Dash Shaw

Dash Shaw
Shaw at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 8, 2010
Born (1983-04-06) April 6, 1983 (age 41)
Hollywood, California
NationalityAmerican
Notable works
Bottomless Belly Button
BodyWorld
Cryptozoo
http://www.dashshaw.net

Dash Shaw (born April 6, 1983) is an American comic book writer/artist and animator.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He is the author of the graphic novels Cosplayers, Doctors, New School, and Bottomless Belly Button, published by Fantagraphics. Additionally, Shaw has written Love Eats Brains published by Odd God Press, GardenHead published by Meathaus, The Mother's Mouth published by Alternative Comics, and BodyWorld published by Pantheon Books.

Shaw's comic short stories have appeared in many different anthologies, newspapers and magazines. His square-sized short stories were collected in the 2005 book GoddessHead published by Hidden Agenda Press. His comics are known for their emphasis on emotional, lyrical logic and innovative design. He was named one of the top ten artists to check out at the 2002 "Small Press Expo" when he was 19 years old. He also writes lyrics and plays with James Blanca in the weirdo pop band Love Eats Brains! and has co-written and acted in various short film projects.

Shaw is the director of the animated features My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea (2016) and Cryptozoo (2021).

  1. ^ "Pyrrhic Victories Episode 6". The Comics Interpreter. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007.
  2. ^ Leong, Tim (April 27, 2005). "Inside Dash Shaw's Indie Mind". Comic Foundry. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007.
  3. ^ Kois, Dan (June 12, 2008). "Comic-Book Hero". New York. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008.
  4. ^ Lee, Sunyoung (December 5, 2006). "Dash Shaw's Unlikely Imagery". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (May 5, 2006). "Comics Class of '08". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on May 8, 2008.
  6. ^ Wilkinson, Will. "Thinking in Comics: A Roundtable on the Present and Future of the Graphic Novel featuring Matt Kindt, Hope Larson, Nate Powell, Dash Shaw, James Sturm, Jillian Tamaki, and Will Wilkinson". Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.