The Rumpus is proud to welcome renowned cartoonist Tony Millionaire to the comics line up. His strip Maakies will now appear every Wednesday in the comics section. In celebration we’ve got two additional pieces by Tony for your reading pleasure along with a bit about the man himself.
Tony Millionaire was born in Boston and grew up in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He attended the Massachusetts College of Art for three and three quarters of a year. Tony writes and draws the ongoing adventures of Sock Monkey, published by Dark Horse Comics since 1998. He is the creator of the syndicated comic strip, Maakies, which has run in weekly newspapers across the country since 1994 and has been collected by Fantagraphics, who also published his graphic novels, Billy Hazelnuts and Billy Hazelnuts and the Crazy Bird.
Tony’s work has garnered him five Eisner Awards, three Harvey Awards, and an Ignatz Award. His comic strip Maakies was adapted to the small screen in 1998 for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and in 2008 as THE DRINKY CROW SHOW for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, which is now in repeats and available at www.adultswim.com. His illustrations appear in publications around the globe including THE BELIEVER, THE NEW YORKER and THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, and he illustrated many record covers including THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS “Then; The Earlier Years,” and ELVIS COSTELLO’S “Secret, Profane and Sugarcane,” as well as ELVIS COSTELLO’S “National Ransom,” to be released in the US in November. Tony now lives in Pasadena, CA. with his wife, the actress Becky Thyre and their two daughters.
See more of Tony’s work at http://www.maakies.com
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Don’t miss Tony’s bonus Maakies strip here.
24 responses
Awesome! Tony Millionaire is the best, excited to see him on The Rumpus
So thrilled to have Tony M. rocking The Rumpus!
I’ve admired Tony for a long time. What a joy to see his work here. Keep it coming sir.
Good lord this is awesome.
Yes! So awesome. Welcome to the Rumpus, Tony!
So great to have you on the Rumpus roster Tony, you are truly one of the world’s great cartoonists!
Oh dear. I am not worthy. Welcome to the club!
Welcome to the Rumpus, Mr. Millionaire! I hope that you are actually a millionaire, otherwise having such a name must be a painful reminder of the life you don’t have.
Welcome Tony! You are one of the good ones!
tony millionaire you do amazing work
so glad you are a part of the Rumpus
it is great to see your work here
oh my lord this is really great news. welcome aboard this crazy ship, tony. so happy you’re here.
I love, love love that this guy is going to be contributing!!! Go Rumpus!!
Awesome stuff! And welcome to The Rumpus!
Good gravy, this is awesome! So thrilled! Viva Tony Millionaire!
DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!
WHAT!?! It’s like a Mark IV Banana-Apple Granny Bomb of goodness just exploded at the Rumpus. Tony! Hello, welcome, greetings, and please get comfortable. We are beyond thrilled to have you.
I will always remember being in Moe’s Books and seeing Maakies for the first time. I felt like I’d just unearthed the filthiest of treasures. Welcome Mr. Millionaire!
Yes! This is awesome. I’m a T. Millionaire fan from way back. Long been keeping illegal things in the hollow brain-cavity compartment of my Uncle Gabby action figure. Most excellent news. Long live the hatch-strokes that never cross!
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I like everything he does except Maakies. Bring on the puke jokes, I suppose.
For reals?! How did we get s’damn lucky? Welcome to The Rumpus, Tony! Pull up a chair and stay a while, we’re so excited to have you…
I’m so excited!!
What a slice of heaven – been reading Drinky Crow for years. I read my first Maakies at Fallout Records, alongside Too Much Coffee Man. . . very happy to see you here T.M.! Thanks Rumpus!
Let the puke jokes begin!
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