Milton Knight

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Milton Knight
NationalityAmerican
Area(s) Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Lou Hepton
Notable works
Hugo
Mighty Mouse
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
http://www.miltonknight.net

Milton Knight Jr. (May 12, 1962) is an American cartoonist, animator, comic book artist, writer, painter, and storyboard/layout artist. He directed animation for a variety of cartoon series, including Cool World , Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog , and The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat . He is known for his Golden Age (1930s) cartooning style.[ citation needed ]

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Gary Groth described Knight as "clearly a maladjusted oddball, but it was precisely because of this [Groth] liked him." [1]

Biography

Early life

On May 12, 1962, Milton Knight Jr." [1] was born in Mineola, New York. At age two, Knight began to draw, [2] paint, and create comic books and animation. Knight collected Chinese watercolors, poster art, Charlie Brown comics, and Terrytoons, all of which inspired his own works. [3] When visiting New York museums and galleries as a child, Knight was captivated by pop artists' combination of comic strips and fine art. [3]

Regardless of his medium, Knight's interest in art creation is "not in recapturing or approximating reality, but in creating new forms and abstractions and giving them their own unique life." [3]

Illustrator

From 1979 on, he illustrated for national magazines and newspapers: The Village Voice, Family Weekly, Nickelodeon Magazine, The Electric Company Magazine, National Lampoon, High Times, Heavy Metal, and others. [3]

He has designed comic books, record covers, posters, candy, and T-shirts. [3]

Comics

Circa 1982, Mike Harris, who was familiar with Milton Knight's comic Hugo, connected Knight with Kim Thompson and Gary Groth of graphic novel publisher Fantagraphics. In 1982, they published Hugo, Knight's one-shot billed as "fairy tales for adults." Thompson described it as a "pretty dark, bleak, and frankly misogynistic view of life...poured [into] a funny-animal comic...quite fascinating." [1] Fantagraphics brought the title back as a three-issue series in 1984–85, and later collected it as a trade paperback.

Knight also wrote and drew the ten-issue Marvel Comics series Mighty Mouse , a spin-off of the Ralph Bakshi project The New Adventures .[ when? ]

Animation

Knight moved to California in 1991, [2] [3] where he became an animator for TV cartoons, specifically by breaking in as a director on The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat . He developed the art, character, props, background, storyboard, and color designs of animated cartoons for Disney TV, MGM TV, Saban, Rhythm & Hues, Warner Bros. Animation, HBO, and others; notable titles included Ralph Bakshi's Cool World , Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog , and The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat .

Knight teaches art at The Colonnade Art Gallery and Studio in Pasadena, California. [2] He is an animation archive volunteer for the International Animated Film Association.

In 2021, CBR announced that Knight would provide commentary for the Blu-Ray release of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog , which provided all 65 episodes. [4] The compilation was released in February 2022 featuring Knight's commentary. [5]

Hate crime incident

On February 25, 2019, Knight reported on his Facebook account that he had been a victim of a hate crime on the same day. He recounted that a man provoked Knight with racial slurs and then repeatedly punched him in the head when Knight confronted him, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization to both parties. Knight stated that he had pressed charges against his assailant for assault and battery and the assailant was jailed for the incident. [6] [7]

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  2. 1 2 3 "About the Artists & Writers," African-American Classics, Graphic Classics vol. 22 (Eureka Productions, 2011).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Milton Knight". PM Press. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. ↑ Nolan, Liam (2021-12-14). "Classic Sonic the Hedgehog Cartoon Gets Blu-Ray Release Loaded with Extras". CBR. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. ↑ Long, Lacy (2021-12-17). "'The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog' Is Coming to Blu-ray". Collider. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  6. ↑ Morrissy, Kim (February 28, 2019). "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Animator Milton Knight Alleged Victim of Hate Crime". Anime News Network . Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (March 3, 2019). "Animation Artist Milton Knight Victim of Hate Crime Assault". Animation Magazine .
  8. ↑ The "Popeye - Barbecue for Two: Reanimate Collab" got their 50 artists and can officially start production in November. Goal is April/May 2022 as a release month.
  9. ↑ I am in on a "jam" reanimating the first, and notorious Popeye TV pilot, BARBECUE FOR TWO. (The sailor swipes petunias; will run faster on screen.)
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