- Wilbur Kookmeyer
Wilbur Kookmeyer is the title character of a cartoon strip by
Bob Penuelas which first appeared in Surfer magazine in1986 .Wilbur is a kook, a wanna-be surfer of limited skill. He wants to be cool, but remains dorky.Penuelas created Wilbur as a response to cynical commercialism that got into surfing in the early
1980 s.Wilbur started in
1985 as a character in the cartoon "Maynard and the Rat" in Surfer magazine, and was so popular the strip was renamed.References
* [http://www.wilbur-kookmeyer.com Wilbur Kookmeyer official site]
External links
* [http://www.clubofthewaves.com/art_tutorials_penuelas.php 'How to draw a cartoon wave the Wilbur Kookmeyer way!' - An art tutorial by Bob Penuelas]
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