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James Sturm

b. 1965

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About James Sturm

Born 1965. James Sturm is an American comics artist and caricaturist.

James Sturm (born 1965) is an American cartoonist and co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Sturm is also the founder of the National Association of Comics Art Educators (NACAE), an organization committed to helping facilitate the teaching of comics in higher education.

Biography Sturm grew up in Rockland County, New York, In college, he published the comic strip Down and Out Dawg for the student newspaper, The Daily Cardinal. Sturm partnered with Tim Keck (who later co-founded The Onion) to sell monthly calendars decorated with Down and Out Dawg characters, helping both pay for their studies.

In 1988, one year after graduating, he self-published Down and Out Dawg, a book collecting his college newspaper strips, and Commix, an anthology that featured some of the first works of Chris Ware and Scott Dikkers. In 1990, Sturm was hired as a production assistant on Art Spiegelman's RAW magazine, and subsequently was published in the second and fourth issues of the Drawn & Quarterly anthology magazine. He then moved to Seattle, Washington, and co-founded the alternative newsweekly, The Stranger.

Awards 2004: Eisner Award "Best Limited Series" for Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules, with Guy Davis 1996 Xeric Award

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Important facts

Born
1965, New York City
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Education
School of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Awards
Xeric Award; Inkpot Award; Glyph Comics Award for Best Writer; Eisner Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Sturm?

cartoonist

When was James Sturm born?

James Sturm was born in 1965 in New York City.

What is James Sturm's occupation?

James Sturm is a comics artist and caricaturist.

What nationality is James Sturm?

James Sturm is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Sturm

· Wikidata: Q6143833

· DBpedia: James Sturm

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