Brian Fies (pronounced "feez" /ˈfiːz/)[2] is an American cartoonist.
| Brian Fies | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Mom's Cancer The Last Mechanical Monster A Fire Story |
| Awards |
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Early life and influences
editFies "grew up on newspaper comics and superhero comic books";[3] his influences include Charles M. Schulz, Walt Kelly, Milton Caniff, Alex Raymond, Winsor McCay, Cliff Sterrett, Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Neal Adams, and Alex Toth.[3]
His first job out of college was as a reporter for a small local newspaper.[3]
Career
editFies is the creator of Mom's Cancer, which was the first webcomic to receive an Eisner Award.[4] Fies won the Eisner in 2005 under the newly created category "Best Digital Comic". Mom's Cancer also won Fies a Harvey Award, in the Best New Talent category,[5][6] as well as the Lulu Blooker Prize in its Comics category.[7] The German edition of the graphic novel received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Prize) in the Non-Fiction category.[8][9] Mom's Cancer was also nominated for a Quill Award[10] and two further Eisner Awards.[11]
Fies is also the creator of The Last Mechanical Monster, which was also nominated for an Eisner Award in 2014.[4] Other works by Fies include Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?[12] and the 18-page webcomic A Fire Story (later expanded to a 154-page book), which recounts the devastation caused by California wildfires in 2017 which destroyed his home.[2][13]
Fies was given an Inkpot Award in 2018.[14]
Published works
edit- Mom's Cancer (webcomic, 2004–; Harry N. Abrams, 2006) ISBN 978-0810971073
- Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? (Harry N. Abrams, 2012) ISBN 978-1419704413
- The Last Mechanical Monster (webcomic, 2013–; Harry N. Abrams, 2022) ISBN 978-1419756122
- A Fire Story (webcomic, 2017; Abrams ComicArts, 2019) ISBN 978-1419735851
References
edit- ↑ "Brian Fies: Born: 1960". Illustration History. Norman Rockwell Museum.
- 1 2 Williams, David (2017-10-18). "He lost his home to the wildfire and poured his pain into a web comic". CNN.
- 1 2 3 "How I Met Brian Fies and How the First SerioComics of Year 2 Finally Got Its Q&A!". SerioComics. Interviewed by Dave Cowen. June 13, 2025.
- 1 2 Cruz, Larry (2014-07-10). "'The Last Mechanical Monster': No country for old villains". CBR. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "Previous Winners". www.harveyawards.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Fies, Brian (2007-10-05). "Mom's Cancer Blog: What My Harvey Award Looks Like". Mom's Cancer Blog. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "War book wins Blooker blog prize". BBC News. 2007-05-14. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ www.akj.de, AKJ-. "Mutter hat Krebs". Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Fies, Brian (2007-10-12). "Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis". Mom's Cancer Blog.
- ↑ "The Quill Awards | The 2006 Awards". thequills.org. 2007-06-06. Archived from the original on 2007-06-06.
- ↑ McElhatton, Greg (April 20, 2007). "2007 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Hoffman, Alex (2019-08-12). "Review: A Fire Story by Brian Fies". Sequential State. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "Inkpot Award". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
External links
editInterviews
edit- "How I Met Brian Fies and How the First SerioComics of Year 2 Finally Got Its Q&A!". SerioComics. Interviewed by Dave Cowen. June 13, 2025.
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