Dana Simpson

David Craig Simpson, generally known as D. C. Simpson, and who was for a period Dana Clair Simpson, is the creator of the webcomic Ozy and Millie and the political cartoon I Drew This. D. C. Simpson is a graduate of The Evergreen State College, was once a reporter for a weekly newspaper, and did a stint for a year as a graduate student in communication at Washington State University. As an undergraduate, he was a finalist for the 1998 Scripps-Howard Foundation Charles M. Schulz College Cartoonist Award, and won the 1999 College Media Advisers award for Best Strip Cartoon. His first music CD, Shiver, was released in May 2005. Simpson lives in Auburn, Washington with significant other David Brodbeck.

D. C. Simpson should not be confused with the editorial cartoonist David Simpson, who was fired from the Tulsa newspaper Tulsa World for plagiarizing the work of editorial cartoonist Bob Englehart of The Hartford Courant.

Work on Webcomics

D. C. Simpson is the sole writer on Ozy and Millie, an early web comic running regularly since 1998. The comic centres on Ozy and Millie, two young foxes contending with everyday elementary school issues as well as more surreal situations. In 2002, the strip won the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards for Best Anthropomorphic Comic and won the 1999 College Media Advisers award for Best Strip Cartoon.

While mostly apolitical, the comic would occasionally veer into political commentary. This later led to the creation of a second webcomic as a specific outlet for D. C. Simpson's political comments. I Drew This is currently updated twice per week. The strip is primarily about politics and proudly admits to its liberal orientation. It is somewhat autobiographical, in that one of the main characters is the author (the other is "Joe, the liberal eagle") and its focus is often the author's own musings.

The May 16 2005 edition, "Teaching Gravity", featured the first known reference to the theory of intelligent falling.

Musical work

After appearing at local open mike nights, D. C. Simpson has gone on to become a local musician and songwriter. As well as selling his works online, he has performed live at various cafes and bars in his local area. His first music CD, Shiver, was released in May 2005. He cites as influences R.E.M. and Elliott Smith.

His most well known song is "Still Nina", both based on character from Fullmetal Alchemist and popularised by anime music videos using the song. This song is closely followed in popularity by "If I Can't Get To London", influenced by Harry Potter.

External links

• Ozy and Millie
• I Drew This
• D. C. Simpson's Music
• David Craig Simpson discography at MusicBrainz