Images inspired by vintage American advertising, science fiction, and Norman Rockwell idylls are, in his hands, the means by which to keep laughing instead of crying at the feral descent of our politics and culture. In his weekly cartoon strip, This Modern World, "Tom Tomorrow uses images traced from photographic references (running from 1950s advertising art to recent shots of politicians) and a multipaneled comic-strip format to create a distinctive kind of postmodern editorial cartoon," writes Booklist . And the results are uproarious-and popular. His cartoons appear in about 130 alternative weeklies-making him the most recognizable cartoonist of the counterculture. His work is also seen in mainstream sources such as The New York Times and Salon, and on bestselling book covers, including Weapons of Mass Deception . This collection is the very first to present Tom Tomorrow's work in full color, as he originally produces his cartoons.
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Tom Tomorrow is the pen name of editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins, creator of the weekly political cartoon, This Modern World, which appears in approximately 80 newspapers across the U.S., and on websites such as Daily Kos, Truthout and Credo. His work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Spin, Mother Jones, Esquire, The Economist, The Nation, U.S. News and World Report, and The American Prospect, and has been featured on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. From 1999-2001, he worked on a series of animated web cartoons which can be viewed here. In 2009, he created the cover art for the Pearl Jam album Backspacer. In 2011 he ended a 16 year run at Salon to create and edit a new comics section at Daily Kos. He has published nine anthologies of his work: –Greetings From This Modern World (1992) –Tune in Tomorrow (1994) –The Wrath of Sparky (1996) –Penguin Soup for the Soul (1998) –When Penguins Attack (2000) (introduction by Dave Eggers) –The Great Big Book of Tomorrow (2003) –Hell in a Handbasket (2006) –The Future’s So Bright I Can’t Bear to Look (2008) Too Much Crazy (2010) He is also the author of a book for children, The Very Silly Mayor (2009). He received the first place Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism in 1998 and in 2003. Other honors include: 1993: Media Alliance Meritorious Achievement Award 1995: Society of Professional Journalists James Madison Freedom of Information Award 2000: Association for Education in Journalism and Education, Professional Freedom and Responsibility Award 2001: James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism 2004: Altweekly Award, 2nd Place 2006: Altweekly Award, 3rd Place Tom Tomorrow is available for speaking engagements. For further information, contact tomtomorrow (at) gmail (dot) com. He is also currently in the market for a new publisher, if anyone’s interested.
