Noah Van Sciver is an independent American cartoonist, known for his comic book "Blammo" and his comic strip, Four Questions in the Denver alternative weekly, Westword

Westword

Westword is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Denver, Colorado.Westword was established independently in 1977. In 1983 it was bought by New Times Media. In 2005, New Times acquired Village Voice Media, and changed its name to Village Voice Media...

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Van Sciver self-published his comic book "Blammo" for five issues before Kilgore Books & Comics took over publishing duties. The sixth issue, published in June 2010, was nominated for an Ignatz Awards

Ignatz Awards

The Ignatz Awards are intended to recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year since 1997, but skipped a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September...

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His work has also appeared in The Comics Journal

The Comics Journal

The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels...

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MOME (Comics)

Mome was a quarterly full-color comics anthology edited by Eric Reynolds , and published by Fantagraphics Books....

and Mineshaft

Mineshaft Magazine

Mineshaft is an independent international art magazine launched in 1999 by Everett Rand and Gioia Palmieri in Guilford, Vermont. Initially focusing on poetry and literature, the magazine began to publish comics after Robert Crumb became a contributor in 2000...

. His work has been well-received by critics. Van Sciver's older brother is DC artist Ethan Van Sciver

Ethan Van Sciver

Ethan Daniel Van Sciver is an American comic book artist, best known for illustrating a number of titles including Green Lantern, Superman/Batman, New X-Men, and The Flash: Rebirth...

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