Bizarro is a single panel cartoon written and drawn by cartoonist Dan Piraro. It started in 1985. Image File history File links Walmartbizarro. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A panel is a single-drawing cartoon published by a newspaper, by a magazine, or on the Internet. ... For the band, see Cartoons (band). ... Cartoonist Jack Elrod at work. ... Dan Piraro is a surrealist painter, illustrator, and cartoonist best-known for his award-winning syndicated panel cartoon Bizarro. ...

Bizarro gives an eccentric, exaggerated and, as the name implies, bizarre look at our everyday life. The situations are surreal yet plausible. Many make reference to themselves or other cartoon characters. Most Bizarro cartoons include a firecracker, an eyeball, a pie, a rabbit, an alien in a spaceship, the abbreviation "K2" and/or an upside down bird hidden somewhere in the cartoon. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The strip and its creator have been recognized with several awards, including the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1999, 2000, and 2001, and a nomination for their Reuben Award for 2002. In 2005, Piraro was seen in Blondie and Dagwood's 75th anniversary in the comic strip Blondie. The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists created in 1946. ... The Reuben Awards, named for Rube Goldberg, are presented each year by the National Cartoonists Society. ...

Veganism

In 2002, Piraro became a vegan. The effects of this lifestyle change are visible in his work, as Piraro now often incorporates vegan and animal cruelty themes into his cartoons. He has gained applause from the "cruelty-free" activist community for being a visible supporter of their cause, while others, including fans of his older work, see his new output as overtly "preachy," viewing his cartoons as being more concerned with conveying a particular message than with humor. Hens kept in cramped conditions — the avoidance of animal suffering is the primary motivation of people who become vegans A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ...

External links

• Bizarro home page
• King Features about page
• Gallery of Bizarro cartoons
• NCS Awards