{{Short description|Canadian cartoonist (born 1979)}} {{Infobox comics creator | image = Bryan Lee OMalley 2019 (cropped).jpg | caption = O'Malley in 2019 | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1979|2|21}} | birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada<ref name=nationalpost /> | cartoonist = true | write = true | art = true | notable works = ''Scott Pilgrim'', ''Seconds'' | awards = Eisner Award<br />Doug Wright Award<br />Joe Shuster Award | website = {{URL|http://www.radiomaru.com}} | spouse = {{marriage|Hope Larson|2004|2014|end=divorce}} }} '''Bryan Lee O'Malley''' (born February 21, 1979)<ref name=nationalpost /> is a Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias '''Kupek'''.
==Career== thumb|left|O'Malley at ComicCon in 2010 Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in London, Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.canoe.com/brandnewblog/entertainment/hail-to-sta-grad-scott-pilgrims-bryan-lee-omalley/|title=Hail to STA grad: Scott Pilgrim's Bryan Lee O'Malley|last=james-reaney|access-date=2016-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916101656/http://blogs.canoe.com/brandnewblog/entertainment/hail-to-sta-grad-scott-pilgrims-bryan-lee-omalley/|archive-date=2016-09-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> He went on to start in Film Studies at the University of Western Ontario, but dropped out before completing.<ref name=nationalpost>{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/afterword/bryan-lee-omalleys-finest-hour |title=National Post bio of O'Malley |publisher=Arts.nationalpost.com |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120307203348/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/07/20/bryan-lee-omalleys-finest-hour/ |archive-date=2012-03-07 }}</ref>
Prior to having his own material published, O'Malley illustrated the Oni Press miniseries ''Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero'', written by Jen Van Meter. He also lettered many Oni comics, including the majority of Chynna Clugston's output between 2002 and 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hopeless Savages – Queer Comics Database|url=https://queercomicsdatabase.com/series/hopeless-savages/|access-date=2021-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
His first original graphic novel was ''Lost at Sea'', released by Oni Press in 2003. ''Lost at Sea'' is a coming-of-age story about a shy 18-year-old girl named Raleigh, who believes her soul was stolen by a cat, and the road trip she takes across the United States with several teens from her school that she barely knows.
From 2004 to 2010, O'Malley worked on the six-volume ''Scott Pilgrim'' series, published by Oni Press in digest size black and white books. The series was a critical and commercial success, spawning a full-color re-release, a 2010 film adaptation, ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'',<ref name="ew">{{cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/07/02/scott-pilgrim-trailer-german/|title=Entertainment Weekly article about the film's release|last=Franich|first=Darren|date=2010-07-02|publisher=Popwatch.ew.com|access-date=2012-03-20}}</ref> a video game adaptation, a number of official soundtracks and an anime adaptation in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.polygon.com/23663051/scott-pilgrim-anime-cast-netflix-release-date|title= Scott Pilgrim anime will bring back the movie's entire cast |date= Mar 30, 2023 |website= Polygon |last=McWhertor |first= Michael |access-date= March 31, 2024}}</ref>
O'Malley created the cover art work for the 2012 video game ''Fez''. In July 2014, his graphic novel ''Seconds'' was released by Ballantine Books. In mid 2016, O'Malley revealed the title of his next major graphic novel ''Worst World'', which currently has no release date. He is also the co-creator of the ongoing comic book ''Snotgirl'' with Leslie Hung. He is officially billed as its writer.
==Personal life== O'Malley is of Korean descent from his mother's side and of Irish and French-Canadian from his father's side.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gordonmcalpin.com/writing/interview-bryanomalley.html | title=An Interview with Bryan Lee O'Malley | last=McAlpin | first=Gordon | date=May 24, 2006 | access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711112903/http://www.gordonmcalpin.com/writing/interview-bryanomalley.html|archive-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/why-scott-pilgrim-creator-bryan-lee-o-malley-s-future-n608821|title=Why 'Scott Pilgrim' Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley's Future Protagonists Will Be Mixed Race|website=NBC News|date=14 July 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://radiomaru.tumblr.com/post/53857149606/q-this-isnt-meant-to-be-an-insult-or-a-rant-or|title=RADIOMARU.COM|website=RADIOMARU.COM|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> In 2004, O'Malley married fellow cartoonist Hope Larson. They lived together in Toronto in 2004, Halifax in 2005, North Carolina from 2008 to 2010, and Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/interviews/6525/|title=The Comics Reporter|website=www.comicsreporter.com|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> They divorced in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/scott-pilgrim-grows-up/ |title=Scott Pilgrim grows up |date=July 18, 2014 |first=Adrian |last=Lee |access-date=August 28, 2014 }}</ref>
