Ngozi Ukazu Explained

Website:http://www.ngoziu.com
Awards:"Digital Book of the Year" Harvey Award (2019)
"Outstanding Comic" Ignatz Award (2019)
Notable Works:Check, Please!
Write:y
Cartoonist:y
Nationality:American

Ngozi Ukazu is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist. In 2013, she created the webcomic Check, Please!, which later became a New York Times-bestselling graphic novel.

Early life

Ngozi Ukazu grew up in Houston, Texas.[1] [2] She attended Bellaire High School, where she contributed to the school’s newspaper, The Three Penny Press, as the comics editor. She is the daughter of Nigerian parents.[2] She studied computer science, obtaining a degree in Computing and The Arts from Yale University in 2013[3] and earned a masters degree in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2015.[4]

Career

Ukazu launched Check, Please! as a webcomic in 2013 after writing a screenplay about Eric "Bitty" Bittle, a gay college freshman and champion figure skater who joins a hockey team.[5] [6]

Ukazu created a Kickstarter campaign in 2015 to print the first volume of the comic; the campaign resulted in the highest-funded comics project in Kickstarter's history.[7] In 2018, the first installment, Check, Please!: #Hockey, was published by First Second Books.[1] The sequel, Check, Please!: Sticks & Scones, was a New York Times bestseller in May 2020.[8]

For DC Comics she created the graphic novel Barda in 2024, both writing and illustrating.[9]

Publications

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ngozi Ukazu Hip-Checks This Year's Staple! Expo. Brenner. Wayne Alan. 2018-09-05. Austin Chronicle. en-US. 2020-05-26.
  2. Web site: Check, Please! How a Web Comic About Hockey and Baking Went Viral. Hagerty. Michael. 2018-11-01. Houston Public Media. en-US. 2020-05-14.
  3. News: Check, Please!. 2021-05-20. Tumblr.
  4. Web site: Ngozi Ukazu. Ngozi Ukazu. en-US. 2020-05-14.
  5. Web site: Why queer hockey webcomic Check, Please! is stealing the internet's heart. Romano. Aja. 2016-06-29. Vox. en. 2020-05-24.
  6. Web site: Life, Love and Hockey (Oooh, And Pie) In 'Check, Please!'. NPR.org. 30 September 2018 . en. 2020-05-24. Lehoczky . Etelka .
  7. Web site: Get a first look at the conclusion to Ngozi Ukazu's 'Check, Please' books. EW.com. EN. 2020-05-26.
  8. News: Graphic Books and Manga - Best Sellers - The New York Times. The New York Times. 2020-05-26. 0362-4331.
  9. https://www.dc.com/comics/barda-2024-fcbd-special-edition-1 FCBD Announcement
  10. Web site: Syndicated Comics. Staff. Beat. 2019-10-09. The Beat. 2020-05-25.
  11. Web site: And the Winners of the 2019 HARVEY AWARDS are.... Newsarama. 2020-05-25.
  12. Web site: Best 2018 books for children. Globe. The Boston. BostonGlobe.com. 2020-05-25.
  13. Web site: Best Young Adult Books of 2018 From Kirkus Reviews – Children's Book Council. 3 December 2018 . 2020-05-25.
  14. Web site: The New York Public Library Unveils Its Best Books of 2018 for Kids, Teens, and Adults. The New York Public Library. 2020-05-25.
  15. Web site: Best Reason to Care About Hockey (Besides the Texas Stars): Ngozi Ukazu. www.austinchronicle.com. 2020-05-25.
  16. Web site: The Harvey Awards Reveal Nominees for 2018 - The Harvey Awards. 2018-08-09. www.harveyawards.com. 2020-05-25. 2020-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200614222613/https://www.harveyawards.com/About/News/The-Harvey-Awards-Reveal-Nominees-for-2018/. dead.
  17. Web site: 71st Annual Reuben Award Winners Announced!. 2020-05-25.
  18. Web site: Let's Get Graphic: 100 Favorite Comics And Graphic Novels. NPR.org. 12 July 2017 . 2020-05-25. Weldon . Glen . Mayer . Petra .

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