世界・海外・国外の文学賞

← ホームに戻る

R. Kikuo Johnson

アール・キクオ・ジョンソン

R. Kikuo Johnson

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1981-01-01 （Maui, Hawaii, United States）
国籍
United States
言語
English

経歴

職業
Illustrator, Cartoonist, Graphic Novelist, Educator
活動期間
2005年〜
影響を受けた人物
David Mazzucchelli, Hawaiian oral traditions and folklore

学歴

Rhode Island School of Design
Illustration / Illustration
期間: 2000–2004
卒業年: 2004
国: United States
Studied under David Mazzucchelli

受賞歴

Whiting Award
2023
部門: Fiction
主催: Whiting Foundation
結果: Winner
Ignatz Award (Outstanding Graphic Novel)
2022
対象作品: No One Else
部門: Outstanding Graphic Novel
主催: Ignatz Awards
結果: Winner
Lucca Comics Award (Best Script)
2022
対象作品: No One Else
部門: Best Script
主催: Lucca Comics & Games
結果: Winner
LA Times Book Prize (Graphic Novel/Comics)
2021
対象作品: No One Else
部門: Graphic Novel/Comics
主催: Los Angeles Times
結果: Winner
Lynd Ward Prize (Honor)
2022
対象作品: No One Else
部門: Honor
主催: Lynd Ward Prize
結果: Honor
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
2013
対象作品: The Shark King
主催: Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
結果: Winner
Harvey Award (Best New Talent)
2006
対象作品: Night Fisher
部門: Best New Talent
主催: Harvey Awards
結果: Winner
Russ Manning Award
2006
対象作品: Night Fisher
部門: Most Promising Newcomer
主催: Comic-Con International
結果: Winner
ASME Best Cover
2022
対象作品: The New Yorker cover "Delayed"
部門: News and Politics
主催: American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME)
結果: Winner
Society of Illustrators Gold Medal (Editorial)
2021
対象作品: The New Yorker cover "Delayed"
部門: Editorial
主催: Society of Illustrators
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Night Fisher

2005年 Graphic novel / Semi-autobiographical coming-of-age

A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set on Maui, depicting youth, loneliness, and family relationships with delicate illustration.

Coming of ageFamilyIsland landscapeLoss

The Shark King

2012年 All-ages graphic novel (based on myth)

An all-ages graphic novel based on the Hawaiian legend of Nanaue, conveying traditional culture and hero myth through clear, expressive art.

MythIdentityThe sea

No One Else

2021年 Graphic novella

A quiet, finely observed graphic novella that examines loss, memory, and quotidian details in a blue-toned aesthetic; widely praised by major publications.

LossMemoryUrban lifeLoneliness

全著作

  • Night Fisher, Fantagraphics, 2005
  • The Shark King, Toon Books, 2012
  • No One Else, Fantagraphics, 2021

翻案

  • Several New Yorker covers and illustrations (media appearances)

作風・主題

文体
Restrained linework and subdued color palettesDetail-oriented observational depiction
頻出モチーフ
The sea and wavesIsland landscapesFamily memoryBlue tonality

評価・遺産

As a Hawaiian-born illustrator and graphic novelist, he has been acclaimed for both long-form comics and magazine covers. The success of No One Else helped further recognition of graphic novels within literary prizes; in 2023 he became the first graphic novelist to receive a Whiting Award for fiction.

記念館・博物館

  • Library of Congress (Prints and Photographs Division) Washington, D.C., United States

資料所蔵先

  • Works and prints held in the Library of Congress

大衆文化への影響

  • Multiple New Yorker covers have made his imagery part of contemporary magazine culture

引用

  • "note-perfect"
    出典: The New York Times (review of No One Else) (2021年)

豆知識

  • In 2023 became the first graphic novelist to receive a Whiting Award.
  • Has taught a comics creation class at RISD since 2009.
  • Has produced multiple covers for The New Yorker.