Friday, February 25, 2022

Today in Comics History, February 25: Happy birthday, Rick Geary!

A very happy birthday today to award-winning comics artist and illustrator Rick Geary, who you'll know from National Lampoon, The New York Times Book Review, A Treasury of Victorian Murder and A Treasury of XXth Century Murder, Classics Illustrated, graphic novel biographies of J. Edgar Hoover and Trotsky, plus lots more, including two of my favorite comic books of all time: the Wildcard Ink Gumby series and Dark Horse's Junior Carrot Patrol. Both are the sheer definition of "Comics Oughta Be Fun!" — and they are. I highly recommend pickin' 'em up wherever you see 'em.


from Usagi Yojimbo #100 (Dark Horse, January 2007); script by Mike Richardson; pencils, inks, and letters by Rick Geary

Happy birthday, Rick!


from A Treasury of XX Century Murder Compendium I (NBM, April 2017), art by Rick Geary

1 comment:

Tom said...

No, Bully! Rick is in the circle because he's housesitting for Family Circus!