Education
University of California, Berkeley.
(When people read the strip over breakfast, we want them t...)
When people read the strip over breakfast, we want them to laugh. If they're eating cereal, we want them to giggle so hard that milk will run out of their nose. If they're not eating cereal, the milk-nose thing may be tough to achieve, but we will remain optimistic." Rudy Park and the other regulars and misfits who hang out at the House of Java coffeehouse form a modern nuclear family, drawn together by something much more powerful than blood-caffeine. Just as cavemen once hung out around a campfire, our regulars gather around the espresso machine discussing issues of the day, coping with modern life, and engaging in the occasional violent dispute over the bathroom key. The cafe also serves as a crossroads for current events and a watering hole for celebrities and politicians, such as J-Lo and Ben Affleck (contemplating a joint run for governor), Dick Cheney (doling out dating advice), and the gang from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" (making sure everyone is dressed suitably for the comics page). So sit down with a warm cup of joe and enjoy "Peace, Love, and Lattes," the second collection of "Rudy Park," which "Newsweek" has named as one of the top three contenders for new strip of the decade. "Rudy Park" offers social and cultural commentary that is both insightful and hilarious. With Rudy at the forefront, this technocentric strip lampoons the fast pace of our technology-driven world, our obsession with material possessions, and the folly of our cultural and political icons. Since bursting onto the comics page in 2001, the strip has grown in syndication to nearly 100 newspapers and Web sites, including the "Seattle Times," "Las Vegas Review-Journal," "Honolulu Star-Bulletin," "Chicago Sun-Times," "Detroit Free Press," and Denver's "Rocky Mountain News."
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University of California, Berkeley.
Candorville currently has four collections and Rudy Park has two. Bell, who is Black and Jewish, was born in Los Angeles, California. He started drawing when he was 3.
He"s been published in the Daily Californian since 1993, during his freshman year in college, and in major papers across the country.
He was an editorial cartoonist during the 1990s for the Los Angeles Times and other California newspapers. He currently is a syndicated editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post Writers Group.
He is the first African American to have two comic strips syndicated nationally. He is also a storyboard artist.
He attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor in Political Science in 1999.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Interview with Michael A. Ventrella (August 2011).
(When people read the strip over breakfast, we want them t...)