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Before becoming a successful freelance artist, Cho graduated from Ontario College of Art & Design.[1] (Annika Lee)
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Many individuals know about all the work Cho has created for DC and their comics, but Cho has been also been asked to illustrate cover art for Marvel comics regarding characters and series such as Captain America, the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and even Spider-man.[2] A few of his original comic book related artwork are currently being sold by Albert Moy.[3] (Annika Lee)
He has earned a Silver Canadian National Magazine Award, a Joe Shuster nomination and also had piece of work make it into the Best American Comics 2010.[4] (Annika Lee)
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editCho's artwork appears in a number of different genres. He has painted book covers for Random House/Knopf and Penguin Books. His cover for White Noise has been called a "remarkable" design that "masterfully captures" aspects of the novel. He is the creator of the webcomic Papercut, has done illustrations for The New York Times Book Review, and has created comics work for Taddle Creek literary magazine His work retains classic comic book aspects and "evokes the pop art of Roy Lichtenstein and aesthetics of Silver and Bronze age superhero comics in equal measure." He has provided cover art for several DC Comics reprint collections and drew the 1940s variant cover for Action Comics #1000 (June 2018).
On September 2, 2014, Cho published his first graphic novel, Shoplifter. Each illustration is done in two-colors. He states that he likes two-tone work because it allows him to focus on the mood and atmosphere. To paint the tones, he used colored inks, and the rest was done with brushes, pens, and brush pens.
Joe Biden's presidential campaign commissioned Michael Cho to design three comic images. The images were posted on their social medias.
Awards and nominations[edit]
edit- Silver Medal for "Stars" at the 2007 National Magazine Awards
- Honourable Mention for "Night Time" in the Words and Pictures category of the 2004 National Magazine Awards
- Papercut was nominated for a Joe Shuster Award in the webcomics category.
- A story included in The Best American Comics 2010
- Won a Joe Shuster Award in the cover artist category
- Shoplifter appeared on New York Times Best Seller List for Graphic Novels in 2014[5] (Cannon)
- Received the 2018 Ringo Award for Best Cover Artist[6] (Cannon)
References
edit- ^ Neo, Mr Geo (2015-10-24). "Michael Cho". Illustrators’ Lounge. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Michael Cho". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Albert Moy: Original Comic Art - Original Comic Art by Michael Cho". www.albertmoy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 63 (help) - ^ Neo, Mr Geo (2015-10-24). "Michael Cho". Illustrators’ Lounge. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Accolades for SHOPLIFTER by Michael Cho". Transatlantic Agency. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ "2018 Ringo Awards – Ringo Awards". Retrieved 2023-12-10.