Yu-San Moon
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Yu-San Moon is an American conceptual cartoonist. He lives in Manchester, NH and is currently involved with American novelist, James Marcoff, in a variety of unannounced projects. Yu-San discovered up-and-coming novelist James Marcoff, and launched his writing career by first featuring him on Cartoon Infinity. Yu-San is also credited with creating a new style of cartooning known as Gonzo Cartooning, which according to Mr. Moon "blends life with art, the surreal with the real, and attempts to shock the reader into a state of discordance". It is unknown whether Mr. Moon's Gonzo Cartooning has to do with Gonzo Journalism
, a concept attributed to journalist, Hunter S. Thompson
. However, Yu-San's works do depict tributes to Thompson, so there may be a link between the two.
Moon's drawing style, a blend of cute and obscene, satirizes a myriad of different political, religious and sociological issues. Mr. Moon's work has been featured on many web sites including Cartoon-Infinity.com, ToonPool.com, and NewHampshire.com. In addition to creating his cartoons, he also runs Cartoon-Infinity.com, a web-site dedicated to independent artists, cartoonists and comic creators from across the world.
On October 28, 2009, Yu-San Moon was involved in an altercation with Examiner.com freelance journalist, Marc Isacoff. In the interview, Mr. Moon attacked Mr. Isacoff and chased him off of his property. The altercation was prompted by Mr. Isacoff's misuse of Mr. Moon's extensive toy collection in his own article. Since then a retraction has been printed on Mr. Isacoff's article on Examiner.com.
Gonzo journalism
Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism that is written without claims of objectivity, often including the reporter as part of the story via a first-person narrative. The word "gonzo" is believed to be first used in 1970 to describe an article by Hunter S. Thompson, who later popularized the style...
, a concept attributed to journalist, Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 .He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to...
. However, Yu-San's works do depict tributes to Thompson, so there may be a link between the two.
Moon's drawing style, a blend of cute and obscene, satirizes a myriad of different political, religious and sociological issues. Mr. Moon's work has been featured on many web sites including Cartoon-Infinity.com, ToonPool.com, and NewHampshire.com. In addition to creating his cartoons, he also runs Cartoon-Infinity.com, a web-site dedicated to independent artists, cartoonists and comic creators from across the world.
On October 28, 2009, Yu-San Moon was involved in an altercation with Examiner.com freelance journalist, Marc Isacoff. In the interview, Mr. Moon attacked Mr. Isacoff and chased him off of his property. The altercation was prompted by Mr. Isacoff's misuse of Mr. Moon's extensive toy collection in his own article. Since then a retraction has been printed on Mr. Isacoff's article on Examiner.com.
Comic Series
- Bob the Bong and Buddies Cartoon Infinity Publications, (2009).
- Cartoon Infinity Comics Cartoon Infinity Publications, (2009).
- Carnieville Cartoon Infinity Publications, (2008).
- Karate Joe and Friends Cartoon Infinity Publications, (2009).
- Serviced: Customer Service 101 Cartoon Infinity Publications, (2008).
- TMA: Too Many Acronyms Cartoon Infinity Publications, (2009).
External links
- Oct. 28, 2009 Examiner.com Interview: Interview turns ugly with Gonzo Cartoonist Yu-San Moon
- Official Site: Cartoon-Infinity.com
- Yu-San Moon's Toon-Pool Page
- NewHampshire.com Feature
- Yu-San Moon on Flickr, MySpace, Facebook, Wordpress Blog