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| {{Short description|American cartoonist (born 1983)}}
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| | '''Matt Bors''' (born 1983) is an American [[editorial cartoonist]], [[comics journalist]], and editor, best known for his work as the founder and editor of ''The Nib'', an online platform for political and editorial comics. Bors is a two-time '''[[Pulitzer Prize]]''' finalist for [[Editorial Cartooning]] (2012, 2020) and the first alt-weekly cartoonist to win the '''[[Herblock Prize for Excellence in Cartooning]]''' (2012). |
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| [[File:Matt Bors.jpg|thumb|Political cartoonist Matt Bors displays his comics-themed tattoos at Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, Oregon]] | |
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| '''Matt Bors''' (born 1983) is a nationally syndicated American editorial cartoonist and editor of online comics publication [[The Nib]]. Formerly the comics journalism editor for [[Cartoon Movement]], he was a finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning|Pulitzer Prize]] in 2012 and 2020, and became the first alt-weekly cartoonist to win the [[Herblock Prize|Herblock Prize for Excellence in Cartooning]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2012 HERBLOCK PRIZE: Matt Bors becomes first alt-editorial cartoonist to win the $15K award|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/2012-herblock-prize-matt-bors-becomes-first-alt-editorial-cartoonist-to-win-the-15k-award/2012/03/12/gIQAoWu37R_blog.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> | | == Early Life and Education == |
| | Matt Bors was born in '''Canton, Ohio'''. He attended the '''Art Institute of Pittsburgh''', where he began drawing editorial cartoons for the student newspaper, marking the start of his career in political cartooning. |
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| ==Career== | | == Career == |
| Originally from [[Canton, Ohio]],<ref name="pokes fun">{{cite news|last=Vondersmith|first=Jason|title=Cartoonist pokes fun with pointed pen|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/11-features/466340-377514-portland-cartoonist-pokes-fun-with-pointed-pen|date=May 14, 2020|orig-year=online date May 12|accessdate=August 12, 2020|newspaper=[[Portland Tribune]]|page=B4}}</ref><ref name="comicsreporter">{{cite web|title=CR Holiday Interview #4 – Matt Bors|url=http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/interviews/30630/|publisher=Comics Reporter}}</ref> Bors attended the [[Art Institute of Pittsburgh]], where he first began drawing editorial cartoons for the student newspaper.<ref name="tcj">{{cite web|title=TCJ 300 Conversations: Ted Rall & Matt Bors|url=http://classic.tcj.com/tcj-300/tcj-300-conversations-ted-rall-matt-bors/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721183950/http://classic.tcj.com/tcj-300/tcj-300-conversations-ted-rall-matt-bors/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2013|publisher=[[The Comics Journal]]}}</ref> At 23, his work became syndicated by [[United Features|Universal Features]], making him the youngest syndicated cartoonist in the country at that time.<ref name="tcj"/> His work has since appeared in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''[[The Village Voice]]'', ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', and on [[Daily Kos]]. In 2012, US Congressman [[John Larson]] used one of Bors's cartoons during a house floor on the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]].<ref>{{cite news|title=US House on healthcare: Cartoon and bubble charts|work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18804969}}</ref>
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| His first graphic novel, ''War Is Boring'', a collaboration with journalist [[David Axe]], was published in 2010 by New American Library.<ref>{{cite web|title=War Is Boring|url=http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781101458853,00.html?War_is_Boring_David_Axe|publisher=[[G. P. Putnam's Sons|Penguin]]}}</ref>
| | === Early Career === |
| | At the age of '''23''', Bors became the youngest syndicated cartoonist in the United States when his work was picked up by '''Universal Features Syndicate'''. His cartoons, known for their progressive political stance and sharp satire, have appeared in publications including: |
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| In September 2013, Bors began working in a full-time capacity as a cartoonist, writer and comics editor of ''[[The Nib]]'' at ''[[Medium (website)|Medium]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Alan|title=Matt Bors takes full time job with Medium.com|url=http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2013/09/04/matt-bors-takes-full-time-job-with-medium-com/|accessdate=5 September 2013|newspaper=The Daily Cartoonist|date=4 September 2013}}</ref> In July 2015 Bors left Medium.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.businessinsider.com/comics-website-the-nib-leaves-medium-and-launches-a-45000-kickstarter-2015-7|title = Business Insider|date = July 16, 2015|last = Cale|first = Guthrie Weissman}}</ref> In February 2016 [[First Look Media]] announced that they had acquired ''The Nib'' and would be collaborating with Bors to relaunch the site.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://firstlook.media/news/2016/02/10/matt-bors-brings-the-nib-to-first-look-media.html|title = First Look Media|date = 10 February 2016}}</ref>
