Rich's Profile

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Rich is currently living in central North Carolina. His illustration work has graced many computer games, magazine articles and stories and appeared regularly in Highlights for Children. Working for MAD Magazine confirmed him as one of the “Usual Gang of Idiots”. Nominated multiple times, Wide Open won the Silver Reuben for Best On-Line Short Form Cartoon by the National Cartoonist’s Society in 2021. His line of humorous wildlife art, Callahan’s Quest for Adventure won the Silver Reuben for Product Illustration by the National Cartoonist’s Society in 2014 and the Our State television show that featured him illustrating Andy Griffith’s “What it Was, Was Football” won the Emmy for Best Magazine Program at the 31st Midsouth Emmy Awards.
Creator Of
Comics I Follow

Wide Open
By Rich Powell
Last Kiss
By John Lustig
Cornered
By Mike Baldwin
NEUROTICA
By Allison Garwood
Brevity
By Dan Thompson
Wallace the Brave
By Will Henry
Loose Parts
By Dave Blazek
Speed Bump
By Dave Coverly
Off the Mark
By Mark Parisi
Eek!
By Scott Nickel
Cul de Sac
By Richard Thompson
Pearls Before Swine
By Stephan Pastis
Mike du Jour
By Mike Lester
Rip Haywire
By Dan Thompson
Monty
By Jim Meddick
Kitchen Capers
By David Banks
The Knight Life
By Keith Knight
Richard's Poor Almanac
By Richard Thompson
The City
By John Backderf
WuMo
By Wulff & Morgenthaler
Betty
By Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen
Reality Check
By Dave Whamond
The Buckets
By Greg Cravens
WaynoVision
By Wayno
Dogs gotta be Dawgs!