Art and designאסף חנוכה
Asaf Hanuka
Asaf Hanuka is an Israeli illustrator and comics artist, known for his autobiographical comic The Realist.
born 1974The comic The RealistPizzeria Kamikaze with Etgar KeretComics with twin brother Tomer
- Occupation
- caricaturist, illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist
- Education
- Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, Émile Cohl School
Asaf Hanuka was born in 1974 in Tel Aviv
Asaf Hanuka was born in 1974 in Tel Aviv. He is the twin brother of illustrator Tomer Hanuka.
He began making comics during his army service, drawing and writing for the IDF paper Bamahane. After his discharge he went to France and studied at the Émile Cohl art school in Lyon.
With writer Etgar Keret he made Streets of Rage in 1997 and Pizzeria Kamikaze, which was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2007. In France he illustrated books by Didier Daeninckx, and with his brother he created the series Bipolar and the graphic novel The Divine, released in 2015. He also worked on the animation of Waltz with Bashir.
His comic The Realist has appeared in Calcalist since January 2010 and was collected in books translated into 6 languages. He has illustrated for clients such as The New York Times and Rolling Stone, and won the Eisner Award in 2016 and the Dosh award in 2019. He lives in Tel Aviv with his wife, illustrator Hilit Shefer, and their 2 children.
Asaf Hanuka's life in 9 milestones
- 1974
Born in Tel Aviv.
- 1995
Began working as a commercial illustrator.
- 1997
Published Streets of Rage with Etgar Keret.
- 2004
Published Carton Jaune! with Didier Daeninckx in France.
- 2007
Pizzeria Kamikaze was nominated for an Eisner Award.
- 2010
Started The Realist in Calcalist.
- 2015
Released The Divine with Tomer Hanuka and Boaz Lavie.
- 2016
Won the Eisner Award.
- 2019
Won the Dosh award for Cartooning.
Asaf Hanuka served in the military
During his IDF service he drew and wrote comics for the army paper Bamahane, some with Etgar Keret.
Asaf Hanuka received 2 awards and honours
- Dosh award for Cartooning
- Eisner Award
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Based on English Wikipedia, Asaf Hanuka and Hebrew Wikipedia, אסף חנוכה, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: Darthradar, CC BY-SA 3.0