| | * ''Los Angeles Times'' |
| | * ''The Nation'' |
| | * ''The Village Voice'' |
| | * ''The Daily Beast'' |
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| Bors has lived in [[Portland, Oregon]], since 2008,<ref name="pokes fun"/> but in late July 2020 he announced that he would soon be moving to [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vondersmith|first=Jason|title=Bits & Pieces: Bors moving|date=July 29, 2020|newspaper=[[Portland Tribune]]|pages=B1, B3}}</ref> | | === ''The Nib'' and Comics Journalism === |
| | In '''2013''', Bors launched ''The Nib'', an online publication dedicated to editorial and political comics. Initially part of '''Medium''', the site moved to '''First Look Media''' in '''2016''', where Bors continued as the editor and lead contributor. The platform focuses on a range of political, social, and cultural issues through visual storytelling. |
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| ==Comics journalism== | | === Comics Journalism === |
| In addition to his editorial cartoons, Bors has also worked as both editor and journalist in the field of [[comics journalism]]. In December 2010, Bors joined the newly launched Cartoon Movement, an online platform for editorial cartoons and comics journalism from around the world, as Comics Journalism Editor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Afghan Life|url=http://mattbors.com/blog/2010/12/15/afghan-life-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129181615/http://mattbors.com/blog/2010/12/15/afghan-life-2/|archive-date=January 29, 2012|publisher=Bors Blog}}</ref> In 2010, Bors travelled to Afghanistan with Ted Rall, his first trip outside of the United States.<ref name="comicsreporter"/> He filed sketches and editorial cartoons while in Afghanistan which he later expanded to full-length comics published on Cartoon Movement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Afghanistan Update: RALL and BORS file from the streets of Taloqan|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2010/08/afghanistan_update_rall_and_bo.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514031759/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2010/08/afghanistan_update_rall_and_bo.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2011|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> | | In addition to editorial cartoons, Bors has been a pioneer in the field of '''comics journalism''', blending visual art with investigative reporting. He served as the '''comics journalism editor''' for the platform '''Cartoon Movement''' from '''2010 to 2013''', overseeing global contributions in the genre. |
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| In the summer of 2011 he traveled with Cartoon Movement to Haiti, to coordinate a comics project with Haitian cartoonists that would document the effects of the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|2010 earthquake]] one year after the catastrophe.<ref>{{cite news|title='HAITI'S SCAPEGOATS': Cartoon Movement's compelling video tells of LGBT abuse|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/haitis-scapegoats-cartoon-movements-compelling-video-tells-of-lgbt-abuse/2012/01/13/gIQALTwXwP_blog.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spotlight on Haiti|url=http://blog.cartoonmovement.com/2011/12/haiti-the-making-of.html|publisher=Cartoon Movement}}</ref> The first part of the 75-page comics project, entitled Tents beyond Tents, was published in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tents Beyond Tents|url=http://mattbors.com/blog/2012/01/12/tents-beyond-tents/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816001738/http://www.mattbors.com/blog/2012/01/12/tents-beyond-tents/|archive-date=August 16, 2013 |publisher=Bors Blog}}</ref> In 2012 Bors released "Haiti’s Scapegoats," an [[animated documentary| animated documentary short]] exploring the LGBT community in Haiti, produced in collaboration with Cartoon Movement and video journalist Caroline Dijckmeester-Bins.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haiti's Scapegoats|url=http://mattbors.com/blog/2012/01/12/haitis-scapegoats/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815223249/http://www.mattbors.com/blog/2012/01/12/haitis-scapegoats/|archive-date=August 15, 2013 |publisher=Bors Blog}}</ref>
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| In April 2021, Bors announced that he was retiring from editorial cartooning in order to focus more on his work in comics journalism.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bors|first=Matt|date=2021-04-06|title=I'm Quitting Political Cartooning|url=https://mattbors.medium.com/im-quitting-political-cartooning-65e587c2157a|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Medium|language=en}}</ref>
| | * '''Haiti's Scapegoats''' (2012): An animated documentary exploring the persecution of the LGBT community in Haiti, created in collaboration with journalist '''Caroline Dijckmeester-Bins'''. |