==Awards== *2005 Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent<ref name=wright2005>[http://www.wrightawards.ca/archive/2005_nominees.html 2005 Doug Wright Awards Nominees] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724041713/http://www.wrightawards.ca/archive/2005_nominees.html |date=July 24, 2009 }}</ref> *2005 Harvey Award nominations for Best New Talent, Best Cartoonist, and Best Graphic Album of Original Work<ref name=harvey>{{cite web |url=http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_2005nom.html |title=2005 Harvey Award Nominees |publisher=Harveyawards.org |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227173233/http://www.harveyawards.org/awards_2005nom.html |archive-date=2012-02-27 }}</ref> *2005 Eagle Awards nomination for Favourite Comics Writer/Artist; ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' nominated for Favourite Graphic Novel<ref name=eagle2005>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/results.asp|title=The Eagle Awards - Results|date=February 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205020733/http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/results.asp |archive-date=2007-02-05 }}</ref> *2005 Joe Shuster Award nomination for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/about/2005-nominees-and-winner/ |title=2005 Joe Shuster Award Winners |date=30 December 2008 |publisher=Joeshusterawards.com |access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref> *2006 Eisner Award nomination for Best Writer/Artist: Humor<ref name=Eisner2006>{{cite web|url=http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners06nom.shtml |title=2006 Eisner Award Nominees |publisher=Comic-con.org |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614205557/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners06nom.shtml#nomlist |archive-date=2006-06-14 }}</ref> *2006 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)<ref name=shuster>{{cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/about/2006-nominees-and-winner/ |title=2006 Joe Shuster Award Winners |publisher=Joeshusterawards.com |date=2009-09-30 |access-date=2012-03-20}}</ref> *2006 ''Scott Pilgrim Volume 2'' nominated for Doug Wright Award for Best Book<ref name=wright2006>[http://www.wrightawards.ca/archive/2006_nominees.html 2006 Doug Wright Awards Nominees] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724041511/http://www.wrightawards.ca/archive/2006_nominees.html |date=July 24, 2009 }}</ref> *2007 Harvey Award nomination for Best Cartoonist<ref name=harvey07>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2007-harvey-awards/ |title=2007 Harvey Award Nominees |publisher=Harveyawards.org |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108100916/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2007-harvey-awards/ |archive-date=2013-11-08 }}</ref> *2007 Harvey Award nomination for Best Original Graphic Novel<ref name=harvey07 /> *2007 Joe Shuster Award nomination for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/about/2007-nominees-and-winner/ |title=2007 Joe Shuster Award Winners |date=30 December 2008 |publisher=Joeshusterawards.com |access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref> * 2007 National Cartoonists Society Division Awards nomination for Comic Books Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuben.org/ncs/news2.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629073545/http://www.reuben.org/ncs/news2.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2008|title=NCS News|date=29 June 2008|access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> * 2008 ''Scott Pilgrim Volume 3'' nominated for Doug Wright Award for Best Book<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dougwrightawards.com/past-winners/|title=Past Winners - Doug Wright Awards|website=www.dougwrightawards.com|access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> * 2008 Harvey Award nomination for Best Cartoonist<ref name=harvey08>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2008-harvey-awards/ |title=2008 Harvey Award Nominees |publisher=Harveyawards.org |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108095730/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2008-harvey-awards/ |archive-date=2013-11-08 }}</ref> * 2008 Harvey Award nomination for Special Award for Humor in Comics<ref name=harvey08 /> *2008 Joe Shuster Award nomination for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/about/2008-nominees-and-winner/ |title=2008 Joe Shuster Award Winners |date=30 December 2008 |publisher=Joeshusterawards.com |access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref> *2010 ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe'' Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_10win.php#winners |title=2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winners |publisher=Comic-con.org |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121015650/http://comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_10win.php |archive-date=2010-11-21 }}</ref> *2010 Harvey Award Special Award for Humor in Comics<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/08/30/2010-harvey-award-winners/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901184416/http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/08/30/2010-harvey-award-winners/|url-status=dead|title=comicsbeat.com|archivedate=September 1, 2010}}</ref> *2010 Joe Shuster Award nomination for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2010-nominees/ |title=2010 Nominees and Winners |date=January 2010 |publisher=Joeshusterawards.com |access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref> * 2010 Lulu Award for Best Female Character (Ramona Flowers)<ref name=Beat-20101030>{{cite news|title=2010 Friends of Lulu Awards winners|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/2010-friends-of-lulu-awards-winners/|author-link=Heidi MacDonald|first=Heidi |last=MacDonald |date=Oct 30, 2010|work=The Beat}}</ref> * 2011 Harvey Award nomination for Special Award for Humor in Comics<ref name=harvey11>{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2011-harvey-awards/ |title=2011 Harvey Award Nominees |publisher=Harveyawards.org |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906230655/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/2011-harvey-awards/ |archive-date=2015-09-06 }}</ref> * 2011 Harvey Award nomination for Best Original Graphic Novel<ref name=harvey11 /> *2011 Joe Shuster Award nomination for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2011-nominees/ |title=2011 Nominees and Winners |date=February 2011 |publisher=Joeshusterawards.com |access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref> *2015 Harvey Award nomination for Best