Colin Upton
Colin Upton (born April 2, 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist and artist who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. Many of his comics are self-published in the minicomic format, although he has also had his work issued by commercial publishers such as Fantagraphics Books and included in anthology collections such as Drippytown Comics & Stories. He is a co-host of the Inkstuds radio program, broadcast on CITR-FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Colin Upton
- Born
- 2 April 1960
- Birthplace
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Occupation
- cartoonist · comics artist
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Colin Upton (born April 2, 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist and artist who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. Many of his comics are self-published in the minicomic format, although he has also had his work issued by commercial publishers such as Fantagraphics Books and included in anthology collections such as Drippytown Comics & Stories. He is a co-host of the Inkstuds radio program, broadcast on CITR-FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
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Since the mid-1980s, Upton has performed numerous times as a member of GX Jupitter-Larsen's noise band/performance art troupe The Haters. Upton's Happy Hater minicomics are based on the group's concepts and ideas.
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• Born — 2 April 1960 • Birthplace — Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Cartoonist — y • Website — colinupton.com
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1960
Colin Upton born at Winnipeg.
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• Colin Upton's Big Thing (Ed Varney, 1990) • Colin Upton's Other Big Thing (Fantagraphics, 1991) • Colin Upton's Big Black Thing (Starhead Comix, 1994) • Buddha on the Road (Aeon Publications, 1995–1997) • The Totimorphous (Side-Show News & Co, 2006) • 9-11 • Colin Upton Comics • Famous Bus Rides • The Granville Street Gallery • The Happy Hater • Happy Ned • Real Rubbie Comix • Self-indulgent Comics • Socialist Turtle • Colin Cthulhu • Diabetes Funnies • Post-Modern Mini-Comics • Two-Fisted Tales of Tea • Confessions of a Tabletop General • Canadian History Mini-Comics
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