Cristian Dzwonik

{{Short description|Argentine cartoonist and serial plagiarist}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Nik

| image = NIKJK.JPG

| caption =

| birth_name = Cristian Dzwonik

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|3|18}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| death_date =

| death_place =

| known_for = Gaturro comic strip
(1993–present)

| occupation = Cartoonist

| awards = 2002 Platinum Konex award, SIP prize

}}

Cristian Gustavo Dzwonik (born 18 March 1971 in Buenos Aires), better known by his pseudonym Nik, is a cartoonist from Argentina, creator of Gaturro,"[http://www.lacapital.com.ar/la-ciudad/Este-es-un-gobierno-distinto-no-te-presiona-te-hace-saber-lo-que-piensa-publicamente-20110706-0053.html "Este es un gobierno distinto, no te presiona, te hace saber lo que piensa públicamente"]", La Capital, 06-07-2011, retrieved 2011-07-12 and current cartoonist in the paper La Nación. He received the 2002 Konex Platinum Award for Best cartoonist, and four times the prize SIP (Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa). His works have been published throughout Latin America, the United States, Spain and France.

Nik has been accused multiple times of plagiarising works from other cartoonists/artists,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rosarioplus.com/enlareposera/Nik-volvio-a-plagiar-un-dibujo-y-lo-escracho-todo-el-mundo-20200511-0011.html|title = Nik Plagiarizes Again|date = 11 May 2020}} and there is strong evidence of his plagiarism of the works of cartoonists Quino, Caloi, Fontanarrosa, and Claudio Kappel among others.{{cite web|title=Más "turro" que "gato": una página se encarga de mostrar todos los plagios de Nik|url=http://elsolonline.com/noticias/view/144021/mas-turro-que-gato-una-pagina-se-encarga-de-mostrar-todos-los-plagios-de-nik|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130813213115/http://elsolonline.com/noticias/view/144021/mas-turro-que-gato-una-pagina-se-encarga-de-mostrar-todos-los-plagios-de-nik|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2013|accessdate=12 August 2013|work=El Sol Online|date=14 August 2012}}[http://www.diarioregistrado.com/sociedad/56035-la-polemica-que-envuelve-al-dibujante-de-la-nacion.html «Explotó en Twitter. La polémica que envuelve al dibujante de “La Nación”»], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730045627/http://www.diarioregistrado.com/sociedad/56035-la-polemica-que-envuelve-al-dibujante-de-la-nacion.html |date=30 July 2013 }} Diario Registrado, 16 December 2011.[http://ensaladatematica.blogspot.de/2015/01/los-plagios-de-nik-quino-fontanarrosa.html "Los Plagios de Nik a Quino Fontanarrosa, Etc."] Ensalada temática, 30 January 2015.[http://kappelhumor.blogspot.de/2010/04/otra-nikoincidencia.html "Otra NIKoincidencia"], Humor blográfico de Kappel, 19 April 2010.{{cite web |url=http://malditoentusiasta.com/2011/07/26/plagio-de-nik-a-quino/ |title=Plagio de Nik a Quino « Maldito Entusiasta |website=malditoentusiasta.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926213558/http://malditoentusiasta.com/2011/07/26/plagio-de-nik-a-quino |archive-date=2011-09-26}}