Voted for none, but actually Ellen is a good choice.
That said, I'm drawing cartoons of Mohammed blowing up people in airports for my next project - and you can see his face and his wonder pig Martin Luther.
Hmmm... I like the idea of a cartoonist laureate, but I think it would be a tough call picking one. Maybe we can have a rotating laureate? While I love Ellen Forney, I also have to give shout outs to Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade, David Horsey, and Megan Kelso. I definitely think it would have to be someone who lives and works here currently. Too bad about Lynda Barry moving away. I didn't know she'd left us.
Also, am I the only one who is physically repulsed by Jim Woodring's art? It hits me on a visceral, gag-reflex level.
They are so different, these cartoonists, that choosing any given one is impossible. Ranking artists is just a terrible idea to begin with, as are juried prize awarding art shows. It's as stupid as the Miss America contest. It is all subjective.
I love all those folks—and there are quite a few other possibilities—but I think Jim Woodring is the winner. He's a truly original genius, as far as I'm concerned, and one of the all-time greats. Horsey would be approximately last on my list.
Laureates are not artists known only to the artistic in-crowd. They are artists (e.g. Robert Frost) with mass appeal.
Not only is Horsey a good cartoonist, not only is he well-known, but he also personifies the "how could any thinking person possibly not be a liberal?" world-view endemic to our region.
They are so different, these cartoonists, that choosing any given one is impossible. Ranking artists is just a terrible idea to begin with, as are juried prize awarding art shows. It's as stupid as the Miss America contest. It is all subjective.
I love my nerdy town. This lively thread warms my heart.
(My vote went to Ellen, for what its worth. She teaches at Cornish, created nice art for the Capitol Hill transit station, and is a rad artist. Full of win, I say!)
What? No nod to such local luminaries as: Roberta Gregory, Michael Dougan, Molly Norris (where ever you are), Jason Lutes, James Sturm, David Ingersoll, Kazimir Strzepek, Shary Flenniken - gawd, I know I'm missing lots more, but those are just the ones, besides those already mentioned, who come most immediately to mind.
If there's one thing we're not short of around here, it's brilliant pen-and-inkers...
That said, I'm drawing cartoons of Mohammed blowing up people in airports for my next project - and you can see his face and his wonder pig Martin Luther.
Oh, wait, what about Gary Larson?
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(for VT's CL, I don't have a comic in the game for WA's).
Also, am I the only one who is physically repulsed by Jim Woodring's art? It hits me on a visceral, gag-reflex level.
Mr. Crankyass
Laureates are not artists known only to the artistic in-crowd. They are artists (e.g. Robert Frost) with mass appeal.
Not only is Horsey a good cartoonist, not only is he well-known, but he also personifies the "how could any thinking person possibly not be a liberal?" world-view endemic to our region.
Mr. Crankyass
(My vote went to Ellen, for what its worth. She teaches at Cornish, created nice art for the Capitol Hill transit station, and is a rad artist. Full of win, I say!)
If there's one thing we're not short of around here, it's brilliant pen-and-inkers...
@18 - King of the Gheys isn't an elected position.