Jim Toomey
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James Patrick Toomey is a popular American cartoonist
famous for his comic Sherman's Lagoon
. Toomey received his B.S.E. from Duke University
's Pratt School of Engineering in 1983, an M.L.A. from Stanford University
in 1995, and a Master's of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
in 2008.
His cartoon strip, Sherman's Lagoon
, is distributed by King Features Syndicate
, and appears in over 250 newspapers in North America and in over 30 foreign countries.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
famous for his comic Sherman's Lagoon
Sherman's Lagoon
Sherman's Lagoon is a comic strip by Jim Toomey that is syndicated daily in over 150 newspapers worldwide. It first appeared in the Escondido Times-Advocate on May 13, 1991....
. Toomey received his B.S.E. from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
's Pratt School of Engineering in 1983, an M.L.A. from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1995, and a Master's of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
The Nicholas School of the Environment is one of ten graduate and professional schools at Duke University. The Levine Science Research Center is home to the vast majority of its programs, while a secondary facility is maintained in the coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina...
in 2008.
His cartoon strip, Sherman's Lagoon
Sherman's Lagoon
Sherman's Lagoon is a comic strip by Jim Toomey that is syndicated daily in over 150 newspapers worldwide. It first appeared in the Escondido Times-Advocate on May 13, 1991....
, is distributed by King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide...
, and appears in over 250 newspapers in North America and in over 30 foreign countries.
Creative Works
- Discover Your Inner Hermit Crab - Sep. 2010
- Confessions of a Swinging Single Sea Turtle - Sep. 2009
- Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun - Sep. 2008
- Yarns and Shanties - Sep. 2007
- Planet of the Hairless Beach Apes - Sep. 2006
- In Shark Years I'm Dead - March 2006
- A Day at the Beach - March 2005
- Surfer Safari - Sep. 2005
- Catch of the Day - Sep. 2004
- Shark Diaries - Sep. 2003
- A Lagoa de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (Spanish)
- Le Lagon de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (French)
- Greatest Hits & Near Misses - Sep. 2002
- Surf's Up - March 2003
- Greetings from Sherman's Lagoon - March 2002
- Another Day in Paradise - Sep. 2001
- Poodle: The Other White Meat - March 1999
- An Illustrated Guide to Shark Etiquette - Sep. 2000
- Ate That, What's Next? - Sep. 1997
- Lagunen - Sep. 1996 (Norwegian)
- Sigges Lagun - Sep. 1994 (Swedish)
- 50 Ways to Save the Ocean (illustrator; written by David HelvargDavid HelvargDavid Helvarg is an American journalist and environmental activist. He is the founder and president of the marine conservation lobbying organization Blue Frontier Campaign, a part of the Seaweed rebellion, which arose from his second book Blue Frontier...
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