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Michael DeForge

マイケル・デフォージ

Maikeru Defōji

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1987-01-01 （Ottawa）
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Ottawa (childhood) → Toronto (current)

Career

Occupations
comics artist, illustrator
Active Years
2007-2024
Affiliations
Koyama Press, Drawn & Quarterly
Influenced By
Marc Bell, Matt Brinkman, Chester Brown, Hideshi Hino, Jack Kirby
Nominations
Doug Wright Awards Best Book (Lose #2, 2011), Doug Wright Awards Best Book (Lose #3, 2011), Ignatz Award Outstanding Artist (2011), Outstanding Series (2011)

Education

University of Toronto
Period: 2年間
Country: Canada
dropped out

Awards

Doug Wright Awards Best Emerging Talent
2010
Work: Lose #1
Organization: Doug Wright Awards
Result: won
Pigskin Peters Award
2011
Work: Spotting Deer
Category: best non-narrative or experimental work
Result: won
Ignatz Award Outstanding Comic
2011
Work: Lose #3
Organization: Small Press Expo
Result: won
Ignatz Award Outstanding Artist
2013
Work: Lose #4
Organization: Small Press Expo
Result: won
Ignatz Award Outstanding Series
2013
Work: Lose
Organization: Small Press Expo
Result: won
Ignatz Award Outstanding Anthology or Collection
2013
Work: Very Casual
Organization: Small Press Expo
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ant Colony

2014 alternative comics

DeForge's first book-length story, collecting his weekly web strip Ant Comic.

ant societyabsurdityutopia

Very Casual

2013 alternative comics

Collection of notable short stories from mini comics, online comics, and anthology contributions.

perverse humorwarped cuteness

Lose

2009 alternative comics

One-man anthology series featuring various short stories.

horrorfusion comics

Bibliography

  • Gags (2007)
  • Lose #1 (2009)
  • Lose #2 (2010)
  • Spotting Deer (2010)
  • Lose #3 (2011)
  • Lose #4 (2012)
  • Very Casual (2013)
  • Lose #5 (2013)
  • Ant Colony (2014)
  • First Year Healthy (2015)
  • Big Kids (2016)
  • Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero (2017)
  • Brat (2018)
  • Leaving Richard's Valley (2019)
  • Familiar Face (2020)
  • Heaven No Hell (2021)
  • Birds of Maine (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
fusion comicsexperimental stylewarped newspaper strips
Recurring Motifs
creepy cutenessgrotesque imagerydream-like stories

Legacy

One of the most influential figures in contemporary Canadian alternative comics, known for multiple Ignatz Award wins.

In Popular Culture

  • Twitter account ranked #9 in Paste's 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014.

Trivia

  • Worked as a designer on Adventure Time.
  • Self-identifies as a Socialist.
  • Career boosted by Toronto Comic Arts Festival.