Glenn McCoy (born 1965) is a conservative American cartoonist, whose work includes the comic strip '' The Duplex'' and the daily panel he does with his brother Gary entitled ''The Flying McCoys''. McCoy previously produced

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until May 2018, when he refocused his career on animations after being discharged from his job of 22 years at the

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. All three cartoon features are syndicated by

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Life

Glenn McCoy was born in 1965 and began drawing at the age of 4 under the supervision of his older brother and grandfather. His interest in cartoons and daily strips caused him to work as a cartoonist in newspapers published in his grade school, high school and college. He graduated from

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with a

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in fine arts and graphic design. After graduation, McCoy started as an art director/editorial cartoonist for the ''

'' in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois. He also began working for

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as a gag cartoonist in 1992. One year later he created his best-known comic strip—'' The Duplex''.

Work

In 1993, Glenn McCoy began his comic strip '' The Duplex'', syndicated by

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. Glenn McCoy illustrated the Legend of Spud Murphy by

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which was published in 2004. In 2005, Glenn and his brother Gary launched ''The Flying McCoys''—a single panel comic that's syndicated through Universal Press (featured in The ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and about 150 other clients). The brothers switch writing and art duties on a daily basis. McCoy has also become known for his editorial cartoons published through the ''

''. In 2008, ''

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'' commented that one of his cartoons portraying

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's opposition to the

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was "in extremely poor taste". In 2017,

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publicly rebuked one of McCoy's political cartoons, ''

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'', which drew heavily from ''

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'' by

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. He published his final editorial cartoon on May 21, 2018 after he was laid off from the ''

''. McCoy worked as a

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for '' Despicable Me'', '' The Lorax'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Minions'' and ''

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''. and also wrote ''Tall Tails'', a comic about '' Mickey Mouse'' and '' Goofy'', for the ''

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'' magazine.

Awards received

* National Cartoonist Society awarded the following awards to Glenn McCoy: **Editorial Cartoon Award for 1997 (he has been nominated again in 2007). **Gag Cartoon Award for 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2009 (nominated for the Gag Cartoon Award in 1997 and 1999). **Greeting Card Award for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 and 2014. **Newspaper Comic Strip for 2004 and 2011, for his work on '' The Duplex''. **Newspaper Panel for 2010, for his work of ''Flying McCoys''

References

External links

*
Glenn McCoy – Editorial Cartoons The Duplex CartoonsThe Flying McCoys CartoonsGlenn McCoy's biography at the NCS site
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