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'''Zoom Rockman''' | '''Zoom Rockman''' (born 2000), is a British [[cartoonist]] from England, whose comic strip ''Skanky Pigeon'' first appeared in ''[[The Beano]]'' when he was 12 years old.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zoom Rockman spills the beans about David Cameron and the skanky pigeon: The 12-year-old who writes, illustrates and publishes comic the Zoom! has a growing fanbase, including one in Downing Street|author= Flood, Alison|work = [[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/18/zoom-rockman-david-cameron-comic|date = 18 June 2013|access-date = 17 December 2023}}</ref> He is the youngest artist in the comic's history.<ref>{{cite news|title='Political cartoons can be dangerous' Zoom Rockman's verdict on Martin Rowson's Guardian drawing|author= Bray, Elisa|work = [[The Jewish Chronicle]]|url=https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/political-cartoons-can-be-dangerous-zoom-rockmans-verdict-on-martin-rowsons-guardian-drawing-yw7blx30|date = 18 May 2013|access-date = 17 December 2023}}</ref> Rockman was a cartoonist with the satirical and current affairs magazine ''[[Private Eye]]'' from 2017 until his resignation in 2023.<ref name="Maher">{{Cite news |last=Maher |first=Bron |date=3 November 2023 |title=Private Eye cartoonist quits after silence from mag colleagues over Twitter threat |work=[[Press Gazette]] |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/private-eye-cartoonist-quits-zoom-rockman-anti-semitism/ |access-date=19 December 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Zoom Rockman (born 2000), is a British cartoonist from England, whose comic strip Skanky Pigeon first appeared in The Beano when he was 12 years old.[1] He is the youngest artist in the comic's history.[2] Rockman was a cartoonist with the satirical and current affairs magazine Private Eye from 2017 until his resignation in 2023.[3]
Early life and education
Rockman, who comes from an artistic family,[4] was educated at the Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) in New Barnet, London. He studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins, London.[5]
Awards
Rockman was presented with the Achievement in Media award at the 2012 Spirit of London Awards.[6]
In 2013, he was named to the Evening Standard's "hottest 25 under-25s in the capital" list.[7]
In 2023, Rockman won, for the Best Pocket Cartoon, the Mel Calman Award at the Ellwood Atfield cartoonists of the year ceremony.[8]