Mike Lester
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Born | (1955-03-03) March 3, 1955 (age 69) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Area(s) | Editorial cartoonist Comic strip cartoonist |
Notable works | Mike du Jour |
Awards | Reuben Award (2009) National Cartoonists Society |
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Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip Mike du Jour.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mike du Jour launched in 1995, running in The Wall Street Journal until 1998.[1] It began being syndicated in 2012, by The Washington Post Writers Group; in 2022 the strip moved to Andrews McMeel Syndication.[1] Lester had previously moved his editorial cartooning work to Andrews McMeel in 2021.[1]
Awards
Lester has received National Cartoonists Society awards multiple times.[2]
In May 2009, Lester received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society for his work on the children's book Cool Daddy Rat.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Degg, D. D. (July 29, 2022). "Mike Lester Moves Mike du Jour to Andrews McMeel". The Daily Cartoonist.
- ^ Atkins, Charlotte (30 May 2011). "Lester wins cartoonist award for book illustration". Rome News-Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Lester wins National Cartoonists Society award". Rome News-Tribune. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Mike Lester at GoComics
- Mike du Jour at The Washington Post
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- Andrews McMeel
- Andrews McMeel Syndication
- Universal Press Syndicate
- Uclick
- Atlantic Syndication
(current)
- Adam@home
- Argyle Sweater
- Baldo
- Biographic
- Breaking Cat News
- C'est la Vie
- Close to Home
- Compu-toon
- Cornered
- Crankshaft
- Doonesbury
- The Duplex
- The 5th Wave
- Fluff
- FoxTrot
- Fred Basset
- The Fusco Brothers
- Garfield
- Gaturro
- Ginger Meggs
- In the Bleachers
- Judge Dredd
- La Cucaracha
- Liō
- The Lockhorns
- Loose Parts
- Mike du Jour
- Mutt and Jeff (reruns)
- Nancy
- New Adventures of Queen Victoria
- Non Sequitur
- Off the Mark
- Overboard
- Peanuts (reruns)
- Pearls Before Swine
- Phoebe and Her Unicorn
- Pibgorn
- Pickles
- Pooch Café
- Real Life Adventures
- Red and Rover
- Stone Soup
- Tank McNamara
- Thatababy
- Tiny Sepuku
- Tom the Dancing Bug
- Wallace the Brave
- Ziggy
(historical)
- The Boondocks
- Brainwaves
- Calvin and Hobbes
- Cathy
- Citizen Dog
- Cleats
- Condorito
- Cul de Sac
- Dilbert
- Downstown
- Encyclopedia Brown
- The Far Side
- For Better or For Worse
- Geech
- Ink Pen
- James Bond
- Kelly & Duke
- Kudzu
- Lucky Cow
- Maintaining
- Mullets
- PreTeena
- Ronaldinho Gaucho
- W. T. Duck
- Van Von Hunter
- Where I'm Coming From
- You Can with Beakman and Jax
cartoons
- Earthweek
- Hidato
- The Independent
- Magic Eye
- The Mini Page
- The Motley Fool
- Timothy Parker
- Religion News Service
- Wonderword
- Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG
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