Frank Cammuso (born 1965) is an American writer, editorial cartoonist and

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Political cartoons

Based in Syracuse, NY, Cammuso graduated from

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(1987) and was for 23 years the political cartoonist for the city's newspaper, '' The Post-Standard''. His cartoons have also appeared in the ''

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'', the ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Graphic novels and comics

Cammuso has created several

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series for children, including ''Knights of the Lunch Table'' (

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) and ''The Misadventures of Salem Hyde'' (

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). The graphic novel ''Max Hamm Fairy Tale Detective'', which Cammuso wrote and illustrated, was described by one reviewer as "one of the cleverest parodies of private eyes I've ever read" and spawned several sequels. Cammuso has twice been nominated for the prestigious

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, for the first Max Hamm title (2005) and for ''Ottos' Backwards Day'' (2014). In 2018, Cammuso partnered with Hart Seely,

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, and Jamal Igle, to launch Ahoy Comics, whose lineup includes ''Captain Ginger'' (a spaceship crewed by cats) and ''Edgar Allen Poe's Snifter of Terror''. In April 2019 Ahoy announced a new series, ''

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'', about "the satirical adventures of Jesus and his superhero roommate." The series, written by

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and drawn by

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, was originally set to be published by

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but the company dropped it following online criticism from conservative groups and a petition on

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Humor writing

Cammuso's humor writing has been featured by ''

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'', NPR, the ''

'', and other national publications.For example
"Steinbrenner in Love"
''New York Times'', March 27, 1999, an

''New York Times'', August 27, 2000 His published collections of satire include ''2007-Eleven: And Other American Comedies'', co-written with Hart Seely.

Teaching

Cammuso has tuaght at

's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

References

External links

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Author's page
at Penguin Random House
Cammuso, Frank
LCNAF {{DEFAULTSORT:Cammuso, Frank American comics writers American editorial cartoonists Artists from Syracuse, New York American graphic novelists American writers of Italian descent Living people 1965 births Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts alumni Syracuse University faculty