birth_place alias subcat awards nationality cartoonist birth_date article_title birth_name
california ribs american harvey award , 1998 -lrb- best new talent -rrb- american y 4 june 1968 steven weissman
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steven weissman

steven weissman -lrb- b. june 4 , 1968 , in california -rrb- is an award-winning alternative cartoonist best known for his offbeat and bizarre explorations of childhood friendships -lrb- not to mention competitiveness and mutual enmity -rrb- .
he has been published by alternative comics and fantagraphics , and has had his work translated into french and japanese .
