David Z. Horvath (May 28, 1971)[1] is an American illustrator, comics artist, toy designer and author best known for creating the popular Uglydoll characters as well as the world they inhabit, The Uglyverse, with his wife, Sun-Min Kim. The toy line began in 2001 with a single plush toy called Wage, hand sewn by his sweetheart and creative partner, Sun-Min Kim for David as a gift, and grew into the brand.
Kim and Horvath were later married. Today they live in Los Angeles and have two kids: a daughter and a son.[2]
Along with a plush Uglydoll line, he is also the author and illustrator of 12 Uglydoll books, including the four "Ugly Guides" and a series of comic books, and the Bossy Bear series of children’s books. His books have been reprinted in Korean, Japanese, and Spanish.
Education
Horvath attended Parsons: The New School For Design.
David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are the creators of multiple characters and toy lines including:
Uglydolls
Bossy Bear, Bissy Bear, and Turtle
Crocadoca
Noupa
Littlebony
Choco and Minty
Roller the Reindeer
Dunnys with Kidrobot
Kaiju including:
Mothman
Flatwoods
Chupacabra
Uma
Wage
Ice-Bat
Super Puncher
Power Mister
Pounda and Chu Chu
My Friend Dave
Noupa is a heroic garbage man who organizes a small underground movement against the evils of Super 7.5 robots in a struggle of nature VS commerce. The Noupa world includes 21 characters. In the early 2000s, Flying Cat produced these 21 characters as vinyl figures which were distributed by Critterbox. Five of the figures were limited releases exclusive to toy shows. Collectors refer to the entire series of characters as "Noupa."
The couple also has the intellectual property of Spider Boom,[3] although the latter is a solo project by Kim.[4][5]
in March 2022, A children’s 2D-animated series titled “Bossy Bear” was announced for Nickelodeon. Aimed at preschoolers, the series premiered on March 6, 2023 with an initial 30 episode order.[7]
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