Below is an illustration from Kazu Kauibishi's graphic novel Amulet. Shown below is an ink drawing from Kazu's comic strip Clive and Cabbage. He drew the comic strip for his college newspaper.

Web Comics and Graphic Novels page 1 2 3 Kazu Kibuishi Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kazu Kibuishi moved to the United States in 1982. He studied film at the University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated in 2000. He and Amy currently live in Alhambra, California. In 2005 Kazu was on Comixedia's list of top 25 people in Web comics. He also made Webcomics Examiner's Best Webcomics list. Kazu's graphic novel Daisy Kutter: The Last Train is listed as one of the "Best Books for Young Adults" by the American Library Association (ALA). His Web comic Copper is admired by readers and comic artists. Shown above is Kazu's Web comic Copper being drawn with ink. To see the steps Kazu takes to create his amazing comic click here. At left is a color illustration from Kazu's graphic novel Daisy Kutter: The Last Train. Sketching ideas for his character, Copper, was challenging. At first he was thinking of a serious, cool-looking adult character. He remembers saying to himself, "Oh man, this isn't cool at all... I can't do cool comics. I just don't have it in me, it's just not cool. And Copper sounds like a little boy's name. So I drew this real quick sketch of a little boy with a C on his chest and I was like 'he needs a dog'... so I drew out the first Copper." Kazu's quick sketch of a little boy has become one of the most popular comics on the Internet. Kazu was asked in an interview which artists have influenced his drawing. "The biggest influences overall would be Hayao Miyazaki and Jeff Smith (creator of the comic Bone) mainly because they set out to do what I eventually want to do, and that's to create a big graphic novel adventure story." Kazu and Amy are well on their way to creating big adventure stories. Hectic schedules take them to many cities in the world promoting comics. But they always look forward to being together in their little studio, sharing their passion for drawing pictures that tell stories. page 1 2 3 About Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy TM & © Copyright The Scribbles Institute, All Rights Reserved