John R. “Jack” Cassady is a cartoonist, artist, designer, writer, and former art director. His humorous illustrations, cartoons and writings have been featured in hundreds of US and international p...view moreJohn R. “Jack” Cassady is a cartoonist, artist, designer, writer, and former art director. His humorous illustrations, cartoons and writings have been featured in hundreds of US and international publications and multimedia outlets including his public TV series, “Funny Business, the Art in Cartooning” and his internet weekly feature “Jack Cassady’s Monday Funnies…” A long-time member of the National Cartoonists Society and Graphic Artists Guild he’s also a regular contributor to Heartland Boating Magazine.
Born in the pre-Disney Florida epoch, Jack served nearly 23 years in the U.S. Army, is a decorated Airborne, Ranger and Special Forces Officer and earned advanced degrees from Furman University and the University of Memphis. He’s taught at many colleges and universities in the Southeast and manages distance learning programs for aspiring cartoonists from his virtual studio at www.ToonMaker.com . He also teaches part time at the nearby and renown J.C. Campbell Folk School. He lives and works with his lovely wife of over 30 years in the lush hills of Western North Carolina with several guard dogs, attack cats and critters of the forest.view less