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Ngozi Ukazu is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist. In 2013, she created the webcomic Check, Please!, which later became a New York Times-bestselling graphic novel.
Early life
Ngozi Ukazu grew up in Houston, Texas.[1][2] She attended Bellaire High School, where she contributed to the school’s newspaper, The Three Penny Press, as the comics editor. She is the daughter of Nigerian parents.[2] She studied computer science, obtaining a degree in Computing and The Arts from Yale University in 2013[3] and earned a masters degree in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2015.[4]
Career
Ukazu launched Check, Please! as a webcomic in 2013 after writing a screenplay about Eric "Bitty" Bittle, a gay college freshman and champion figure skater who joins a hockey team.[5][6]
Ukazu created a Kickstarter campaign in 2015 to print the first volume of the comic; the campaign resulted in the highest-funded comics project in Kickstarter's history.[7] In 2018, the first installment, Check, Please!: #Hockey, was published by First Second Books.[1] The sequel, Check, Please!: Sticks & Scones, was a New York Times bestseller in May 2020.[8]
For DC Comics she created the graphic novel Barda in 2024, both writing and illustrating.[9]
Publications
- 2018: Check, Please!: #Hockey
- 2020: Check, Please!: Sticks & Scones
Awards and honors
- 2019 Ignatz Award - Winner, Outstanding Comic[10]
- 2019 Harvey Award - Winner, Digital Book of the Year[11]
- 2019 YALSA - Finalist | William C. Morris Award
- 2018 The Boston Globe - Best YA of 2018[12]
- 2018 Kirkus Reviews - Best Young Adult Books of 2018 That Explore Family and Self[13]
- 2018 New York Public Library’s Best Books - Top Ten Books For Teens[14]
- 2018 Best of Austin - Arts & Entertainment Critics Pick[15]
- 2018 Harvey Awards - Nominee, Digital Book of the Year[16]
- 2017 National Cartoonists Society - Winner, Best Online Comic: Long Form[17]
- 2017 NPR - 100 Favorite Comics And Graphic Novels[18]
References
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