| Scott Shaw | |
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 Shaw at the 2014San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Scott Garlin Shaw (1951-09-04)September 4, 1951 (age 74) |
| Area | Writer,Penciller |
| Awards | Inkpot Award, 1980 |
Scott Shaw (born September 4, 1951) is an American cartoonist, animator, and historian of comics.[1] Among Shaw'scomic-book work isHanna-Barbera'sThe Flintstones (forMarvel Comics andHarvey Comics),Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew[2] (forDC Comics), andSimpsons Comics (forBongo Comics). He was also the first artist forArchie Comics'Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series.
Shaw began selling his artwork while still in his teens after choosing a career as a cartoonist. Throughout the 1970s, he contributed numerous stories to variousunderground comix. He also found work as an inker and then as a writer and penciller for a line of Hanna-Barbera comics which were originally published by Marvel Comics. Eventually, in 1978, he was hired to the Hanna-Barbera staff and became layout supervisor and character designer onNBC'sThe New Fred and Barney Show (starring the Flintstones)Saturday morning cartoon series. Shaw's first published work appeared in the underground comic bookGory Stories Quarterly.[3]
He andRoy Thomas co-createdCaptain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! which first appeared in aspecial insert inThe New Teen Titans #16 (Feb. 1982),[4] followed by a series published from 1982 to 1983.
Shaw both wrote and drew forArchie Comics'Sonic the Hedgehog early on in the series' run. Most recently, he has become involved in the long-running litigation betweenKen Penders and the publishers over copyright and character ownership.[5]
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Shaw's work in TV animation includes producing and directingThe Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley forHanna-Barbera, starring Martin Short, andCamp Candy forDiC, starringJohn Candy. He was also awarded fourEmmy Awards for his work as a story director/storyboard artist onCBS'Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (Marvel Productions). Shaw has also worked on dozens of other cartoon series, includingKrypto the Superdog,Johnny Test,What's New, Scooby-Doo?,[6]Duck Dodgers,American Dragon: Jake Long,Fantastic Four,Richie Rich,Popeye and Son,The Smurfs,The Snorks,Garfield and Friends andThe Bungle Brothers segments ofTex Avery'sThe Kwicky Koala Show and many others. Shaw also worked onDisney's direct-to-DVDMickey's Twice Upon a Christmas andMulan 2.
For nearly 10 years, Shaw was the Senior Art Director ofOgilvy & Mather inLos Angeles, where he co-wrote, co-directed, storyboarded and designed hundreds of animated TV commercials forPostFruity andCocoa Pebbles cereal.[7] He also wrote and drew many print ads for the product, and has designed and illustrated many of the cereal's packages.[citation needed]
Shaw has also designed lines of action figures ofHanna-Barbera andSimpsons characters forMcFarlane Toys.[8]
He co-foundedSan Diego Comic-Con in 1970 alongsideShel Dorf,Richard Alf,Ken Krueger,Mike Towry, Barry Alfonso, Bob Sourk andGreg Bear.[9][10][11][12]
In June 1977, Shaw was a charter member ofCAPS – The Comic Art Professional Society[13] and has served as past president of the organization.[14]
For 10 years, Shaw wrote a column on theComic Book Resources website titled "Oddball Comics", where he selected comic and magazine issues noted for their strangeness and provided facts and commentary on them. It served as the basis for a digital slide show he has presented at comics conventions.[15][16]
Shaw was the initial artist photographed in his studio forThe Artist Within: Portraits of Cartoonists, Comic Book Artists, Animators and Others by photographerGreg Preston, published byDark Horse Books in 2007. Shaw is credited by Preston with suggesting the idea for the project.[17]
Shaw was a recipient of theInkpot Award in 1980 fromSan Diego Comic-Con.[18]
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