Hy Eisman

Hy Eisman

Hy Eisman (born March 27 1927) is an American cartoonist. He is the current (as of 2006) writer and artist of the Sunday strips The Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye.

He has worked in the comic strip business since 1950, on strips such as Kerry Drake, Little Iodine and Bunny. In comic books he was the last artist for Little Lulu before it was cancelled in 1984. He took over the The Katzenjammer Kids in 1986 and the Popeye Sunday strip in 1994. Eisman has been a teacher at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art since 1976. An extensive interview with Eisman on his career appeared in Hogan's Alley #15 (2007).

He won the 1983 National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book.

External links

* [http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/welcome_mat/welcome001.html Eisman interview]
* [http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=5361&si=124 Eisman interview]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402E3D8133BF932A25754C0A9629C8B63 NY Times article]
* [http://www.lambiek.net/eisman_hy.htm Lambiek comiclopedia entry]
* [http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/katzkids/bioMaina.htm Eisman biography at King Features]
* [http://www.reuben.org/ncs/awards.asp NCS Awards]
* [http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/webextras15/Eisman/eisman.asp samples of Eisman's artwork]
* [http://www.cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/webextras15/Eisman/eisman_NCS.asp Hy Eisman and His Adventures in the National Cartoonists Society]


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