Simon Hanselmann

Simon Hanselmann is a Tasmanian-born cartoonist best known for his Megg, Mogg and Owl series.[1] Hanselmann has been nominated four times for an Ignatz Award, twice for an Eisner Award and won Best Series at Angouleme 2018.

Simon Hanselmann
A photo of author Simon Hanselmann holding the Comic Book: Bad Gateway
BornLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Area(s)Cartoonist
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Art career

Hanselmann's Megg, Mogg and Owl comics are currently published in 13 languages internationally.[2]

Although the title characters are a witch and a cat, like the popular 1970s children's book heroes Meg and Mog, "they are emphatically not the same".[3] In Hanselmann's stories, the pair are "depressed drug users struggling with life".[3] They are usually accompanied by two other regular characters, the uptight Owl and the highly volatile Werewolf Jones.[3]

Hanselmann's primary English-language publisher is Fantagraphics Books. He is currently living in Seattle.[2]

In March 2020 he began serializing a pandemic-themed serial entitled Crisis Zone on his Instagram.

Awards

Nominations

Bibliography

Minicomics, webcomics and anthology contributions
  • St. Owl's Bay (2013), broadsheet newspaper published by Floating World Comics
  • Mould Map 3 (2014), 2-page strip published by Landfill Editions
  • Megg, Mogg, & Owl (2014–ongoing), weekly comic published online by Vice
  • Werewolf Jones and Sons issue 1 (2015), with HTMLflowers; self-published
  • Dome (2016), 3-page strip published by Lagon Revue & Breakdown Press
  • Winter Trauma (2016), self-published minicomic
  • Drone (2016), edition of 400, self-published minicomic
  • Minihex (2016), published by Fantagraphics
  • Landscape (2016), self-published minicomic
  • Gouffre (2017), 10 page strip, published by Lagon Revue
  • Portrait (2017), edition of 400, self-published minicomic
  • Hard Rubbish (2017), 12 pages, edition of 300 self-published minicomic
  • Innessential Garbage (2017), published by Fantagraphics
  • WOTW (2017), 16 pages, edition of 500, self-published minicomic
  • XMP-165 (2017), 28 pages, edition of 500, self-published magazine
  • Performance (2017),16 pages, 3000 copies, broadsheet newspaper published by Floating World
  • Lucidity (2017), 44 pages, edition of 550, self-published minicomic
  • Werewolf Jones and Sons 2 (2017), with HTMLflowers; 24 pages, edition of 500, self-published
  • Romance (2017), 12 pages, edition of 600, self-published minicomic
  • Apartments 24 pages, edition of 600, self-published minicomic
  • Entertainment 24 pages, edition of 600, self-published minicomic
  • Megg, Mogg, & Penguins 16 pages, edition of 700, self-published minicomic
  • Decade 60 pages, edition of 750, signed and numbered self-published minicomic
  • Knife Crime (July 2019), 36 pages, self-published minicomic
  • Werewolf Jones and Sons #3 (2019), with HTMLflowers, 28 pages, edition of 500, self published minicomic
  • Megahex 2020 Winter Trauma Annual (December 2019), 52 pages, edition of 700, self-published minicomic
  • Below Ambition (2020), 36 pages, edition of 600, self-published minicomic

Books
  • Life Zone (2013), Space Face Books, ISBN 978-0983800545 (all stories in Life Zone are republished in One More Year)
  • Megahex (2014), Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 978-1606997437
  • Worst Behavior (2015), Pigeon Press, ISBN 978-1935443117 (this is a b&w book; the same story appeared in One More Year)
  • Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam (And Other Stories) (2016), Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 978-1606998793
  • One More Year (2017), Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 978-1-60699-997-4
  • Bad Gateway (2019), Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 978-1-68396-207-6
  • Seeds and Stems (2020), Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 978-1-68396-309-7

References
  1. Simon Hanselmann interview at the Comics Journal
  2. Williams, Matt. "Simon Hanselmann's New Comic Book Puts the "ill" in Illustration". Format Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. Redrup, Pete (21 August 2016). "Behold! August's Quietus Comics Round Up Column". The Quietus. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. 2013 Ignatz Awards nominations.
  5. 2014 Ignatz Award Winners IN FULL
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