Bill Holbrook
Bill Holbrook (born 1958) is an American cartoonist and webcomic writer and artist, best known for his syndicated comic strip On the Fastrack.[1]
Born in
During a 1982 visit to relatives on the West Coast, Holbrook met
Eleven days before On the Fastrack made its syndicated debut (March 19, 1984), Holbrook met Teri Peitso on a blind date. They were married on
On October 3, 1988, Holbrook began his second strip, Safe Havens, and his third strip, Kevin and Kell was launched in September 1995.[2]
Comic strips
Every week Holbrook writes the story line for the next three weeks for one of his strips and draws the next three weeks' worth of strips for another.[3][4] In 2010, characters from On the Fastrack and Safe Havens began appearing in both strips.
- On the Fastrack - About the misadventures at Fastrack, Inc., On the Fastrack has been distributed by King Features Syndicate since 1984. It now appears in 75 newspapers nationwide.
- Safe Havens - Initially about a day care center, this strip evolved into the adventures of Samantha Argus and her friends and is now syndicated nationally to over 50 newspapers.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitutionfor some years, Kevin and Kell centers on the mixed marriage between a rabbit, Kevin and a grey wolf, Kell Dewclaw. The plot revolves around species-related humor, satire, and interpersonal conflict.
- Duel In The Somme Archived 2010-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Holbrook illustrated a story by Ben Bova and Rob Balder in this strip about a romantic rivalry between a computer-simulation designer and his boss.
References
- ^ "National Cartoonists Society". www.nationalcartoonists.com. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "On the Fastrack by Bill Holbrook - About". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^ "Ten Questions with Bill Holbrook of Kevin and Kell". Comixtalk. October 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ Geusz, Phil (September–October 2006). "Guess who's coming to dinner? Phil Geusz interviews Bill Holbrook". Anthro. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
External links
- Rakoczy, Rebecca (April 3, 1989). "Cartoonist draws on experience". Lakeland, FL. Gwinnett Daily News. p. 5C. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- Purdom, Larry (September 12, 1998). "Cartoonist Bill Holbrook To Be Inducted In Cartoonist's Hall Of Fame". Waycross Journal-Herald. p. P8. Retrieved January 15, 2011.