Brad Anderson (cartoonist)
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Brad Anderson (born May 24, 1924 in Jamestown, New York) is an American cartoonist. He graduated from Brocton Central School in Brocton, NY in 1943. He is most famous for creating the comic strip Marmaduke in 1955, which he continues to draw to this day. One of his favorite inclusions in his comics was the old Cave's Meat Market in Brocton, NY. There were several cartoons dedicated to Cave's and to Marmaduke running away from the store with items he had retrieved. He was also involved in the comic strip Grandpa's Boy, which ran from 1955 through 1980. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for Marmaduke in 1978.
The popularity of Marmaduke has recently resurged[citation needed] due to detournements including Joe Mathlete Explains Today's Marmaduke and the Marmaduke Circus Game which is played by cutting out the text of a weekday Marmaduke and placing it under the panel of that day's Family Circus.
[edit] References
- Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
