Asmussen was born in Rhode Island.[2][3] Early in his career, he published collages and celebrity caricatures in The New Yorker and drew a comic strip for Time called The Drawing Board;[4] he worked on animations for his webseries "Like, News" which aired on Mondo Media throughout 1999-2001 and on the 2001 film Monkeybone.[3] In newspapers, he worked at the Portland Press Herald, The Detroit News, and The San Diego Union-Tribune[2] before becoming a staff artist at the San Francisco Examiner in 1995; following its merger with the San Francisco Chronicle in 2000, he worked for the Chronicle for the remainder of his career.[1]
At the Examiner, Asmussen started his first weekly comic strip, San Francisco Comic Strip. He later drew Super Average Joe and short comic strip serials for events he covered on location, including Republican Convention Comic Strip[1] and strips on the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the Burning Man festival. His strip The Hero Santon appeared in Salon and in Mad magazine.[5] A strip by him ran in Time from 1998 to 2001.[2]
His most recognized strip, the semi-weekly Bad Reporter, began in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2003 and ran under the slogan "The lies behind the truth, and the truth behind those lies that are behind that truth."[2][6] The strip was syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. It was on hiatus from 2018 to 2019 during Asmussen's cancer treatment and last updated in March 2021.[1]
Booksedit
In 1997, Asmussen published a collection of his comic strips, The San Francisco Comic Strip Book of Big-Ass Mocha.[7]
In 2019, Asmussen collaborated with blogger Mary Ladd on The Wig Diaries, a collection of humorous essays about cancer by Ladd with illustrations by Asmussen.[6][9]
Personal life and deathedit
Asmussen was married to Kelly Zito, a former reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. They had two daughters.[3][10]
He was diagnosed with cancer in the mid-2010s, which recurred in 2018, including a brain tumor[11] for which he underwent surgery.[3] In February 2019, he announced on social media that it had "spread to his organs".[12] He died on December 9, 2021, at the age of 59.[1][10]
^ abcd. Universal Press Syndicate. Archived from the original on April 4, 2007.
^ abcdHartlaub, Peter (December 17, 2021) [December 16, 2021]. "Chronicle cartoonist Don Asmussen: Brilliant artist found humor in the headlines (and everywhere else)". San Francisco Chronicle.
^"The witty, subversive work of Chronicle cartoonist Don Asmussen". San Francisco Chronicle (slideshow). December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
^"Contributor: Don Asmussen". Mad Trash. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
^ abAsmussen, Don (January 27, 2020). "Bad Reporter". SFGate.
^Asmussen, Don (August 2006). The San Francisco Comic Strip Book of Big-Ass Mocha. Russian Hill Press. ISBN978-0965352468.
^Asmussen, Don (August 2006). . Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN978-0-7407-6191-1. Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
^Jones, Kevin L. (November 6, 2019). "Datebook: SF writer laughs at cancer with 'Wig Diaries,' a guide for grown-ups". The San Francisco Chronicle.
^ ab"Datebook: Don Asmussen, longtime Chronicle cartoonist, dies". San Francisco Chronicle. December 10, 2021.
^Bauer, Jennifer K. (December 13, 2018). "360 welcomes a new cartoonist". Lewiston Tribune.
^Degg, D.D. (February 25, 2019). "Don Asmussen Health - Update". The Daily Cartoonist.
