Andy Mosier
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Andy Mosier is an American cartoonist based in Tucson
, Arizona
. An aspiring animator in his youth, he was in 1977 awarded the prestigious Cine Eagle
, for his film Insanicyle. He won admission to the Cinema School at the University of Southern California
but left before graduating. While at USC, he drew a weekly comic strip for the Daily Trojan
called Norman about a porcupine who was a student at the university. At the same time, he had another strip called Desert Dwellers that ran in a Phoenix alternative weekly.
Starting in the early 1980s, Mosier produced several comic strips set in the southwest desert of the United States. These include Sirius (for the publication Coyote), which featured a deep-thinking coyote character, and (for Tucson Weekly
), C.L. Dobbs (1984–1986; featured another philosophical coyote) and K. Rat (1987–present). Mosier also drew Entropede (1986–1987), wherein a sardonic centipede offered musings on foibles of human existence.
K. Rat, whose title character is a perpetually unemployed kangaroo rat
who in his idleness muses about local and national politics, the peculiarities of the desert climate, and the absurdities of life in general, has been a fixture in the pages of the Tucson Weekly
for 20 years.
Mosier has also worked as a grassroots organizer for the establishment of light rail
in Tucson, Arizona ".
Mosier works as a graphic designer
for Madden Publishing. He is good friends with punk mocker Fish Karma
.
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. An aspiring animator in his youth, he was in 1977 awarded the prestigious Cine Eagle
CINE
CINE is a consortium formulated to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience. CINE recognizes and fosters the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual film competitions....
, for his film Insanicyle. He won admission to the Cinema School at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
but left before graduating. While at USC, he drew a weekly comic strip for the Daily Trojan
Daily Trojan
The Daily Trojan, or "DT," is the student newspaper of the University of Southern California. The newspaper is a forum for student expression and is written, edited, and managed by university students. The paper is intended to inform USC students, faculty, and staff on the latest news and provide...
called Norman about a porcupine who was a student at the university. At the same time, he had another strip called Desert Dwellers that ran in a Phoenix alternative weekly.
Starting in the early 1980s, Mosier produced several comic strips set in the southwest desert of the United States. These include Sirius (for the publication Coyote), which featured a deep-thinking coyote character, and (for Tucson Weekly
Tucson Weekly
The Tucson Weekly is an alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area of about 900,000 residents. The paper is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies...
), C.L. Dobbs (1984–1986; featured another philosophical coyote) and K. Rat (1987–present). Mosier also drew Entropede (1986–1987), wherein a sardonic centipede offered musings on foibles of human existence.
K. Rat, whose title character is a perpetually unemployed kangaroo rat
Kangaroo rat
Kangaroo rats, genus Dipodomys, are small rodents native to North America. The common name derives from their bipedal form: as they hop in a manner similar to the much larger kangaroo, although they are not related...
who in his idleness muses about local and national politics, the peculiarities of the desert climate, and the absurdities of life in general, has been a fixture in the pages of the Tucson Weekly
Tucson Weekly
The Tucson Weekly is an alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area of about 900,000 residents. The paper is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies...
for 20 years.
Mosier has also worked as a grassroots organizer for the establishment of light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
in Tucson, Arizona ".
Mosier works as a graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
for Madden Publishing. He is good friends with punk mocker Fish Karma
Fish Karma
Fish Karma is an American punk rock/comedy rock/folk rock musician from Tucson, Arizona.-Biography:Fish Karma has been called everything from Neil Young's bastard brother to the most horrible thing you've ever seen in your life...
.