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David Collier

デイヴィッド・コリエー

Deibiddo Koriā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963-01-24 （Windsor, Ontario）
Nationality
カナダ, Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Hamilton, Ontario

Career

Occupations
Cartoonist, Writer, Penciller
Active Years
1986-2024
Influenced By
Robert Crumb
Nominations
Doug Wright Award (2005, The Frank Ritza Papers)

Awards

Pigskin Peters Award
2013
Work: Hamilton Illustrated
Organization: Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Surviving Saskatoon

2000 Biographical Comics

Documents the true story of David Milgaard's wrongful conviction.

Wrongful convictionJustice system failure

Just the Facts

1998 Comic Essays

Collection of comic essays from various publications.

Daily lifeFact-based

Collier's

1992 Alternative Comics

Series published by Fantagraphics.

Autobiographical

Bibliography

  • Collier's (1992-1998)
  • Just the Facts: A Decade of Comic Essays (1998)
  • Portraits from Life (2001)
  • Hamilton Sketchbook (2002)
  • The Frank Ritza Papers (2004)
  • Chimo (2011)
  • Collier's Popular Press (2011)
  • Hamilton Illustrated (2012)
  • Morton: A Cross-Country Rail Journey (2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fact-based comic strip essaysCross-hatching reminiscent of Crumb
Recurring Motifs
Army experienceRunningBiathlon

Legacy

Canadian alternative cartoonist known for fact-based comic strip essays.

Trivia

  • Served in the Canadian Army from 1987 to 1990.
  • Heavily influenced by Robert Crumb.
  • Lives with wife Jennifer Hambleton and son James.