Schulz, Matt Groening, Art Spiegelman and Jules Feiffer. 'Mutts' has been praised by veteran cartoonists such as George Booth, Charles M. In 2005, McDonnell embarked on a career as a children's book author. It is syndicated by King Features to more than 600 newspapers in 20 countries.Īs a cartoon historian, McDonnell also co-authored the book 'Krazy Kat: The Art of George Herriman' (Abrams 1986). 'Mutts' earned its rank among true "classics", and has won its creator many awards. With 'Mutts', McDonnell not only succeeded in doing a newspaper comic in the tradition of 'Krazy Kat' and 'Peanuts', but also is a genius in spoofing modern art and pop culture. 'Mutts' was such a quality comic that it easily took over the vacancy left by Watterson's popular strip. He launched the strip called 'Mutts' in 1994, a few months before Bill Watterson discontinued his 'Calvin and Hobbes' strip. He also created 'Bad Baby', a monthly comic strip for Parents Magazine, which ran for 10 years. Patrick McDonnell, a 1979 graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, started his career as an illustrator for several magazines, from The New York Times to Sports Illustrated to Reader's Digest.
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