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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
In Security
By Bea R.
FurBabies
By Nancy Beiman
JumpStart
By Robb Armstrong
Ten Cats
By Graham Harrop
The City
By John Backderf
Luann
By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Beardo
By Dan Dougherty
Next Door Neighbors
By Pat Sandy
Dogs of C-Kennel
By Mick & Mason Mastroianni
Cornered
By Mike Baldwin
The Daily Drawing
By Lorie Ransom
Doonesbury
By Garry Trudeau
Kliban's Cats
By B. Kliban
Pickles
By Brian Crane
The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek
By Gustave Verbeek
Edge City
By Terry and Patty LaBan
Shoe
By Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly
Pluggers
By Rick McKee
Peanuts
By Charles Schulz
UFO
By Graham Harrop
Crabgrass
By Tauhid Bondia
The Buckets
By Greg Cravens
Reality Check
By Dave Whamond
Little Dog Lost
By Steve Boreman
Marmaduke
By Brad Anderson
Red and Rover
By Brian Basset
Back in the Day
By Eric Scott
Thatababy
By Paul Trap
Broom Hilda
By Russell Myers
Ziggy
By Tom Wilson & Tom II
Tarzan
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Ink Pen
By Phil Dunlap
Frank and Ernest
By Thaves
Crankshaft
By Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis
Dick Tracy
By Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger
Ripley's Believe It or Not
By Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Tex
By Jesse Atwell
Cathy Commiserations
By Cathy Guisewite
Brewster Rockit
By Tim Rickard
Savage Chickens
By Doug Savage
Bozo
By Foxo Reardon
Gasoline Alley
By Jim Scancarelli
Brevity
By Dan Thompson
Drabble
By Kevin Fagan
Pearls Before Swine
By Stephan Pastis
Off the Mark
By Mark Parisi
Sarah's Scribbles
By Sarah Andersen
9 Chickweed Lane
By Brooke McEldowney
Wizard of Id Classics
By Parker and Hart
Wizard of Id
By Parker and Hart
Rob Rogers
Origins of the Sunday Comics
By Peter Maresca
Mutt & Jeff
By Bud Fisher
Li'l Abner
By Al Capp
Liberty Meadows
By Frank Cho
The Born Loser
By Art and Chip Sansom
Annie
By Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg
Andy Capp
By Reg Smythe
Alley Oop
By Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
Harley
By Dan Thompson
Skippy
By Percy Crosby
Nancy Classics
By Ernie Bushmiller
Nancy
By Olivia Jaimes
Little Nemo
By Winsor McCay
Peanuts Begins
By Charles Schulz
Garfield
By Jim Davis
Back to B.C.
By Johnny Hart
B.C.
By Mastroianni and Hart
Heathcliff
By Peter Gallagher
Calvin and Hobbes
By Bill Watterson
Dog Eat Doug
By Brian Anderson
Bozo is one of the most underrated yet GREATEST comic strips EVER. It ran from 1925 to 1955. There was also a Sunday strip. It is totally worthy of a collection. I’d love to see the Sundays’ as well some of the early strips to see how it evolved into the masterpiece it became….