Joe Sharpnack is an editorial cartoonist based out of Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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His work has appeared in many local, national, and international newspapers and magazines. In addition, he has produced three books, namely Attack of the Political Cartoonists, Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists, and What America Wants, America Gets: Notes from the 'G.O.P. Revolution' and Other Scary Stuff.

Sharpnack studied at the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...

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Trivia

Sharpnack was mentioned in the comic strip Frazz

Frazz

Frazz is a syndicated comic strip by Jef Mallett that, on the surface, is about school custodian Edwin "Frazz" Frazier and the school where he works, but which, according to Mallett, is really about discovery. The strip debuted on 2 April 2001....

on January 15, 2007. http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/archive/frazz-20070115.html

External links

• Joe Sharpnack's web site
• Entry in Library of Congress