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William J. C. Amend III (/ˈeɪmənd/; born September 20, 1962) is an American cartoonist. He is known for his comic strip FoxTrot.
Early life
Amend was born in
Career
After about a month in the animation business, Amend got fired for being unqualified and decided to pursue a cartooning career and got signed on with Universal Press Syndicate after three years of trying. FoxTrot first appeared on April 10, 1988. On May 21, 1999, Amherst College awarded him an honorary degree as Doctor of Humane Letters.[3]
On December 5, 2006, Universal Press Syndicate issued a
On May 26, 2007, Amend was presented with the
Personal life
Amend made a television appearance on The Screen Savers, which aired October 20, 2003, on the former TechTV. Amend was also an avid World of Warcraft player who played on the server "Bronzebeard".[8]
References
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ Mark Ray. "Elves, Heroes, and Eagle Scouts". Notable Eagle Projects. National Eagle Scout Association. Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ "Amherst College: 2000 Honorary Degree Citations".
- ^ "Universal Uclick - Home". Archived from the original on February 10, 2008.
- ^ "'Baby Blues' replaced FoxTrot Monday throught [sic] Saturday". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio). December 30, 2006. p. A1.
- ^ "Guest Week: Bill Amend (FoxTrot)". xkcd. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Bill Amend presented 2007 Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year The Daily Cartoonist". May 28, 2007.
- ^ "Foxtrot's Bill Amend Discusses World of Warcraft with Allakhazam". World of Warcraft :: ZAM.
External links
- FoxTrot Amend's comic and blog
- Short bio at The National Cartoonists Society (with picture)
- "Foxtrot's Bill Amend Discusses World of Warcraft". Allakhazam. February 28, 2005.
- Comics: Meet the Artist With Washington PostComics Editor Suzanne Tobin, 2003.
- Final Archive of Bill Amend's Original Foxtrot Blog Prior to Apple's MobileMe Shutdown in 2012.
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