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'''The Perry Bible Fellowship''' (or 'PBF') is a newspaper comic strip and webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. It originated in the Syracuse University newspaper ''The Daily Orange''. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or fantasy with extremely morbid, absurdist humour. Common themes include religion, sexuality, war, science fiction, suicide, irony, violence, and death.
Despite the potentially offensive content in many strips, the comic rarely receives complaints, nor does its author receive hate-mail. Nicholas Gurewitch attributes this to people who dislike the comic not wishing to share their feelings with him.[1] The content has been compared to Gary Larson's Far Side because of ''PBF's sometimes demented humor.[2]
The art in ''PBF'' varies constantly. While some comics feature simplistic human figures with little more than a mouth and eyes for a face, other strips are extensively-colored and meticulously-detailed. Sometimes, the artistic style changes within the strip itself. A recurring feature of the strip are simplistically-drawn human figures exhibiting little detail or realism, and heads reminiscent of smiley faces. In a strip parodying ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', the comic's artwork resembled that of Quentin Blake,[3] while two other strips have been take-offs on the macabre crosshatch style of Edward Gorey.[4] Another strip was created using pixel art,[5] based on the NES video game Punch-Out!![6].
Gurewitch has received multiple major awards for ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'', such as the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Online Comic in 2005[7] and 2006.[8] ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' has also won the Web Cartoonist's Choice Award for outstanding comic in 2006 and 2007. In total, ''PBF'' has received eight Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards in various categories.[9] Most recently, Gurewitch won the 2007 Harvey Award for "Best Online Comics Work."
''PBF ''is updated, irregularly, on Wednesdays (earlier on Sundays to correspond with its "Biblical" title). Gurewitch has said that the comic is updated as infrequently as it is because of the labor that the art entails.[10] According to the official website, it appears in 21 newspapers, five magazines and five school papers. These include the Baltimore City Paper '' Philadelphia City Paper, New York Press'', ''The Chicago Reader'', the ''Metro Times'', ''The Guardian'' and ''The Portland Mercury''. ''PBF'' also appears in ''Maxim'' and ''ION Magazine''.[11] It appeared sporadically in ''The South End'' in 2005.
On August 1, 2006, after several months on a temporary site managed by Cheston Gasik, the comic moved to its permanent Internet home at ''pbfcomics.com''.
The comic received its title, taken from the name of a church in Maine, in its Daily Orange incarnation.[12]
Nicholas Gurewitch was born March 9, 1982, in New York, and is currently based in Rochester, New York. He attended Syracuse University, where he studied film and where his comic strip was first published in ''The Daily Orange''. Besides ''PBF'', he worked on developing a program called ''Daisy Garden Story Time'' with Comedy Central, though the program was not produced.[13]
''Perry Bible Fellowship'' comics and an interview with Gurewitch were included in Ted Rall's '' in July 2006.
In response to questions as to why he has shortened his online archive, Gurewitch has hinted that there will be a ''Perry Bible Fellowship'' book to come out soon, to be released by Dark Horse Comics[14]. According to TFAW.com, where the book can be pre-ordered, it is due to come out Sept. 26, 2007, while on Amazon.com the release date for ''The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories'' is October 3, 2007.
1. Tim Dowling. "Welcome to the Fellowship". ''The Guardian'', September 30, 2005.
2. "Associated Content's exclusive interview with Gurewitch" ''Associated Content'', March 3, 2007.
3. http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF074AD-The_Golden_Ticket.jpg#143
4. The Throbblefoot Aquarium
Les Douleurs de la Mort
5. Luke McKenzie. ""Webcomics!". "A Modest Proposal", December 2006.
6. http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF088AD-Punch_Bout.gif#157
7. 2005 Ignatz Award Results
8. 2006 Ignatz Award Results
9. Web Cartoonist Choice Awards
10. "Associated Content's exclusive interview with Gurewitch" ''Associated Content'', March 3, 2007.
11. "Q&A with Nicholas Gurewitch" ''The Daily Orange'', January 19, 2007.
12. " Interview: Nicholas Gurewitch Pt. 1 (of 2)" ''Daily Crosshatch'', February 27, 2007.
13. Heater, Brian; “Interview: Nicholas Gurewitch Pt. 1 (of 2)”, ''Daily Crosshatch'', February 27, 2007.
14. PBF FAQ page
★ Official site
★ Cue & Ehh? at ''Shuffle'', April 3, 2006
★ Unpublished artwork September 4, 2007
★ Official bio
★ Interview in BrooWaha
★ The Flux interview
★ Guardian interview
★ Interview by Brian M. Palmer
★ Stripel Magazine Interview
★ Interview in York Vision
★ Nicholas Gurewitch on Studentfilms.com
'''The Perry Bible Fellowship''' (or 'PBF') is a newspaper comic strip and webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. It originated in the Syracuse University newspaper ''The Daily Orange''. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or fantasy with extremely morbid, absurdist humour. Common themes include religion, sexuality, war, science fiction, suicide, irony, violence, and death.
