| Scott Kurtz | |
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 Kurtz at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in 2011 | |
| Born | Scott R. Kurtz (1971-03-15)March 15, 1971 (age 54) Watsonville, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer,Penciller, Artist,Inker, Editor, Publisher |
Notable works | PvP |
Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971)[1] is an Americanwebcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-stripPvP, Kurtz is among the firstprofessional webcomic creators.
Kurtz was born to aCatholic household inWatsonville, California. He attended theUniversity of North Texas where he created and published a daily comic stripCaptain Amazing in theNorth Texas Daily, the student newspaper. It ran for four semesters. His first work on the internet were comics related to the MMORPG game Ultima Online called "Samwise" and later "Tales by Tavernlight." Scott also produced a comic about his life as a newlywed called "Wedlock" for the early subscription comics site Modern Tales. Kurtz also co-wrote the comicTruth, Justin and the American way withAaron Williams.
He launchedPvP May 4, 1998, for a gaming website (MPOG.COM). In June 1999, Kurtz retooled the strip and re-launched it. In March 2000, he launched a print version as abi-monthly for Dork Storm Press.[2] After publishing the print version ofPvP for eight years throughImage Comics, he began self-publishing, citing a natural readership decline of the print version and an increase of the online version. His self-publishing company, Toonhound Studios LLC, is a Texas entity with operations inSeattle.
Kurtz created a spin-off webcomic ofPvP in 2013, entitledTable Titans. He also co-wroteThe Trenches withJerry Holkins andMike Krahulik.[3]The Trenches was a comic about working in thevideo game industry which ran from 2011 to 2016. His webcomics career began to slow down in 2018 when his father suffered disabling strokes and he became a caregiver, although he channelled some of his feelings and experiences into the short webcomic 'Mort'.[4]PVP went on hiatus in February 2022. In March 2024 he published the first volume of a graphic novel series set in the world ofTable Titans with Penguin Random House.[5]
Kurtz played the character Dwarven Fighter Binwin Bronzebottom inAcquisitions Incorporated, aDungeons & Dragons-relatedpodcast and live show.[6] In 2013, Kurtz collaborated withKris Straub to write and produce an animated series forShiftyLook based on the video gameMappy, titledMappy: The Beat, with Kurtz also voicing several characters.[7]
Kurtz lived inLittle Elm, Texas until his move to Seattle in 2010, where he worked from thePenny Arcade offices for over a year. He now works from home.[8]
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