Arthur B. "Chip" Sansom III (born July 4, 1951) is an American comic strip cartoonist. Sansom attended

Kenyon College Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. Kenyon College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Kenyon has 1,708 undergraduates enrolled. Its 1,000-acre campus is se ...

, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He graduated from

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

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with a double major in business and English. In 1977, he started to assist his father

Art Sansom Arthur Baldwin Sansom Jr. (September 16, 1920 – July 4, 1991), better known as Art Sansom, was an American comic strip cartoonist who created the long-running comic strip ''The Born Loser''. He was born in East Cleveland, Ohio. After gradu ...

on the comic strip ''

The Born Loser ''The Born Loser'' is a newspaper comic strip created by Art Sansom in 1965. His son, Chip Sansom, who started assisting on the strip in 1989, is the current artist. The strip is distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association. The Sansoms won ...

,'' which began publication in 1965. He took over The Born Loser comic strip in 1991 after his father

died in 1991. In addition, Chip Sansom also worked on the comic strip "Dusty Chaps" with his father Art Sansom in 1982–1983.

Personal life

Sansom lives in a suburb of

with his wife Brooke and 2 daughters Isabel Sansom and Brennan Sansom. Chip Sansom's artistic streak also lends itself to other areas of his life. He is the talented bass guitarist for the “Rockin’ Ravers,” playing the local clubs in Cleveland. Chip also supports the Ohio Literacy Network with his comics work.

Surgery

In the month of November 2021, Chip Sansom has undergone surgery and The Born Loser has been in reruns at Gocomics.

Awards

The duo received the

National Cartoonists Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

Reuben Award for best humor comic strip in 1987 and 1991.

Quotes

When asked about literacy

''I feel very strongly about the cause of literacy and do whatever I can to promote it.''

From the Youtube video 50th Anniversary interview

''Hi I'm Chip Sansom in Lakewood Ohio, and I'm a cartoonist for the comic strip The Born Loser. And I'm very thrilled today, that the Born Loser was celebrated for a 50 years of being in existence and it was a great thrill for the local NCS chapter The Great Lakes chapter the National Cartoonist Society, to throw this little party for me, and for the strip and for my dad. My dad created the comic strip in 1965 and I apprenticed with him starting in 1977, and worked till he passed away in 1991 and have been doing this strip by myself ever since.''

In response to The Born Loser April Fools joke on April 1, 2020

''Unfortunately, it was submitted to my syndicate before things became dire. I made a decision when things got bad to keep The Born Loser characters in a virus-free world. Readers need a place they can go these days for a simple chuckle and a few moments of relief from the pain of the headlines. While this strip wasn’t written to be a reference to the virus, it can be indirectly interpreted as having been so. I am trying to avoid these type of situations with the gags I have been writing recently. Be well!''

In response to undergoing unexpected surgery

''As I have mentioned in previous posts, the strip is temporarily in reruns (selected by my wonderful editor), due to an unexpected surgery and subsequent recuperation. This is no secret, as anyone who reads the strips can see the original year of publication on the copyright. I will be back working on the strip as soon as my doctors clear it. In the meantime, I will continue to interact with my readers whenever possible through the daily comments on GoComics.''

References

External links

NCS Awards
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sansom, Chip 1951 births Living people American comic strip cartoonists Artists from Cleveland Case Western Reserve University alumni Kenyon College alumni