Mike Lester
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| AreaTemplate:Pluralize from text | Editorial cartoonist Comic strip cartoonist |
Notable works | Mike du Jour Buzz the Yellow Jacket[1] Rags the Tiger[2] |
| Awards | Reuben Award (2009) National Cartoonists Society |
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Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip Mike du Jour.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mike du Jour launched in 1995, running in The Wall Street Journal until 1998.[3] It began being syndicated in 2012, by The Washington Post Writers Group; in 2022 the strip moved to Andrews McMeel Syndication.[3] Lester had previously moved his editorial cartooning work to Andrews McMeel in 2021.[3]
Lester was arrested and jailed on August 20, 2009 for misdemeanor charges of battery and interfering with a 911 call originating from a domestic dispute with his wife, Regan Lester.
Awards
Lester has received National Cartoonists Society awards multiple times.[4]
In May 2009, Lester received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society for his work on the children's book Cool Daddy Rat.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Georgia Tech Alumni Association - A Walk Through Tech's History". 2005-03-27. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1980's". Tiger Rags. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Degg, D. D. (July 29, 2022). "Mike Lester Moves Mike du Jour to Andrews McMeel". The Daily Cartoonist.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Atkins, Charlotte (30 May 2011). "Lester wins cartoonist award for book illustration". Rome News-Tribune.
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External links
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