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AND
THEN YOU DIE
(How I Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years)
PENGO: A Partial Biography
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The Free Times, March 2 - 8, 1994
Cleveland, OH - Pengo has been hired by The Free Times as its new political cartoonist. The Free Times will also feature Pengo's syndicated strip, Angst, which appears in two dozen weekly papers.
Born and raised in Bay Village, he started his work in political cartooning with his high school newspaper, The Bay Window, poking fun at student politics, suburban life and the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
After graduation, Pengo started work as a caricature artist at the Cedar Point, developing skills he would eventually use in his line of work as a political cartoonist. He began college at Ohio University in 1986 and created daily strips for the school's paper, The Post.
After graduation in 1991, his political cartoons appeared in the Cleveland Edition shortly before that paper folded. His work has also been seen in promotions for the Cleveland International Film Festival, and as album covers for Cleveland-area bands.
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Self-Portrait
circa 1985
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Panels
from Breaking
Point (college strip, 1988)
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I HATE THIS (a graphic novel)
Product Details
Paperback:
80 pages
Publisher: Dark Horse; Pap/Cdr edition (March 20, 2003)
Language:
English
ISBN-10: 1563890119712345
ISBN-13: 978-156389011612345
Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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This
graphic novel does for stillbirth what Harvey Pekar did for non-Hodgkins
Lymphoma or Art Spiegelman did for the Holocaust.
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Charles McGrath, New York Times Book Review, 8/14/04
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Sample
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Sample
page from MARATHON
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PULP AT THE POP SHOP Most people recognize Pengo from his tenure as the creator of the widely syndicated cartoon ANGST; that acidic bastion of big-haired woman, suburban cowards and men-with-boobies. Few are aware that the ectomorphic illustrator (now working anonymously at a greeting card syndicate) also dabbles in "fine art." His latest show at this Lakewood gallery features a selection of jacket covers for never-written, hard-boiled detective novels. His technical abilities may be admirable, his taste hinges on your appreciation for cheese. - Douglas Max Utter, Cleveland Scene 6/27/05 |
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Pengo (Résumé)
AMERICAN
GREETINGS CORPORATION
Cleveland, OH (August, 2001 - Present)
• Title: Full-time Graphic Artist; Illustrator; Character Designer
• Duties: Creation and design of original character line featured in a series of sympathy cards entitled 'Extreme Love'.
• Conceptualized, developed and/or composed electronic art files for thousands of greeting cards on tight deadline schedule while also developing new skill sets and attending assorted in-house classes and presentations.
• Skills: PhotoShop, Illustrator, HTML - Dreamweaver - HomeSite, Flash, Image Ready, Quark, Word, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration - Traditional & Digital, Print Design, Web Design
• Intuitive, Self Starter
This
page includes fictional information promoting the solo performance
AND THEN YOU DIE (How I
Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years)
All illustrations on this page created by Cat.