Mattie Lubchansky

Mattie Lubchansky is a cartoonist and illustrator from the United States, who specializes in satirical comics about American politics.[1] Lubchansky is non-binary[2] and uses they/them pronouns since 2017.[3]

Lubchansky has published comic strips in The Nib, where they are associate editor,[4] as well as on other sites such as Current Affairs, The Daily Dot and Jewish Currents.[5]

Their work is mostly short strips (with four panels), and their editorial work focuses mainly on strips as well.[5] They were a finalist for the 2020 Herblock Prize.[6]

Lubchansky first studied engineering and worked in construction before becoming a cartoonist.

The font used in their comics is inspired by their handwriting and is called "Lubhand".[7]

Publications

In addition to their comics strips, mostly published on The Nib, Lubchansky has been writing a webcomic, Please Listen To Me,[8][9] since 2010.

They have written or illustrated several books as well:

  • Dad Magazine, co-authored with Jaya Saxena (Quirk, 2016)[10][11][12] ISBN 978-1594748646
  • Skeleton Party (self-published, 2016)[10]
  • The Antifa Super Soldier Cookbook (Silver Sprocket, 2021)[5][13][14] ISBN 978-1-945509-64-3
  • Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So Possible) Tomorrows, co-written with Rose Eveleth and Sophie Goldstein (Abrams Books, 2021)[15] ISBN 9781419745478
  • Boys' Weekend (working title) (Pantheon, 2023)[16]

References
  1. Ayyup, Sajida (2020-09-15). "INTERVIEW: Matt Lubchansky on world queer history in BE GAY, DO COMICS". The Beat. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  2. "Newspaper cartooning is dominated by White men. Will a new White House spark change?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. Tuck Woodstock (2018-07-02). "Episode 20: Mattie Lubchansky". Gender Reveal (Podcast). Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. Dueben, Alex (2020-09-30). "Smash Pages Q&A: Matt Lubchansky". SMASH PAGES. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. Dueben, Alex (2021-02-16). ""I'm Never Going To Make Work That's Not Political": An Interview With Matt Lubchansky". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-15. Matt Lubchansky is a political cartoonist, and the person behind the webcomic Please Listen To Me. The Associate Editor at The Nib, Lubchansky was a finalist for the 2020 Herblock Prize, where the judges described their work as "distinguished by a wise diversity of subject matter and a cleverly askew sense of humor."
  6. "Matt Lubchansky | The Herb Block Foundation". www.herbblockfoundation.org. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  7. "Lubhand: A typeface for cartoonist, Mattie Lubchansky, based on their hand-lettering". www.politetype.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  8. "Not All Men: A Brief History of Every Dude's Favorite Argument". Time. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  9. "An interview with Matt Lubchansky, master of the final panel". The Daily Dot. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  10. "Matt Lubchansky | The Herb Block Foundation". www.herbblockfoundation.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  11. Berkowitz, Joe (2016-04-28). "Behind The Politely Savage Patriarchal Parody Of "Dad Magazine"". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  12. "This Queens Couple's Satirical Fatherhood Magazine Celebrates a 'Very Particular Kind of Dad'". The Village Voice. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2022-06-27. Saxena and Lubchansky, who live in Astoria, launched their dad project in the summer of 2013 using photos of actual fathers that their friends and readers enthusiastically volunteer for the magazine covers.
  13. "The Antifa Super-Soldier Cookbook - Matt Lubchanky's Satire Skewers Right-Wing Rhetoric with an Unforgiving Flourish". Broken Frontier. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  14. "Cooking The Laughs in Matt Lubchansky's The Antifa Super-Soldier Cookbook". Panel Patter. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  15. "Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (and Not So Possible) Tomorrows by Rose Eveleth". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  16. Tuck Woodstock (2021-11-01). "Episode 102: Live in NYC!". Gender Reveal (Podcast). Retrieved 2022-01-15.
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