Jim Toomey
 |
Jim Toomey | |
|---|---|
 Jim Toomey in his studio | |
| Born | James Patrick Toomey December 26, 1960 |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Years active | 1991– present |
| Notable work | Sherman's Lagoon |
| Spouse | Valerie Toomey |
James Patrick Toomey (born December 26, 1960) is an American cartoonist famous for his comic Sherman's Lagoon.[1] Toomey received his B.S.E. from Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering in 1983, an M.L.A. from Stanford University in 1995, and a Master's of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences in 2008.
His cartoon strip, Sherman's Lagoon, is distributed by King Features Syndicate, and appears in over 250 newspapers in North America and in over 30 foreign countries.
Creative works
- Lunch Wore a Speedo - Oct. 2014
- Here We Go Again - Oct. 2013
- Think Like a Shark - Sep. 2012
- Never Bite Anything That Bites Back - Sep. 2011
- Discover Your Inner Hermit Crab - Sep. 2010
- Confessions of a Swinging Single Sea Turtle - Sep. 2009
- Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun - Sep. 2008
- Yarns and Shanties - Sep. 2007
- Planet of the Hairless Beach Apes - Sep. 2006
- In Shark Years I'm Dead - March 2006
- A Day at the Beach - March 2005
- Surfer Safari - Sep. 2005
- Catch of the Day - Sep. 2004
- Shark Diaries - Sep. 2003
- A Lagoa de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (Spanish)
- Le Lagon de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (French)
- Greatest Hits & Near Misses - Sep. 2002
- Surf's Up - March 2003
- Greetings From Sherman's Lagoon - Sep 2002
- Another Day in Paradise - Sep 2001
- An Illustrated Guide to Shark Etiquette - Sep 2000
- Poodle: The Other White Meat - Sep 1999
- Ate That, What's Next? - Sep. 1997
- Lagunen - Sep. 1996 (Norwegian)
- Sigges Lagun - Sep. 1994 (Swedish)
- 50 Ways to Save the Ocean (illustrator; written by David Helvarg)
References
- ^ "'Sherman's Lagoon' joins lineup on the comic page". The Blade. January 2, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
External links
- Sherman's Lagoon website
- Jim Toomey website
- TED Talk - April 2010
- Ocean Inspiration: 100-Second Tribute to Jacques Cousteau
- UNEP Video: Climate Change
- UNEP Video: The True Value of Our Oceans
- UNEP Video: Marine Litter
- UNEP Video: Blue Carbon
- UNEP Video: Nutrient Runoff
- UNEP Video: Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This profile of an American cartoonist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |