Tom Toles
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Born | Thomas Gregory Toles October 22, 1951 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | cartoonist |
Notable works | Editorial cartoons |
Thomas Gregory Toles (born October 22, 1951) is a retired
Biography
Toles wrote for The Buffalo Courier-Express, The Buffalo News and The Washington Post. He left The Buffalo News in 2002, accepting an offer from The Washington Post[3] to replace their cartoonist Herblock, and is under contract by Universal Press Syndicate. Part of his acceptance of his new job required him to give up his United Feature-distributed daily and Sunday cartoon panel Randolph Itch 2 AM, a cartoon based on Toles' thoughts while battling insomnia. Toles was replaced at the Buffalo News by Adam Zyglis.[2] In addition to Randolph Itch 2 AM, Toles also created a daily and Sunday comic strip about small children called Curious Avenue. It ran 1992-1994 through his future editorial cartooning syndicate, Universal Press Syndicate.[2] A collection of the strip was published in 1993 through the publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing.[4]
Toles' cartoons appeared in more than 200 newspapers throughout the country. He received the
In 2016, he co-authored with
On October 30, 2020, Toles retired from political cartooning after serving 18 years as a Washington Post political cartoonist.[1] In his last political cartoon of his career, titled Tom Toles’s final cartoon, he advocated for voting against Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election, warned about climate change and the disruptive power of artificial intelligence.[1]
Personal life
Toles graduated
In 2008, Toles began performing with the rock band Suspicious Package at venues around Washington, D.C. The band consists of Toles on drums, former
Pulitzer Prize
Toles was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning in 1990. He was one of two finalists for the prize in 1985, and was one of three finalists for the prize in 1996.[10]
Controversy
A cartoon published January 29, 2006
Other appearances
In March 2010, Toles appeared in the twelfth episode of
References
- ^ a b c Toles, Tom (30 October 2020). "Tom Toles's final cartoon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tom Toles". lambiek.net. Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard (April 10, 2002). "Cartoonist Tom Toles Hired by Post; Veteran of Buffalo News Won Pulitzer Prize in '90, Is Syndicated in 200 Papers". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Stripper's Guide Obscurity of the Day: Curious Avenue". blogspot.com. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Mann & Toles 2016.
- ^ "#450 University at Buffalo, SUNY". Forbes. Retrieved on February 17, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 1-57356-111-8
- ^ Boese, Kent (April 22, 2017). "Announcing Suspicious Package to headline Spring Fling, May 6". Friends of the Soldiers Home. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Toles, T. The Washington Post February 1, 2016.
- ^ The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning at pulitzer.org
- ^ "Toles' January 29, 2006 cartoon at America Blog". Archived from the original on Feb 16, 2009. Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard. "Joint Chiefs Fire At Toles Cartoon On Strained Army" The Washington Post; February 2, 2006
- ^ "Tom Tomorrow". Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.
- ^ "Summary page for The Real World: Washington, DC, Episode 12 ("White House, Glass House") at MTV.com". MTV. Retrieved Nov 1, 2020.
- ^ Video of The Real World: DC, Episode 12 at MTV.com
External links
- Tomorrow, Tom (February 7, 2006). "Cartoonists Gone Wild!". Village Voice. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- . Retrieved 2016-09-01.)
- Tom Toles at The Washington Post
- NCS Awards
- Tom Toles comics site
- The editorial cartoon about the quadruple amputee
- Tom Toles Interview
- Lambiek Comiclopedia article.