Jason
Birth name	John Arne Sæterøy
Born	May 16, 1965 (age 41) Molde, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Notable works	Hey, Wait... Sshhhh! Meow, Baby! The Left Bank Gang
Awards	full list

Jason or John Arne Sæterøy (born May 16, 1965 in Molde) is a Norwegian cartoonist, known for his sparse drawing style and silent, anthropomorphic characters. He has been nominated for the Ignatz Award twice (2000: Outstanding Story and Outstanding Series, 2001: Outstanding Story and Outstanding Series), has received praise in Time Magazine, and has won the Harvey Award for best new talent in 2002. His comics have been published in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and USA. His American publisher is Fantagraphics. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... County Møre og Romsdal District Romsdal Municipality NO-1502 Administrative centre Molde Mayor (2005) Jan Petter Hammerø (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 254 363 km² 355 km² 0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... County Møre og Romsdal District Romsdal Municipality NO-1502 Administrative centre Molde Mayor (2005) Jan Petter Hammerø (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 254 363 km² 355 km² 0. ... Cartoonist Jack Elrod at work. ... WPA poster by Kenneth Whitley, 1939 The talking animal or speaking animal term, in general, refers to any form of animal which can talk or conduct speech. ... The Ignatz Awards, named after Ignatz Mouse from George Herrimans landmark comic strip Krazy Kat, are awarded each year at the Small Press Expo (SPX), to recognize outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. ... Fantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, underground comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, and graphic novels located in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. ...

Biography

Jason debuted in 1981 in the Norwegian comics magazine KonK and contributed with several short stories during its lifespan. In 1989, he was admitted to Norway's National Academy of the Arts, the most prestigious school of its kind in Norway, where he studied graphical design and illustration. He won the Norwegian Comics Association award in 1991 for the short work pervo (perv). 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1995, Jason published his first graphic novel, Lomma full av regn (Pocket Full of Rain). He was given the Sproing Award (the most prestigious comic book award in Norway) that year. In 1997, he started making Mjau Mjau, a semi-regular comic book featuring nothing but his own works. In 2001, he was once again awarded a Sproing, this time for Mjau Mjau 10. Since 2002, Jason has concentrated on making graphic novels. Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Jason's work is usually drawn in a minimalist, clean style, inspired by Hergé. His protagonists are usually antropomorphic animals and/or B-movie monsters. There is little or no talking, and very rarely any captions; unlike most comic books, the reader is forced to rely on the pictures to understand the comics. The net effect is that the comics become reminiscent of silent films and Ernest Hemingway's short stories, where an important part is what is left out. Georges Remi (May 22, 1907 – March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... WPA poster by Kenneth Whitley, 1939 The talking animal or speaking animal term, in general, refers to any form of animal which can talk or conduct speech. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... This article is about monsters as a kind of legendary creature. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. ...

Despite international acclaim, Jason has been given limited recognition outside of academic circles in his home country and comic book fandom, a fate he shares with most Norwegian cartoonists. He is currently most popular in France. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc. ...

Bibliography of English publications

• Hey, Wait... (2001, ISBN 1-56097-463-X)
• Sshhhh! (2002, ISBN 1-56097-497-4)
• The Iron Wagon (2003, ISBN 1-56097-541-5)
• Tell Me Something (2004, ISBN 1-56097-566-0)
• You Can't Get There From Here (2004, ISBN 1-56097-598-9)
• Why Are You Doing This? (2005, ISBN 1-56097-655-1)
• Meow, Baby! (2006, ISBN 1-56097-695-0)
• The Left Bank Gang (2006, ISBN 1-56097-742-6)
• The Living and the Dead (2007, ISBN 1-56097-794-9)

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Awards

• 1995: Sproing Award, for Lomma full av regn ^[1]
• 2000: Sproing Award, for Mjau Mjau 10: Si meg en ting
• 2002: Inkpot Award ^[2]
• 2002: Harvey Award Best New Talent, for Hey, Wait...^[3]

The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. ... The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. ...

References

External links

• Jason biograpy on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• Jason publications on Fantagraphics
• Preview of J'ai tue Adolf Hitler on BDgest (French)
• Time magazine review