Zoom Rockman

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Zoom Rockman
Born2000
NationalityBritish
Pseudonym(s)Zoom
Notable works
Skanky Pigeon (character)
https://www.zoomrockman.com/

Zoom Rockman (born 2000), is a British cartoonist from England, whose comic strip Skanky Pigeon first appeared in The Beano when he was 12 years old. [1] He is the youngest artist in the comic's history. [2] Rockman was a cartoonist with the satirical and current affairs magazine Private Eye from 2017 until his resignation in 2023. [3]

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Early life and education

Rockman, who comes from an artistic family, [4] was educated at the Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) in New Barnet, London. He studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins, London. [5]

Awards

Rockman was presented with the Achievement in Media award at the 2012 Spirit of London Awards. [6]

In 2013, he was named to the Evening Standard's "hottest 25 under-25s in the capital" list. [7]

In 2023, Rockman won, for the Best Pocket Cartoon, the Mel Calman Award at the Ellwood Atfield cartoonists of the year ceremony. [8]

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References

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