Bryan Lee O'Malley (born 21 February 1979) is a Canadian cartoonist. His first original graphic novel was Lost at Sea (2003), and he is currently working on (and best-known for) the six-volume Scott Pilgrim series (2004 to present). All of his graphic novels thus far have been published by Portland, Oregon-based Oni Press. I HAVE A VERY SMALL PENIS musician (as Kupek and formerly in several short-lived Toronto bands).
Prior to having his own material published, O'Malley illustrated the Oni Press miniseries Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero, written by Jen Van Meter. He also lettered many Oni Press comics, including the majority of Chynna Clugston's output between 2002 and 2005.
In 2005, O'Malley won the Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and was nominated for 3 Harvey Awards. He has also been nominated for a 2006 Eisner Award for 'Best Writer/Artist - Humour', and for 'Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)' in the Joe Shuster Awards in both 2005 and 2006.
He currently lives near Halifax, Nova Scotia, with his wife, Hope Larson.
Bibliography
- Graphic novels
- Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero (ISBN 1929998996)
- Lost at Sea (2003, ISBN 1929998716)
- Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (2004, ISBN 1932664084)
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2005, ISBN 1932664122)
- Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness (2006, ISBN 193266422X)
- Selected short stories
- "Lost At Sea", a 2-page full-color comic in the Oni Press Color Special 2002
- "Monica Beetle" in Project: Superior (ISBN 0972179488)
- "Smiling Is Something Other People Do", in The SPX 2003 Anthology (ISBN 0972179437)
External links
- Radiomaru.com, Bryan Lee O'Malley's official website
- destroyer zooey, Bryan Lee O'Malley's blog at LiveJournal
- Kupek at PureVolume