Tim Broderick

Born and raised in a suburb bordering Chicago, Tim Broderick attended high school in the city, then earned a journalism degree from Eastern Illinois University, graduating in 1984 with numerous awards for cartooning. Tim began work as a newspaper artist, but he was drawn to an emerging form embodied by Art Speigleman's "Maus" and Fantagraphics' "Love & Rockets" during comics' "black and white explosion" of the mid-eighties. When the movement died out, Tim put aside the story he had been...See more

Born and raised in a suburb bordering Chicago, Tim Broderick attended high school in the city, then earned a journalism degree from Eastern Illinois University, graduating in 1984 with numerous awards for cartooning. Tim began work as a newspaper artist, but he was drawn to an emerging form embodied by Art Speigleman's "Maus" and Fantagraphics' "Love & Rockets" during comics' "black and white explosion" of the mid-eighties. When the movement died out, Tim put aside the story he had been developing: "Riot 57," featuring an early version of his character David Diangelo. A flood in the '90s destroyed all his artwork, including "Riot 57." He had nothing to show to his children. That led Tim to develop a series for the web. "Lost Child" debuted in 2000 and quickly gained a loyal following and critical attention. Today, Tim has completed three graphic novels and is working on his fourth, "Children of the Revolution." See less