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'''Robert Schnakenberg''' (born March 19, 1969) <ref>''Contemporary Authors New Revision Series'', Vol. 197. (Gale, 2010)</ref> is a self-styled “author and raconteur”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schnakworld.com|title=Schnakworld|website=Schnakworld}}</ref> from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for writing biographical comic books, as well as a series of popular reference books about entertainment, sports, and world history.
'''Robert Schnakenberg''' (born March 19, 1969) <ref>''Contemporary Authors New Revision Series'', Vol. 197. (Gale, 2010)</ref> is a self-styled “author and raconteur”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schnakworld.com|title=Schnakworld|website=Schnakworld}}</ref> from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for writing biographical comic books, as well as a series of popular reference books about entertainment, sports, and world history.


Schnakenberg's personal affect has been likened to that of an "edgy [[Peter Bonerz]]."
== Early life ==
Schnakenberg was born in [[Huntington, New York]], birthplace of [[Walt Whitman]]. As a young man, he worked as a tour guide at the [[Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site]]. He also worked as a security guard at the [[Heckscher Museum of Art]]. His father, William D. Schnakenberg, was a longtime employee of the [[United States Postal Service]] and the onetime mailman for jazz great [[Louis Armstrong]]. His uncle, Donald Schnakenberg, was the director of finance for the New York City Council during the mayoralty of [[Edward I. Koch]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130201024136/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104385617.html?dids=104385617:104385617&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+27,+1987&author=By+William+Murphy-City+Hall+Bureau+Chief&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Unkindest+Cut+for+Smokers&pqatl=google ]</ref>


Schnakenberg is a graduate of [[John Glenn High School (Huntington, New York)|John Glenn High School]] in Elwood, New York. He attended [[New York University]] and [[Stony Brook University]], where his professors included the poet [[Louis Simpson]], the novelist [[Thomas Flanagan (writer)|Thomas Flanagan]], and celebrated "Death of God" theologian [[Thomas J.J. Altizer]]. Schnakenberg's personal affect during this period has been likened to that of an "edgy [[Peter Bonerz]]."

== Career ==

=== Comic books ===
Schnakenberg began his career in the early 1990s as the head writer for [[Personality Comics]], an independent publisher specializing in pornographic, parody, and biographical comic books. He authored more than 50 comic books under a variety of pseudonyms, including the popular ''Spoof Comics'' parodies ''Fantastic Femmes'' and ''X-Babes''. He created the superheroine ''Headlights'' and authored the groundbreaking AIDS awareness superhero comic ''Healthman''. His 1992 comic book ''Soul Trek'', a humorous mash-up of ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Soul Train]]'', is part of the permanent collection of The Museum of Uncut Funk, a virtual museum “dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the Funk.” <ref>{{cite web|url=http://museumofuncutfunk.com/2009/06/17/spoof-comics-presents-soultrek/ |title=Spoof Comics Presents SoulTrek |publisher=The Museum Of UnCut Funk |date=2009-06-17 |accessdate=2018-06-14}}</ref>

Schnakenberg's artistic collaborators during this period included Allan Jacobsen, [[Adam Pollina]], Ron Joseph, Ken Becker, Garrett Berner, Keith Quinn, Scott Harrison, and Kirk Lindo. Schnakenberg also wrote sports comics for Personality's main competitor, [[Revolutionary Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=14286|title=Robert Schnakenberg - Comic Book DB|website=www.comicbookdb.com}}</ref>

After retiring from comic book publishing in 1994, Schnakenberg returned to the field in 2010 as a freelance contributor for the biographical comic book company [[Bluewater Productions]]. He authored the popular ''Michelle Obama: Year One'' comic along with biographies of Supreme Court Justice [[Sonia Sotomayor]], telejournalist [[Barbara Walters]], and others.

Schnakenberg is the subject of a forthcoming monograph entitled ''Lunacy and Sorrow: The Life and Art of Robert Schnakenberg'', to be published in 2020 by SUNY/Brockport University Press.

=== Books ===
Since the mid-1990s, Schnakenberg has worked primarily as a writer and self-described “intellectual gadabout” covering topics in sports, entertainment, and history. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including ''The Encyclopedia Shatnerica'' (an A-to-Z reference about the life and career of [[William Shatner]]), ''[[Christopher Walken]] A-to-Z'', and the [[New York Times]] bestseller ''The Big Bad Book of [[Bill Murray]]''. His 2010 book, ''Old Man Drinks'', was praised for evoking "the simple, timeless aspects of masculine drinking culture."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mademan.com/old-man-drinks-recipes-advice-and-wisdom/|title=Old Man Drinks: Recipes, Advice, and Wisdom|date=9 July 2010|access-date=2012-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110205901/http://www.mademan.com/old-man-drinks-recipes-advice-and-wisdom|archive-date=2012-01-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014, after a period of self-imposed "exile" from traditional publishing, Schnakenberg re-emerged using the "kid-friendly alter ego" David Stabler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quirkbooks.com/book/kid-presidents|title=Kid Presidents|publisher=}}</ref> Stabler's first book for children, ''Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents'', was published in October 2014. Between 2015 and 2018. Schnakenberg wrote four more books in the series using the Stabler persona.


== Published works ==
== Published works ==

Revision as of 18:19, 26 February 2020

Robert Schnakenberg
Born (1969-03-19) March 19, 1969 (age 55)
Huntington, New York
Pen namePaul Casanova, Montague John Druitt, William Gull, Elliott Larkfield, John Pizer, J.K. Stephen, Seth Strummer, Nguyen van Foch, David Stabler
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksPersonality Comics
Revolutionary Comics
Website
schnakworld.com

Robert Schnakenberg (born March 19, 1969) [1] is a self-styled “author and raconteur”[2] from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for writing biographical comic books, as well as a series of popular reference books about entertainment, sports, and world history.

Schnakenberg's personal affect has been likened to that of an "edgy Peter Bonerz."


Published works

  • The Encyclopedia Shatnerica (1998: 2nd Edition: 2008) (ISBN 1-58063-039-1)
  • Distory: A Treasury of Historical Insults (2004) (ISBN 0-312-32671-8)
  • I (Heart) My Truck (2005) (ISBN 1-56906-594-2)
  • Sci-Fi Baby Names (2007) (ISBN 1-59474-161-1)
  • Secret Lives of Great Authors (2008) (ISBN 1-59474-211-1)
  • Christopher Walken A-to-Z (2008) (ISBN 1-59474-259-6)
  • Secret Lives of the Supreme Court (2009) (ISBN 1-59474-308-8)
  • Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers (2009) (ISBN 1-59474-434-3)
  • Old Man Drinks (2010) (ISBN 1-59474-450-5)
  • The Underground Baseball Encyclopedia (2010) (ISBN 1-60078-331-7)
  • DC Comics 75th Anniversary Poster Book (2010) (ISBN 1-59474-462-9)
  • The Underground Football Encyclopedia (2011) (ISBN 1-60078-516-6)
  • Crazy Sh*t Presidents Said (2012) (ISBN 0-76244-453-3)
  • Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents (2014) (ISBN 1-59474-731-8)
  • Kid Athletes: True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends (2015) (ISBN 1-59474-802-0)
  • The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray (2015) (ISBN 1-59474-801-2)
  • Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends (2016) (ISBN 1-59474-896-9)
  • Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers (2017) (ISBN 1-59474-987-6)
  • Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars (2018) (ISBN 1-68369-074-5)

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 197. (Gale, 2010)
  2. ^ "Schnakworld". Schnakworld.
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