| | * '''Tents Beyond Tents''' (2012): A collaborative comics project documenting the aftermath of the '''2010 Haiti earthquake'''. |
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| ==Awards== | | === War Reporting and Graphic Novels === |
| *2020 – [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning]] (Finalist)<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners Editorial Cartooning, Finalist: Matt Bors of the Nib|url=https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/matt-bors-nib|publisher=[[Pulitzer Prize]]}}</ref>
| | Bors collaborated with journalist '''David Axe''' on the graphic novel ''War Is Boring'', published in '''2010''' by New American Library. The book explores modern conflict zones and the challenges of war reporting. |
| *2012 – [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning]] (Finalist)<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners Editorial Cartooning|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2012-Editorial-Cartooning|publisher=[[Pulitzer Prize]]}}</ref>
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| *2012 – [[Herblock Prize]] for Excellence in Editorial Cartooning<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Bors|url=http://www.herbblockfoundation.org/herblock-prize-winner/836|publisher=[[Herblock Prize]]}}</ref>
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| *2012 – [[Sigma Delta Chi]] Award for Editorial Cartooning (Circulation of 100,000+)<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award Honorees|url=http://www.spj.org/sdxa11.asp|publisher=[[Society of Professional Journalists]]}}</ref>
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| ==References== | | == Awards and Recognition == |
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| | Matt Bors has received multiple prestigious awards for his work, including: |
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| | * '''Pulitzer Prize Finalist''' for Editorial Cartooning (2012, 2020) |
| * [http://www.cartoonmovement.com/comic Comics Journalism at Cartoon Movement] | | * '''Herblock Prize for Excellence in Editorial Cartooning''' (2012) – First alt-weekly cartoonist to receive the award. |
| *[https://osucartoons.pastperfectonline.com/vocabulary?keyword=Bors%2C+Matt%2C+1983-&letter=B&searchtype=creator&showsearch=true Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database] | | * '''Sigma Delta Chi Award''' for Editorial Cartooning (2012, Circulation of 100,000+) |
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| | == Personal Life == |
| | | Bors resided in '''Portland, Oregon''' for many years before relocating to '''Ontario, Canada''' in '''2020'''. In '''April 2021''', he announced his retirement from editorial cartooning to focus more on '''comics journalism''' and managing ''The Nib''. |
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Early Life and Education
Matt Bors was born in Canton, Ohio. He attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, where he began drawing editorial cartoons for the student newspaper, marking the start of his career in political cartooning.
Career
Early Career
At the age of 23, Bors became the youngest syndicated cartoonist in the United States when his work was picked up by Universal Features Syndicate. His cartoons, known for their progressive political stance and sharp satire, have appeared in publications including:
- Los Angeles Times
- The Nation
- The Village Voice
- The Daily Beast
- Daily Kos
The Nib and Comics Journalism
In 2013, Bors launched The Nib, an online publication dedicated to editorial and political comics. Initially part of Medium, the site moved to First Look Media in 2016, where Bors continued as the editor and lead contributor. The platform focuses on a range of political, social, and cultural issues through visual storytelling.
Comics Journalism
In addition to editorial cartoons, Bors has been a pioneer in the field of comics journalism, blending visual art with investigative reporting. He served as the comics journalism editor for the platform Cartoon Movement from 2010 to 2013, overseeing global contributions in the genre.
Key projects include:
- Haiti's Scapegoats (2012): An animated documentary exploring the persecution of the LGBT community in Haiti, created in collaboration with journalist Caroline Dijckmeester-Bins.
- Tents Beyond Tents (2012): A collaborative comics project documenting the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
War Reporting and Graphic Novels
Bors collaborated with journalist David Axe on the graphic novel War Is Boring, published in 2010 by New American Library. The book explores modern conflict zones and the challenges of war reporting.
Awards and Recognition
Matt Bors has received multiple prestigious awards for his work, including:
- Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning (2012, 2020)
- Herblock Prize for Excellence in Editorial Cartooning (2012) – First alt-weekly cartoonist to receive the award.
- Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning (2012, Circulation of 100,000+)
Personal Life
Bors resided in Portland, Oregon for many years before relocating to Ontario, Canada in 2020. In April 2021, he announced his retirement from editorial cartooning to focus more on comics journalism and managing The Nib.