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| Art |
| Awards |
| Publishing |
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| Author, Nicholas Gurewitch |
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Comic
Content
Despite the potentially offensive content in many strips, the comic rarely receives complaints, nor does its author receive hate-mail. Nicholas Gurewitch attributes this to people who dislike the comic not wishing to share their feelings with him.[1] The content has been compared to Gary Larson's Far Side because of ''PBF's sometimes demented humor.[2]
Art
The art in ''PBF'' varies constantly. While some comics feature simplistic human figures with little more than a mouth and eyes for a face, other strips are extensively-colored and meticulously-detailed. Sometimes, the artistic style changes within the strip itself. A recurring feature of the strip are simplistically-drawn human figures exhibiting little detail or realism, and heads reminiscent of smiley faces. In a strip parodying ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', the comic's artwork resembled that of Quentin Blake,[3] while two other strips have been take-offs on the macabre crosshatch style of Edward Gorey.[4] Another strip was created using pixel art,[5] based on the NES video game Punch-Out!![6].
Awards
Gurewitch has received multiple major awards for ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'', such as the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Online Comic in 2005[7] and 2006.[8] ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' has also won the Web Cartoonist's Choice Award for outstanding comic in 2006 and 2007. In total, ''PBF'' has received eight Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards in various categories.[9] Most recently, Gurewitch won the 2007 Harvey Award for "Best Online Comics Work."
Publishing
''PBF ''is updated, irregularly, on Wednesdays (earlier on Sundays to correspond with its "Biblical" title). Gurewitch has said that the comic is updated as infrequently as it is because of the labor that the art entails.[10] According to the official website, it appears in 21 newspapers, five magazines and five school papers. These include the Baltimore City Paper '' Philadelphia City Paper, New York Press'', ''The Chicago Reader'', the ''Metro Times'', ''The Guardian'' and ''The Portland Mercury''. ''PBF'' also appears in ''Maxim'' and ''ION Magazine''.[11] It appeared sporadically in ''The South End'' in 2005.
On August 1, 2006, after several months on a temporary site managed by Cheston Gasik, the comic moved to its permanent Internet home at ''pbfcomics.com''.
Title
The comic received its title, taken from the name of a church in Maine, in its Daily Orange incarnation.[12]
Author, Nicholas Gurewitch
Nicholas Gurewitch was born March 9, 1982, in New York, and is currently based in Rochester, New York. He attended Syracuse University, where he studied film and where his comic strip was first published in ''The Daily Orange''. Besides ''PBF'', he worked on developing a program called ''Daisy Garden Story Time'' with Comedy Central, though the program was not produced.[13]
Books
''Perry Bible Fellowship'' comics and an interview with Gurewitch were included in Ted Rall's '' in July 2006.
In response to questions as to why he has shortened his online archive, Gurewitch has hinted that there will be a ''Perry Bible Fellowship'' book to come out soon, to be released by Dark Horse Comics[14]. According to TFAW.com, where the book can be pre-ordered, it is due to come out Sept. 26, 2007, while on Amazon.com the release date for ''The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories'' is October 3, 2007.
References
1. Tim Dowling. "Welcome to the Fellowship". ''The Guardian'', September 30, 2005.
2. "Associated Content's exclusive interview with Gurewitch" ''Associated Content'', March 3, 2007.
3. http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF074AD-The_Golden_Ticket.jpg#143
4. The Throbblefoot Aquarium
Les Douleurs de la Mort
5. Luke McKenzie. ""Webcomics!". "A Modest Proposal", December 2006.
6. http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF088AD-Punch_Bout.gif#157
7. 2005 Ignatz Award Results
8. 2006 Ignatz Award Results
9. Web Cartoonist Choice Awards
10. "Associated Content's exclusive interview with Gurewitch" ''Associated Content'', March 3, 2007.
11. "Q&A with Nicholas Gurewitch" ''The Daily Orange'', January 19, 2007.
12. " Interview: Nicholas Gurewitch Pt. 1 (of 2)" ''Daily Crosshatch'', February 27, 2007.
13. Heater, Brian; “Interview: Nicholas Gurewitch Pt. 1 (of 2)”, ''Daily Crosshatch'', February 27, 2007.
14. PBF FAQ page
External links
★ Official site
★ Cue & Ehh? at ''Shuffle'', April 3, 2006
★ Unpublished artwork September 4, 2007
Nicholas Gurewitch
★ Official bio
★ Interview in BrooWaha
★ The Flux interview
★ Guardian interview
★ Interview by Brian M. Palmer
★ Stripel Magazine Interview
★ Interview in York Vision
★ Nicholas Gurewitch on Studentfilms.com
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