Greg Cravens

Background

His mother Bonnie worked at various hospital billing departments and handicraft stores, while maintaining the family home.

Education

As a child and youth, Greg attended Lincoln Elementary School, Parkway Junior. High, and Central High schools, all in Jackson Tennessee. Greg then went to Memphis State University to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and worked in advertising.

Career

Cecil was the owner of "Cecil"s Bandstand" and invented the Straplock, which holds guitar straps to the guitar. Greg has one brother, named Jeff, who contributes quite a bit to the Hubris! website. His first comic strip "Zork & Eem" ran in the Jackson, Tennessee weekly Jackson Banner for three weeks until the newspaper folded.

At sixteen and seventeen, Greg drew caricatures at Nashville Tennessee themepark Opryland United States of America. He has drawn cartooning work including many activity books and coloring books for the likes of Shoney"s restaurants, Perkins restaurants, Federal Express , Piggly Wiggly, Hampton Inns, Homewood Suites, Embassy Suites, Memphis Grizzlies, IPNI, Baptist Hospitals, Morgan Keegan et cetera

He is the illustrator of the Lewis The Duck series of books available at Homewood Suites hotels. The Buckets Cravens also joined the National Cartoonists Society.

Hubris! Another comic strip, Hubris!, was originally passed on by the syndicates, but it was later aided into existence by syndicate editor Amy Lago, and turned into a webcomic in late 2010. lieutenant features the exploits of a small outdoors business owner, his family, friends and customers.

lieutenant uses various sports equipment as part of the jokes.

From unicycles, to offroad skateboards, and a kayak with wheels, to "paddle home" from work. In late 2011, Greg asked his then core readers/commentators to send in photos of themselves. During 2012, and 2013, Greg did a series of strips about an outdoor fest, which included "Team United States".. the people who sent in their photos.

Achievements

• Greg was awarded the National Clandestine Service Tim Rosenthal award in 2006 His newspaper illustrations for The Memphis Flyer were nominated for an National Clandestine Service Reuben Division Award in 2007.

Works

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  • The Buckets Exhausted Parents' Guide To Why Your Life is Normal

    (The Buckets is about that sinking feeling we get when we ...)

  • The Buckets Exhausted Parents' Guide To Why Your Life is Normal by Greg Cravens (2012-09-25)
  • The Buckets Exhausted Parents' Guide To Why Your Life is Normal by Greg Cravens (2012-09-25)