by tombatiuk | Aug 23, 2022 | Media, Media and Events
Over its 50 years, the sensitive comic has evolved from such subjects as high school gym class to suicide, abuse and cancer by Michael Cavna Article posted on August 22, 2022 Washington Post Tom Batiuk, here pictured in his home studio in Medina, Ohio, in 2012,...
by tombatiuk | Aug 15, 2022 | Media, Media and Events
The following article appeared in the 2022 Comic-Con International: San Diego Souvenir Book. — by Maggie Thompson After 30 years of co-editing Comics Buyer’s Guide, Maggie Thompson now writes online columns for Comic-Con International and Gemstone Publishing and...
by Elyse Ohryn | Jul 15, 2022 | Media and Events
MENC Executive Director John Mahlmann, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and cartoonist Tom Batiuk at the Rally for Music Education At the June 18 Rally for Music Education, MENC presented Secretary of Education Arne Duncan with a special cartoon created by Tom...
by Elyse Ohryn | Jul 15, 2022 | Media and Events
Published June 15, 2008 The Daily Cartoonist By Alan Gardner Tom Batiuk began his cartooning career while teaching Jr. High in Elyria Ohio in 1970 when he created a comic panel for the Elyria Chronical-Telegram. The panel was the precursor to what later became his...
by Elyse Ohryn | Jul 15, 2022 | Media and Events
Published June 09, 2008 The Daily Cartoonist By Alan Gardner Funky Winkerbean creator Tom Batiuk’s book, “Lisa’s Story,” has been honored with several awards. The book, which is a compilation of cartoons involving the story-line of Lisa’s...