Tom Batiuk

(b. 1947, USA)


Fundy Winkerbean, by Tom Batiuk (1977)
Funky Winkerbean (1977)

Tom Batiuk was a high school teacher before he started his celebrated comic strip 'Funky Winkerbean' in 1972. The comic started out as a look at everyday high school life. Throughout the years, Batiuk's comic matured into a series of real-life stories.
Funky Winkerbean, by Tom Batiuk
Batiuk started using sensitive social issues as alcholism, suicide, teen-dating, abuse and cancer in the series, which made him a groundbreaking artist in the genre. This earned him several awards. King Features distributes 'Funky Winkerbean' to about 400 newspapers worldwide.

Funky Winkerbean by Tom Batiuk
Funky Winkerbean (2008)

Funky Winkerbean at KingFeatures.com

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