Mike Luckovich (born 1960) is an editorial cartoonist who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1989. He is syndicated nationally to about 150 newspapers (as of October 2005), through Creators Syndicate. He won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is a artist who draws cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper in Atlanta and its suburbs. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard S. Newcombe founded Creators Syndicate in 1986 in Los Angeles. ... The Pulitzer Prizes for 1995 were announced on April 18, 1995. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. ...

Luckovich began his career with the The (Greenville, SC) News in South Carolina in 1984, and moved to the New Orleans Times-Picayune later that year. Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Senators Lindsey Graham (R) Jim DeMint (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,012... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Orleans Times-Picayune is the major daily newspaper serving New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

He was born in Seattle, Washington, attended Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon and graduated in 1982 from the University of Washington with a degree in political science. For two years after graduation, Luckovich sold cartoons on a freelance basis to the Everett, Washington newspaper while working as a door-to-door salesman. Jump to: navigation, search Downtown Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Government County King Mayor Greg Nickels NP/Democrat ¹ Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 369. ... Sheldon High School is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon founded in 1953. ... Jump to: navigation, search Eugene is the third largest city [1] and boasts the second largest metropolitan population [2] in the state of Oregon, and is also the county seat of Lane County, Oregon. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ... The Politics Series Politics Politics Portal Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Ideology Democracy Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Political parties Political party Parties by country Parties by name... A freelancer or (freelance worker) is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common. ... Everett High School (part of Everett Public Schools) Everett Public Schools logo Everett Station Everett is a city located in Snohomish County, Washington. ... Door to Door is the sixth and final studio album by American new wave band The Cars, released in 1987. ...

In a September 2001 interview, Luckovich commented on his style of cartooning and how it changed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks: Jump to: navigation, search The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of suicide attacks against the United States conducted on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. ...

Normally with my cartoons I try to use humor to get across my point. After Sept. 11th, you just couldn't use humor. The tragedy was so enormous, you couldn't be funny. It's almost like you have to come up with cartoons using a different part of your brain. I was just trying to come up with images that expressed the emotions that I was feeling and tried to focus in on different aspects of the tragedy that I thought were important.

In that same interview Luckovich cited Jeff MacNelly as his "biggest editorial cartoonist role model" and Mort Drucker as his "first hero." Jump to: navigation, search Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly (1948 - June 8, 2000) was a famous American editorial cartoonist, widely considered to be one of the best editorial cartoonists of the modern era. ... Mort Drucker is a cartoonist and caricaturist from Brooklyn, New York. ...

External links and references

• 1995 biography from the Pulitzer Prize website
• Drawing Attention, a September 1995 article from Columns Magazine, hosted on the University of Washington website
• 2001 interview from a website "operated in partnership with Columbia Journalism Review"
• Luckovich Cartoon Includes Names of 2,000 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq, an October 2005 article from Editor & Publisher