External linksedit
"Cartoonist Don Asmussen's obituary, in his own words", San Francisco Chronicle, December 12, 2021
Bad Reporter archive at San Francisco Chronicle
January 01, 1970
asmussen, donald, asmussen, october, 1962, december, 2021, american, cartoonist, working, francisco, chronicle, universal, press, syndicate, self, portrait, from, reporter, comic, stripborn, 1962, october, 1962rhode, islanddieddecember, 2021, 2021, aged, franc. Donald Asmussen October 31 1962 December 9 2021 1 was an American cartoonist working for the San Francisco Chronicle and Universal Press Syndicate Don AsmussenSelf portrait from Bad Reporter comic stripBorn 1962 10 31 October 31 1962Rhode IslandDiedDecember 9 2021 2021 12 09 aged 59 San Francisco CaliforniaOccupationEditorial cartoonistEmployerSan Francisco ChronicleWebsitewww wbr sfchronicle wbr com wbr bad wbr reporter wbr Contents 1 Career 1 1 Books 2 Personal life and death 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAsmussen was born in Rhode Island 2 3 Early in his career he published collages and celebrity caricatures in The New Yorker and drew a comic strip for Time called The Drawing Board 4 he worked on animations for his webseries Like News which aired on Mondo Media throughout 1999 2001 and on the 2001 film Monkeybone 3 In newspapers he worked at the Portland Press Herald The Detroit News and The San Diego Union Tribune 2 before becoming a staff artist at the San Francisco Examiner in 1995 following its merger with the San Francisco Chronicle in 2000 he worked for the Chronicle for the remainder of his career 1 At the Examiner Asmussen started his first weekly comic strip San Francisco Comic Strip He later drew Super Average Joe and short comic strip serials for events he covered on location including Republican Convention Comic Strip 1 and strips on the Super Bowl the World Series and the Burning Man festival His strip The Hero Santon appeared in Salon and in Mad magazine 5 A strip by him ran in Time from 1998 to 2001 2 His most recognized strip the semi weekly Bad Reporter began in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2003 and ran under the slogan The lies behind the truth and the truth behind those lies that are behind that truth 2 6 The strip was syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate It was on hiatus from 2018 to 2019 during Asmussen s cancer treatment and last updated in March 2021 1 Books edit In 1997 Asmussen published a collection of his comic strips The San Francisco Comic Strip Book of Big Ass Mocha 7 In 2006 he published Dog vs Cat A Nation Divided a parody of the 2004 presidential election 8 In 2019 Asmussen collaborated with blogger Mary Ladd on The Wig Diaries a collection of humorous essays about cancer by Ladd with illustrations by Asmussen 6 9 Personal life and death editAsmussen was married to Kelly Zito a former reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle They had two daughters 3 10 He was diagnosed with cancer in the mid 2010s which recurred in 2018 including a brain tumor 11 for which he underwent surgery 3 In February 2019 he announced on social media that it had spread to his organs 12 He died on December 9 2021 at the age of 59 1 10 References edit a b c d e Degg D D December 10 2021 Don Asmussen RIP The Daily Cartoonist a b c d Don Asmussen Universal Press Syndicate Archived from the original on April 4 2007 a b c d Hartlaub Peter December 17 2021 December 16 2021 Chronicle cartoonist Don Asmussen Brilliant artist found humor in the headlines and everywhere else San Francisco Chronicle The witty subversive work of Chronicle cartoonist Don Asmussen San Francisco Chronicle slideshow December 16 2021 Retrieved December 26 2021 Contributor Don Asmussen Mad Trash Retrieved December 11 2021 a b Asmussen Don January 27 2020 Bad Reporter SFGate Asmussen Don August 2006 The San Francisco Comic Strip Book of Big Ass Mocha Russian Hill Press ISBN 978 0965352468 Asmussen Don August 2006 Dog vs Cat A Nation Divided Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN 978 0 7407 6191 1 Archived from the original on October 24 2006 Retrieved January 20 2007 Jones Kevin L November 6 2019 Datebook SF writer laughs at cancer with Wig Diaries a guide for grown ups The San Francisco Chronicle a b Datebook Don Asmussen longtime Chronicle cartoonist dies San Francisco Chronicle December 10 2021 Bauer Jennifer K December 13 2018 360 welcomes a new cartoonist Lewiston Tribune Degg D D February 25 2019 Don Asmussen Health Update The Daily Cartoonist External links edit Cartoonist Don Asmussen s obituary in his own words San Francisco Chronicle December 12 2021 Bad Reporter archive at San Francisco Chronicle The Hero Santon archive at Salon com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Asmussen amp oldid 1223061594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
