List of Mormon cartoonists
This is an alphabetized list of Mormon Cartoonists. It includes any notable comic artist who was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), even if they are now inactive or not members.
- Mike Allred, comic book artist and writer (Madman)[1]
- Jeanette Atwood, cartoonist and animator[2]
- Pat Bagley, editorial cartoonist and journalist for The Salt Lake Tribune[3]
- Steve Benson, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for The Arizona Republic[3]
- Richard Comely, comic book artist and letterer (Captain Canuck) [1]
- Brian Crane, comic artist (Pickles (comic strip)[4]
- Brandon Dayton, writer and artist for Green Monk (winner of the YALSA 2011 Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens[5])
- Ric Estrada, comic book artist for DC Comics[1]
- Kevin Fagan, newspaper comic artist and creator of Drabble[3]
- Floyd Gottfredson, Mickey Mouse comic strip[6]: 47
- Scott Hales, artist and author (Garden of Enid won the Association for Mormon Letters's 2013 Humor award[7])
- Travis Hanson, Eisner-nominated artist and author (The Bean)[8]
- John Held Jr., cartoonist and illustrator (The New Yorker) [9]
- Greg Kearney, syndicated editorial cartoonist in Maine, Kansas, Montana and Wyoming. (Topeka Capital Journal) [10]
- Tyler Kirkham, comic illustrator (New Avengers/Transformers; Green Lantern: New Guardians)[3]
- Adam Koford, Disney story artist,[11] webcomic artist (Laugh-Out-Loud Cats), and frequent contributor to The Friend[3]
- Brittany Long Olsen, writer and artist of Dendō[3]
- James A. Owen, comic book illustrator and author (Starchild)[2]
- Jake Parker, comic creator, illustrator, and animator (Missile Mouse)[3]
- Todd Robert Petersen, writer and artist [2]
- Annie Poon, webcomic writer and stop-motion animator [3]
- Amy Reeder, (Fool's Gold, Madame Xanadu) [3]
- Ed Roth, cartoonist and illustrator (Rat Fink) [3][12]
- Patrick Scullin (Super Siblings) [2]
- Howard Tayler, web comic artist (Schlock Mercenary)[13]
- Brad Teare, comic book artist (Cypher) [1]
- Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern: Rebirth)[14]
- Noah Van Sciver, independent American cartoonist (grew up Mormon and addresses Mormon history in his comics) [15]
- Sal Velluto, comic book artist for DC and Marvel, especially Marvel's "The Black Panther" and director of The Friend magazine[16]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Homer, Michael W. (September 2010). "The Mormon Image in Comics" (PDF). Sunstone: 68–73. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d Jepson, Theric (September 2010). "How to Become a Mormon-Comics Snob in Five Easy Steps" (PDF). Sunstone (160): 2–5. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jepson, Theric (2013). Hunter, J. Michael (ed.). Mormons and American Comics. Mormons and Popular Culture. Vol. 2: Literature, Art, Media, Tourism, and Sports. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger an imprint of AABC-CLIO. pp. 81–94. ISBN 9780313391675.
- ^ Shill, Aaron (2008-03-11). "LDS cartoonist enjoys life with "Pickles"". Mormon Times. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ "2011 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 21 December 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Hunter, J. Michael (2013). Hunter, J. Michael (ed.). The Mormon Influence at Disney. Mormons and Popular Culture. Vol. 1: Cinema, Television, Theater, Music, and Fashion. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger an imprint of AABC-CLIO. pp. 45–70. ISBN 9780313391675.
- ^ "AML Awards 2013". associationmormonletters.org. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Mormons at Salt Lake Comic Con". exhibits.lib.byu.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Nelson, Glen (September 2010). "Jazz-Age Cartoonery: John Held, Jr. and the New Yorker" (PDF). Sunstone (160): 2–5. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Cole, Jessica. "Local political cartoonist debuts in C-J". Topeka Capital Journal. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Koford, Adam. "About Me". Adam Koford. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Pat Ganahl (15 March 2011). Ed "Big Daddy" Roth: His Life, Times, Cars, and Art. CarTech Inc. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-1-934709-67-2. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ Tayler, Howard. "Howard V. Tayler: Author, creator, and "artist" for Schlock Mercenary". The Tayler Corporation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ Morrow, Terry (June 25, 2007). "Artist Tries to come up with a Thousand Aliens". Ocala Star-Banner. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Casciato, Cory (10 March 2011). "Noah Van Sciver". A.V. Club. A.V. Club. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Mann, Court Mann (October 24, 2016). "As it turns out, Mormons and comic books have a long history together". Daily Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2016.