Jim Mitchell (cartoonist)
 | This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Jim Mitchell" cartoonist – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2010) |
| Jim Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Mitchell April 28, 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist |
Notable works | Smile |
Jim Mitchell (born April 28, 1949) is an
In the early 1970s, Mitchell (then a
Pro Junior, and Hungry Chuck Biscuit's Comics & Stories
.
Mitchell was imprisoned in Mexico for four and a half years for possession of marijuana which prevented his involvement in the further evolution of the underground scene, but was released in late 1977.
He runs his own full-service art studio, Distant Thunder Studios, in Milwaukee.
References
- ^ Acton, Jay, Le Mond, Alan, and Hodges, Parker. Mug Shots: Who's Who in the New Earth World Publishing: 1972; pp. 121, 150.
- ^ Schreiner, Dave. Kitchen Sink Press, the First 25 Years. Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Press, 1994; p. 14 et seq.
- ^ Kitchen, Denis. "Notes on the Underground... Confessions of an Underground Comics Publisher." Funnyworld #13 (Spring 1971), p. 30
Sources
- A History of Underground Comics; Mark James Estren. 3rd ed. (Berkeley, CA. : Ronin, 1993)
- Encyclopédie des bandes dessinées; Marjorie Alessandrini, ed. (Paris: A Michel, 1986)
External links
- Mitchell's Distant Thunder Studios homepage
- Mitchell's art in the Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection
 | This profile of an American cartoonist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |