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Loran J. Skinkis is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who fell in love with comics and illustration at an early age and never quite gave either of them up. After attending Mt. Lebanon Senior High in 1989, Loran joined the United States Marine Corps Reserves. His unit was activated and sent overseas to Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War (1991). After returning home, Loran went to school at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. After working over 17 as an Illustrator/Graphic Designer, Loran is now a full-time freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer ready to meet any of your Visual Communication needs. Loran has worked on such titles as Photocopy Comix Illustrated, The Electric Owl, Pastaman, Star & Stripes, Burgh-Man, The Pittsburgh Steel-Man and most recently The Field on the Edge of the Woods. Loran is currently working on many new and exciting projects both locally and overseas.

Comics I Follow

Grand Avenue

Grand Avenue

By Mike Thompson
Pluggers

Pluggers

By Rick McKee
1 and Done

1 and Done

By Eric Scott
Cat's Cafe

Cat's Cafe

By Gwen Tarpley
Frazz

Frazz

By Jef Mallett
Lost Sheep

Lost Sheep

By Dan Thompson
Funky Winkerbean

Funky Winkerbean

By Tom Batiuk
The Other Coast

The Other Coast

By Adrian Raeside
Rabbits Against Magic

Rabbits Against Magic

By Jonathan Lemon
In Security

In Security

By Bea R.
FurBabies

FurBabies

By Nancy Beiman
JumpStart

JumpStart

By Robb Armstrong
Ten Cats

Ten Cats

By Graham Harrop
The City

The City

By John Backderf
Luann

Luann

By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Next Door Neighbors

Next Door Neighbors

By Pat Sandy
Dogs of C-Kennel

Dogs of C-Kennel

By Mick & Mason Mastroianni
Cornered

Cornered

By Mike Baldwin
The Daily Drawing

The Daily Drawing

By Lorie Ransom
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
Kliban's Cats

Kliban's Cats

By B. Kliban
Pickles

Pickles

By Brian Crane
The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

By Gustave Verbeek
Edge City

Edge City

By Terry and Patty LaBan
Shoe

Shoe

By Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly
Peanuts

Peanuts

By Charles Schulz
UFO

UFO

By Graham Harrop
Crabgrass

Crabgrass

By Tauhid Bondia
The Buckets

The Buckets

By Greg Cravens
Reality Check

Reality Check

By Dave Whamond
Little Dog Lost

Little Dog Lost

By Steve Boreman
Marmaduke

Marmaduke

By Brad Anderson
Red and Rover

Red and Rover

By Brian Basset
Back in the Day

Back in the Day

By Eric Scott
Thatababy

Thatababy

By Paul Trap
Broom Hilda

Broom Hilda

By Russell Myers
Ziggy

Ziggy

By Tom Wilson & Tom II
Tarzan

Tarzan

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Ink Pen

Ink Pen

By Phil Dunlap
Frank and Ernest

Frank and Ernest

By Thaves
Crankshaft

Crankshaft

By Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

By Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger
Ripley's Believe It or Not

Ripley's Believe It or Not

By Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Tex

Tex

By Jesse Atwell
Cathy Commiserations

Cathy Commiserations

By Cathy Guisewite
Brewster Rockit

Brewster Rockit

By Tim Rickard
Savage Chickens

Savage Chickens

By Doug Savage
Bozo

Bozo

By Foxo Reardon
Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

By Jim Scancarelli
Brevity

Brevity

By Dan Thompson
Drabble

Drabble

By Kevin Fagan
Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis
Off the Mark

Off the Mark

By Mark Parisi
Sarah's Scribbles

Sarah's Scribbles

By Sarah Andersen
9 Chickweed Lane

9 Chickweed Lane

By Brooke McEldowney
Wizard of Id Classics

Wizard of Id Classics

By Parker and Hart
Wizard of Id

Wizard of Id

By Parker and Hart
Rob Rogers

Rob Rogers
Origins of the Sunday Comics

Origins of the Sunday Comics

By Peter Maresca
Mutt & Jeff

Mutt & Jeff

By Bud Fisher
Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

By Al Capp
Liberty Meadows

Liberty Meadows

By Frank Cho
The Born Loser

The Born Loser

By Art and Chip Sansom
Annie

Annie

By Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg
Andy Capp

Andy Capp

By Reg Smythe
Alley Oop

Alley Oop

By Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
Harley

Harley

By Dan Thompson
Skippy

Skippy

By Percy Crosby
Nancy Classics

Nancy Classics

By Ernie Bushmiller
Nancy

Nancy

By Olivia Jaimes
Little Nemo

Little Nemo

By Winsor McCay
Peanuts Begins

Peanuts Begins

By Charles Schulz
Garfield

Garfield

By Jim Davis
Back to B.C.

Back to B.C.

By Johnny Hart
B.C.

B.C.

By Mastroianni and Hart
Heathcliff

Heathcliff

By Peter Gallagher
Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

By Bill Watterson
Dog Eat Doug

Dog Eat Doug

By Brian Anderson
Rip Haywire

Rip Haywire

By Dan Thompson

Recent Comments

  1. 4 days ago on Gasoline Alley

    I like that….

  2. 4 days ago on Li'l Abner

    This is disappointing….I kinda wish they’d have stayed in the 1930’s for a while. I really enjoyed those 1st few years seeing how Al Capp developed the strip and experimented with concepts early on….

  3. 4 days ago on Gasoline Alley

    I can’t wait to see where this is going. I feel like they’ve been in this car for a week…!!!

  4. 8 days ago on Garfield

    Well said…!!!

  5. 9 days ago on Mutt & Jeff

    How interesting. Man, back in the day cartoonists were rock stars. Bud was no exception to this….

  6. 16 days ago on Mutt & Jeff

    Who is Pierre S. Du Beaumont…?

  7. 16 days ago on Li'l Abner

    Oh no!

  8. 16 days ago on Gasoline Alley

    Somethin’s up…I wonder…

  9. 17 days ago on Bozo

    The time is definitely right! Bozo is 100 so it should be celebrated and collected.

  10. 17 days ago on Bozo

    I’d love to see more Bozo comics but what I’d really love to see is the collected archives of Bozo 1925-1955 in print (Dailies and Sundays). Michael Reardon (Foxo’s son) recommends that folks contact Andrew McMeel publishing and express their interest in a printed collection. I sent them a message the other day. If they did a printed archive edition I’d be all about that!