Milton Knight
Milton Knight is an American cartoonist, animator, comic book artist, writer, painter, and storyboard/layout artist known for his Golden Age (1930s) cartooning style. Biography. Early life. At age two, Knight began to draw, paint and create comic book attempts and animation. Illustrator. From 1979 on, he illustrated for national magazines and newspapers: "The Village Voice, Family Weekly, Nickelodeon Magazine, The Electric Company Magazine, National Lampoon, High Times, Heavy Metal," and others. He created theatre posters, music CD covers, greeting cards, candy, T-shirts, paintings, and other products. Comics. Knight's first published comics work was "Hugo", a  one-shot published by Fantagraphics in 1982 and billed as "fairy tales for adults." Fantagraphics brought the title back as a three-issue series in 1984–85, and later collected it as a trade paperback. Knight also write and drew the ten-issue Marvel Comics series "", a spin-off of the Ralph Bakshi project "". Animation. Knight moved to California in 1991, where he became an animator for TV cartoons. He developed the art, character, props, background, storyboard, and color designs of animated cartoons for Disney TV, MGM TV, Saban, Rhythm & Hues, Warner Bros. Animation, HBO, and others; notable titles included Ralph  Bakshi's "Cool World", "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog", and "The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat". Knight teaches art at The Colonnade Art Gallery and Studio in Pasadena, California. He is an animation archive volunteer for the International Animated Film Association. Hate crime incident. On February 25, 2019, Knight reported on his Facebook account that he had been a victim of a hate crime on the same day. He recounted that while he was waiting for the bus, a man provoked Knight with racial slurs and then repeatedly punched him in the head when Knight confronted him, resulting in  cuts, a broken nose, and more to Knight and "a busted fist" to the perpetrator which both required hospitalization. Knight mentioned to have pressed charges against him for assault and battery.