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Tom Batiuk


Born
in Akron, Ohio, The United States
March 14, 1947

Genre
Comics & Graphic Novels


Tom Batiuk is an American comic strip creator. His best-known comic strip is Funky Winkerbean.

Batiuk attended Kent State University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting. He went on to teach art in junior high school. He put his experiences to use in his gag-a-day Funky Winkerbean, which first appeared in print in 1972. With the success of the strip, he abandoned his teaching career, occasionally returning to the classroom to refresh his sources. He authored two spinoff strips, John Darling, which ran from 1979 through 1990, and Crankshaft, which began syndication in 1987. These strips sometimes experience crossovers.

Over the years, Batiuk's strips have taken on an increasing narrative continuity. Start ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.06 · 335 ratings · 61 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors
Lisa's Story: The Other Shoe
4.35 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions
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The Complete Funky Winkerbe...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2012
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Roses in December: A Story ...
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4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions
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My Name is Funky... and I'm...
3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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The Complete Funky Winkerbe...
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014
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Funky Winkerbean: "Could Be...
3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Closed Out! (Funky Winkerbe...
4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions
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Play It Again, Funky!
3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions
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Funky Winkerbean - You Know...
4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions
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Prelude: lisa's story begins
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What's the Name o...: Cartoon book from 70's. I think all were single panel. Humor was simple like a teens wearing cut-off sweatshirts seeing a bin of cut-off on sale with caption like "Why can't they just leave us alone? 7 550 Dec 16, 2024 06:22PM  


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