Wizzywig

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Wizzywig
Publication information
Publisher Self-published
Top Shelf Productions
Genre Alternative comics
Publication date2008–2011
No. of issues4
Main character(s)Kevin "Boingthump" Phenicle
Creative team
Created by Ed Piskor
Collected editions
Wizzywig ISBN   9781603090971

Wizzywig is an American comic book series written and drawn by Ed Piskor. [1] [2] It deals with Kevin "Boingthump" Phenicle, a young prodigy who becomes fascinated with social engineering, phone phreaking, and eventually computer hacking. [2] [3] As the series progresses, Kevin grows, as well as his trials and tribulations with hacking. His endeavors make him legendary; his abilities are feared and also revered by many.

Contents

The main character from the series, Kevin, is a composite of many well-known phreaks and hackers such as Kevin Mitnick, Kevin Poulsen, Joybubbles, and many others. [4]

Publication history

Piskor started the project with a minicomic called The WYSIWYG Technical Pamphlet. [3] He self-published Wizzywig in four volumes from 2008 to 2011. Top Shelf Productions published the complete 400-page [3] graphic novel in 2012. [5]

Reception

The Top Shelf collection was one of five graphic novels named to Publishers Weekly 's Best of 2012 list. [6] It was also named one of CBR 's Best of 2012, [7] and to the The A.V. Club 's Best of 2012 [8] and Barnes & Noble's Best of 2012 lists. [9]

The book earned Piskor and designer Chris Ross a 2013 Eisner Award nomination for Best Publication Design. [10]

Wizzywig was translated into French by Dargaud, [11] and into German (as Wizzywig — Das Porträt eines notorischen Hackers) by Egmont Ehapa. [12]

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References

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  4. ↑ Heater, Brian (Jan 1, 2008). "WIZZYWIG Volume 1: Phreak by Ed Piskor". The Daily Cross Hatch. Archived from the original on Mar 9, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Acclaimed hacker comic WIZZYWIG comes to Top Shelf!". Top Shelf Productions. March 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "WIZZYWIG hits Publishers Weekly's Best of 2012 list!". Top Shelf Productions. November 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "CBR'S TOP 100 COMICS OF 2012, #49 - 25". CBR. December 28, 2012. Archived from the original on Mar 4, 2013.
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  10. ↑ "CLEVELAND and WIZZYWIG nominated for Eisner Awards!". Top Shelf Productions . April 16, 2013.
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