SCOTT SHAW
For over fifty-three years, Scott Shaw! has written and drawn underground comix (Gory Stories, Fear and Laughter), mainstream comics (Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew!, Sonic the Hedgehog, Simpsons Comics), children’s books (the Marooned Lagoon series), syndicated strips (Bugs Bunny, Woodsy Owl), graphic novels (Shrek, Annoying Orange), TV cartoons (Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Camp Candy), toys (McFarlane Toys’ Hanna-Barbera and Simpsons figures), trading cards (Garbage Pail Kids, Oddball Comics), video games (also GPK), advertising (Post Pebbles cereal, featuring the Flintstones), T-shirts (MeTV, San Diego Comic Fest), and music album art (The Monkees, Spy Magazine, Rhino Entertainment). Recent projects include Scott's Kilgore Home Nursing for David Lloyd's Aces Weekly, Scott Shaw!s Comix & Stories (a collection of early material), and writing Dinosaurs Unleashed - A Whimsical Journey Through Time, created and illustrated by Joe Phillips! Current projects include Image's Li'l Dragon (a spinoff of Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon), MeTV's second Svengoolie comic book, his 200-page Oddball Comics book for TwoMorrows, and as usual, his column for Retrofan magazine for the same publisher. Scott has received Emmys, an Eisner Award, and a Humanitas Award for his work. He's also known for his Oddball Comics Live! Show, his participation in Quick Draw! with Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés, and his role as a co-originator of San Diego's Comic-Con in 1970. https://www.shaw-cartoons.com/