Tom Cheney has been a full-time freelancer since 1977. In April 1978, Saturday Evening Post published one of his cartoons, and he was on his way to success. Since then, his work appeared in many magazines - National Lampoon, Omni, Penthouse, Saturday Review, Mad - in addition to being a regular at The New Yorker. He is a winner of the prestigious Charles M. Schulz Outstanding Cartoonist Award for his work in magazine cartoons.