Rick Stromoski
Rick Stromoski
Award-Winning Cartoonist, Graphic Novelist
Rick Stromoski is an award-winning cartoonist and humorous illustrator whose works include the syndicated comic strips Mullets, Soup to Nutz, and Schnozzer & Tatertoes graphic novels. His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in national magazines, children’s books, educational publications, licensing, advertising, newspaper syndication and network television. He is a self-taught artist who was influenced by the artists of Mad magazine. Stromoski’s career started out in the greeting card industry. He illustrated books for such publishers as Macmillan, Workman, and Random House. He teamed up with fellow cartoonist Steve McGarry to produce the syndicated strip Mullets from 2003 – 2005. His internationally syndicated newspaper comic strip Soup to Nutz ran for 18 years in over 150 newspapers, and he currently draws an online offshoot of Soup to Nutz – Andrew’s Journal. He has won multiple awards, which include the National Cartoonist Society‘s Best Greeting Card, Best Magazine Gag, Silver T-Square for service and contributions to Cartooning Industry, and was NCS President 2006-2008. Rick an active member of the National Cartoonists Society and Society of Illustrators.