Original Graphic Album<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/88805/20150926/the-2015-harvey-award-winners.htm|title=The 2015 Harvey Award Winners|first=Brian|last=Heater|date=26 September 2015|access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> *2015 Eisner Award nomination for Best Graphic Album—New<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-marvel-fantagraphics-top-2014-eisner-award-nominations/|title=DC, Marvel & Fantagraphics Top 2014 Eisner Award Nominations|date=22 April 2015|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070456/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dc-marvel-fantagraphics-top-2014-eisner-award-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> *2015 Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2015-nominees/ |title=2015 Nominees and Winners |date=12 January 2016 |publisher=Joeshusterawards.com |access-date=2016-06-26}}</ref>
==Bibliography==
===Graphic novels=== * ''Lost at Sea'' (2003, {{ISBN|1-929998-71-6}}) * ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'' (2004, {{ISBN|1-932664-08-4}}) * ''Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'' (2005, {{ISBN|1-932664-12-2}}) * ''Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness'' (2006, {{ISBN|1-932664-22-X}}) * ''Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together'' (2007, {{ISBN|9781932664492}}) * ''Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe'' (2009, {{ISBN|1-934964-10-7}}) * ''Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour'' (2010, {{ISBN|978-1-934964-38-5}}) * ''Seconds'' (2014, {{ISBN|978-0-345529-37-4}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://io9.com/heres-your-sneak-peek-at-the-scott-pilgrim-creators-n-1486520586|title=Here's your sneak peek at the Scott Pilgrim creator's new comic|date=19 December 2013 |access-date=December 21, 2013}}</ref> * ''Worst World'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/07/19/bryan-lee-o'malley-graphic-novel-worst-world/|title='Scott Pilgrim' creator Bryan Lee O'Malley announces his next graphic novel, 'Worst World'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108142832/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/19/bryan-lee-o'malley-graphic-novel-worst-world/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Comic books=== * ''Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero'' (drawn) ({{ISBN|1-929998-99-6}}) * ''Sex Criminals'' #11 (variant cover art)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zdarsky.tumblr.com/post/125258879186/sex-criminals-11-comes-out-tomorrow-holy-shit-this|title=Chip Zdarsky|first=Peter|last=Vidani|website=Chip Zdarsky|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626180728/http://zdarsky.tumblr.com/post/125258879186/sex-criminals-11-comes-out-tomorrow-holy-shit-this|archive-date=26 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * ''Young Avengers'' #1 (variant cover art)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/young-avengers-variant-cover-bryan-lee-omalley/ |title=Parting Shot: Young Avengers by 'Scott Pilgrim' Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley |access-date=2016-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915045134/http://comicsalliance.com/young-avengers-variant-cover-bryan-lee-omalley/ |archive-date=2016-09-15 }}</ref> * ''Sacrifice'' #5 (variant cover art)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/02/04/bryan-lee-omalleys-cover-to-sacrifice-5/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Bryan Lee O'Malley's Cover To Sacrifice #5 - Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|date=4 February 2013|access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> * ''The Wicked + The Divine'' #1 (variant cover art)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiomaru.tumblr.com/post/86513781803/wicdiv-the-bryan-lee-omalley-variant-for-issue|title=RADIOMARU.COM|access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> * ''Kaijumax'' #1 (variant cover art)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onipress.tumblr.com/post/108880987654/were-excited-to-finally-reveal-the-issue-1|title=Oni Press • We're excited to finally reveal the Issue #1...|access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> * ''Jonesy'' #1 (variant cover art)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/12/jonesy-variant-cover-boom-valentines|title=BOOM! Studios debuts exclusive variant cover for new Valentine's Day comic|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=17 April 2018}}</ref> * ''Snotgirl'' (written) *''Street Angel'' (pinup art)
===Short stories=== * "Lost at Sea", a two-page full-color comic in the ''Oni Press Color Special 2002''{{Efn|Later included in ''Lost at Sea: Tenth Anniversary Edition'' (2014, {{ISBN|978-1620101131}})}} * "Monica Beetle" in ''Project: Superior'' ({{ISBN|0-9721794-8-8}}) * "Smiling Is Something That Other People Do", in ''The SPX 2003 Anthology'' ({{ISBN|0-9721794-3-7}})
==Music== O'Malley is also a songwriter and musician (as Kupek) and was formerly in several short-lived Toronto bands such as Imperial Otter and Honey Dear.<ref name="music-interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.fluxblog.org/2010/08/interview-with-scott-pilgrim-creator-bryan-lee-omalley/|title=Interview With Scott Pilgrim Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley!|last=Perpetua|first=Matthew|date=2010-08-12|access-date=2014-10-24}}</ref>
* ''This is Intolerable'' (2002) * ''Nameless, Faceless Compilation'' (2004) * ''Awkward Songz'' (2005 <small>(split album w/ Faux Photos)</small>) * ''Before the Beginning and After the End'' (2006) * ''B is for Bupek: Miscellany by Kupek'' (2007) * ''Tries Again'' (2008) * ''Good Time Singles Club'' (2009)
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==External links== {{Commons category|Bryan Lee O'Malley}} * {{Official website}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050408142937/http://www.purevolume.com/kupek/ Kupek] at PureVolume * {{gcdb|credit|Bryan+Lee+O'Malley}} * {{IMDb name|id=1854069}}
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