre group, and he held regular meetings and poker parties for the local science fiction community.[citation needed]

Foglio initiated his long-running characterBuck Godotfor the publicationJust Imagine,published by Denny Meisinger.[1]Basing the humorous science-fiction detective on a real-life friend, John Buckley, Foglio "did a couple of those in the black-and-whites and then Donning said they wanted Buck Godotgraphic novels",two of which followed.

Later work

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The Foglios atGen ConIndy 2007

In the 1990s, Foglio met and married his wife,Kaja.The two contributed art to thecollectible card gameMagic: The Gathering,[8]fromWizards of the Coastand resurrected the comic stripWhat's New with Phil & Dixiefor that company'sDuelistmagazine. During this decade, Foglio co-foundedPalliard Pressand published additional comics, including a newBuck Godotseries and the whimsicaleroticseriesXXXenophile.The Foglios later founded Studio Foglio and began to produce thesteampunk-fantasy seriesGirl Genius.

In April 2005, the Foglios abandoned publishing periodical-style comic books and began publishingGirl Geniusonline as a freewebcomic,updated three times a week.[9]Foglio told an interviewer that as of November 2005, "[W]e've quadrupled our number of readers, and tripled our sales" of traditional comics and related merchandise.[10]

Awards

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In 1976, theslide showThe Capture,whichRobert Asprinwrote and Foglio illustrated, was nominated for theHugo AwardforBest Dramatic Presentation;in the same year, he was nominated for theHugo Award for Best Fan Artistfor the first time.[11]Foglio won the Fan Artist Hugo twice, in 1977 and 1978.[4][5]He was nominated for theHugo Award for Best Professional Artistin 2008.[12]He, his wife (Kaja Foglio), and their colorist (Cheyenne Wright) won the firstgraphic story HugoforGirl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bonesin 2009.[13]The three again won the award for subsequent volumes in 2010[14][15]and 2011.[16]Having won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in all three of its first three years, Kaja, Phil, and Cheyenne announced that, in order to show that the category was a "viable award" (with quality competitors besides themselves), they were refusing nomination for the following year (2012).[17]Girl Genius was once again nominated for a Hugo in 2014, but did not win.[18]

In 1993, he was awarded theInkpot Award.[19]

Foglio won a Reuben divisional award from the National Cartoonist Society for Best Online Comics: Long Form for 2022.[20][21]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^abcdStanley and His Monster.Vol. 2. March 1993. p. Autobiographical page.
  2. ^abc"Phil Foglio".The Comic Book Database.RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  3. ^"1976 Hugo Awards".July 26, 2007.RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  4. ^ab"1977 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.July 26, 2007.RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  5. ^ab"1978 Hugo Awards".July 26, 2007.RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  6. ^Toomey, Warren (January 19, 1999)."Saving UNIX from /dev/null".RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  7. ^McKusick, Marshall Kirk."History of the BSD Daemon: USENIX".RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  8. ^"List of Magic the Gathering cards illustrated by Foglio".Wizards of the Coast.RetrievedMarch 18,2013.
  9. ^GiantPanda (April 19, 2005)."Foglio's 'Girl Genius' Goes Online".ComixTalk.Archived fromthe originalon June 11, 2008.RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  10. ^"Comixpedia's List of 25 People Of Webcomics for 2005".ComixTalk.December 2005. Archived fromthe originalon June 11, 2008.RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  11. ^"List of Hugo nominees atLocuswebsite ".Archived fromthe originalon September 20, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 16,2010.
  12. ^"2008 Hugo Award Nominees".The Hugo Awards website.March 21, 2008.RetrievedDecember 4,2008.
  13. ^"2009 Hugo Award Nominations".thehugoawards.March 20, 2009.RetrievedMarch 20,2009.
  14. ^Cavna, Michael (September 5, 2010)."'GIRL GENIUS' wins Hugo Award for best graphic story ".Comic Riffs.Washington Post.RetrievedSeptember 9,2010.
  15. ^"2010 Hugo Award Winners".September 5, 2010.
  16. ^"2011 Hugo Award Winners".thehugoawards.August 21, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 12,2011.
  17. ^"Hugo Acceptance Speech #3".Girl Genius Online Comics!.Airship Entertainment. August 31, 2011.RetrievedAugust 31,2011.
  18. ^"Hugo Awards 2014".April 18, 2014.
  19. ^Inkpot Award
  20. ^"Finalists announced for 2022 NCS Divisional Awards for the 77th Annual Reubens".
  21. ^"Phil Foglio Among 2023 Reuben Award Winners".September 8, 2023.
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