Education
Cunningham graduated from Leeds College of Art in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
Cunningham graduated from Leeds College of Art in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
He has stated that his influences include Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and George Grosz. The book Psychiatric Tales was partly inspired by his years spent working as a health care assistant on an acute psychiatric ward in his native England, as well as his own experience with acute depression. In addition to his books, Cunningham is well known for his cartoons, which have appeared on the website of Forbidden Planet, and have also been featured in the Acting-i-vate collective.
Additionally, his biography of Ayn Rand has been featured on Io9, and his strip about global warming, posted on his blog in December 2010, has been featured on Philosophy Plait"s blog Bad Astronomy, with Plait saying that Cunningham is "careful to present the facts, and to be balanced where called foreign" He has also created several webcomic strips, including Super-Sam and John-of-the-Night and The Streets of San Diablo.