Penciler. Penciler. Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson's Pal Milhouse "Telephone
Etiquette". Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #72 "The Prince and the Penal System".
Nina Matsumoto
Vancouver BC, Canada
[email protected] · http://www.spacecoyote.com
summary Sequential artist and illustrator. Specialty is Japanese art (manga, anime, sumi-e, ukiyo-e) but can mimic a variety of styles -- an ideal artist for parodies and homages. Fast turnaround time. Skills in: Illustration, sequential art (comics), character design Software & Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, pencils, markers, inks.
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Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson's Pal Milhouse "Telephone Etiquette" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #72 "The Prince and the Penal System" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #70 "Girl Power!" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #65 "Gamemaster Lisa" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #63 "Curse of the Moleman" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #62 "Bart's Got Wheels" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #59 "Eat The Pie Slowly" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #57 "Day of the Mustache" Bongo Comics - Simpsons Winter Wingding #5 "Getting There is ..." Del Rey Manga - The Last Airbender Prequel: Zuko’s Story Del Rey Manga - Yokaiden 2 Bongo Comics - Treehouse of Horror #14 "Murder He Wrote" Del Rey Manga - Yokaiden 1 Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #42 "Ponce Upon a Time" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #39 "Window of Opportunity" Bongo Comics - Bart Simpson #38 "Milhouse's Guide to ..." Bongo Comics - Simpsons Comics #131 "Too Crazy Juvenile ..."
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007
Fuji TV (Japan) - illustration used for Game Center CX in USA DVD cover Stand Up Muay Thai - hand-painted signs and windows Meat Bun - commissioned designs used on T-shirts Ohta Books (Japan) - illustration published in Game Center CX V book UDON - illustration published in Mega Man Tribute book Meat Bun - commissioned designs used on T-shirts 100 Page Press - Own Your Space: A Guide to Facebook Security 100 Page Press - Own Your Space Orca Books - Manga Touch author portrait Juniour Heroes - Legends of the Tide character designs and illustrations Steeljack Music Group - Sara Lynn T-shirt design UBC - Uprooted: UBC's Undergraduate Literary Magazine
2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2007 2004
other work Cover Artist Artist T-Shirt Artist Illustrator Illustrator T-Shirt Artist Cover Artist Cover Artist Artist Illustrator T-Shirt Artist Cover Artist
awards & recognitions YALSA "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" Pick Winner "Best Short Story" Winner "Best New OEL Manga" First Place in T-Shirt Design Contest Winner "Outstanding Science Fiction Comic"
Yokaiden 1 & Yokaiden 2 Eisner Award for "Murder He Wrote" About.com for Yokaiden 1 A-kon: Dallas, TX WCC Awards for Saturnalia
2010 2009 2008 2005 2004
appearances & speaking Official Guest Official Guest Guest Speaker Official Guest Keynote Speaker Guest Speaker Official Guest Official Guest Guest Speaker Official Guest Book Signing Official Guest Panelist Panelist Convention Guest
Vancouver Fan Expo; ran Bongo Comics panel Naka-Kon: Kansas City, KS; ran panels about comics University of British Columbia; comic book writing class Chicago Comic-Con Vancouver Public Library Writing Camp; motivational speech Vancouver Powell Street Festival; motivational speech Anime Evolution: Vancouver, BC Vancouver Comic-Con University of British Columbia; comic book writing class Free Comic Book Day San Diego Comic-Con; signing for Yokaiden & Bongo Comics Vancouver Comic-Con Anime North: Toronto, Ontario; motivational speech Anime Evolution: Vancouver, BC; webcomic panel Dragon*Con: Atlanta, GA; ran webcomic panels
2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008 2008 2003
exhibitions 8-Bits of Destiny III Vancouver Institute of Media Arts Anime Evolution: Vancouver, BC Sir Winston Churchill Secondary Artropolis
Video game art charity auction Online 2D animation gallery Art Show/Silent Auction Group Exhibit IB Art Exhibition Self-Portrait Group Exhibit
2011 2003 2003 2002 2001