Patrick McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is the creator of the daily comic strip Mutts. He has also illustrated Russell Baker's Sunday Observer column in The New York Times magazine and created the monthly comic strip Bad Baby for Parents magazine. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Forbes, Time and many others, and has co-authored the book Krazy Kat: the Comic Art of George Herriman.
McDonnell was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and grew up in Edison, New Jersey.[1] After graduating from Edison High School in New Jersey in 1974, McDonnell attended the School of Visual Arts.[1] McDonnell began a career as a magazine illustrator and would frequently include a dog in the background of his illustrations.[2] Moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, he met a group of underground cartoonists such as Peter Bagge and Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis (Kaz), and had some of his earliest drawings appearing as Jerseyana in New Jersey Monthly magazine.[1]
A book of his life and work, Mutts: The Comic Art of Patrick McDonnell, was published in 2003 by Abrams Publishing.
McDonnell is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States.
McDonnell and his wife Karen reside in Edison, New Jersey,[3] with their dog Peanut, and their cat, MeeMow. Their Jack Russell, Earl, who was the inspiration and constant muse for the Mutts character of the same name, died in November 2007 after living with Patrick for over 18 years.[4]
He recently collaborated with author Eckhart Tolle to create Guardians of Being, a philosophical picture book.[5]
In 2011, McDonnell's children's book Me...Jane was published. It is a story about naturalist Jane Goodall growing up and her awakening curiosity about the lives of animals around her.
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[edit] Awards
- Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, 2011, given at the Eisner Awards
- National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben for Cartoonist of the Year 1999
- National Cartoonist Society’s Award for Comic Strip of the Year 1996
- National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award (nominee) 1997 and 1998
- Germany’s Max and Moritz Award for Best International Comic Strip 1998
- Swedish Academy of Comic Art’s Adamson Statuette 1997
- Harvey Award for Best Comic Strip 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Ark Trust Genesis Award 1997, 1999
- PETA Humanitarian Award 2001
- National Cartoonist Society Award for Greeting Cards 1991
- National Cartoonist Society Award for Magazine and Book Illustration 1991
[edit] Books
[edit] MUTTS Strip collections
- MUTTS (1996)
- Cats & Dogs (1997)
- More Shtuff (1998)
- Yesh! (1999)
- Our MUTTS (2000)
- A Little Look-See (2001)
- What Now (2002)
- I Want To Be The Kitty! (2003)
- Dog-Eared (2004)
- Who Let The Cat Out? (2005)
- Everyday MUTTS: A Comic Strip Treasury (2006) (Sundays in color)
- Animal Friendly: A MUTTS Treasury (2007) (Sundays in color)
- Call of The Wild: A MUTTS Treasury (2008) (Sundays in color)
- Stop and Smell the Roses: A MUTTS Treasury (2009) (Sundays in color)
- Earl & Mooch: A MUTTS Treasury (2010) (Sundays in color)
- Our little Kat King: A MUTTS Treasury (2011) (Sundays in color)
[edit] MUTTS Sunday Collections (large format, in color)
- MUTTS Sundays (1999)
- Sunday Mornings (2001)
- Sunday Afternoons (2004)
- Sunday Evenings (2005)
[edit] Other
- Bad Baby (1988) (collection of Bad Baby strips from Parent Magazine)
- MUTTS Little Big Book (1998)
- MUTTS: The Comic Art of Patrick McDonnell (2003) (retrospective)
- The Best of MUTTS (2007) (retrospective)
- MUTTS: Shelter Stories: Love. Guaranteed. ([2008]) Collection of over 100 Shelter Stories strips accompanied by photos and vignettes of adopted pets
- Guardians of Being (2009) (Words by Eckhart Tolle)
[edit] Children's books
- The Gift of Nothing (2005), New York Times Bestseller (original MUTTS book)
- Art (2006)(original book)
- Just Like Heaven (2006) (original MUTTS book)
- Hug Time (2007), New York Times Bestseller (original MUTTS book)
- South (2008)
- Wag! (2009) (original MUTTS book)
- Me...Jane (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Conte, Annemarie. "His Name is Earl", New Jersey Monthly, February 6, 2008. Accessed June 21, 2011. "After graduating from New York’s School of Visual Arts in the early 1980s, McDonnell moved to Hoboken, where there was a community of underground cartoonists."
- ^ Hurley-Schubert. "Middlesex County cartoonist's pets inspire comic strip", Home News Tribune, July 21, 2003. Accessed June 21, 2011. "McDonnell a 1974 Edison High School graduate started his career as a magazine illustrator. He always drew a little dog somewhere in the background..."
- ^ "Where the Mild Things Are". The New York Times. 2005-09-25. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/25njMUTTS.html.
- ^ Smith, Joan Lowell. "Parting is sweet sorrow for 'Mutts' creator", The Star-Ledger, April 2, 2008. Accessed June 21, 2011. "Earl, the Jack Russell terrier who was both companion and inspiration for "Mutts" creator Patrick McDonnell, died in November at age 19."
- ^ Ken MacQueen (2009-10-22). "Eckhart Tolle vs. God". Macleans.ca. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/22/eckhart-tolle-vs-god/. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
