Jim Mitchell(born April 28, 1949) is anAmericanundergroundcartoonistfromMilwaukee.Mitchell was part of the late-1960s/early-1970sMilwaukeeunderground comixscene and a co-founder of theKrupp Comics/Kitchen Sinkgroup (withDenis KitchenandDon Glassford).[1][2][3]
| Jim Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Mitchell April 28, 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist,Writer, Artist |
Notable works | Smile |
In the early 1970s, Mitchell (then aMarquette Universitystudent) regularly created strips such as "Smile" for theunderground newspaperThe Bugle,which were subsequently syndicated to other underground andcollege newspapersvia theKrupp Syndicate.His strips (and covers) appeared inThe Bugle;in three issues of his own comic,Smile(1971-1972); and in other comix, includingTeen-Age Horizons of Shangrila,Mom's Homemade Comics,Bizarre Sex,Pro Junior,andHungry Chuck Biscuit's Comics & Stories.
Mitchell was imprisoned inMexicofor four and a half years for possession of marijuana which prevented his involvement in the further evolution of the underground scene, but was released in late 1977.
He runs his own full-service art studio, Distant Thunder Studios, in Milwaukee.
References
edit- ^Acton, Jay, Le Mond, Alan, and Hodges, Parker.Mug Shots: Who's Who in the New EarthWorld Publishing: 1972; pp. 121, 150.
- ^Schreiner, Dave.Kitchen Sink Press, the First 25 Years.Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Press, 1994; p. 14et seq.
- ^Kitchen, Denis."Notes on the Underground... Confessions of an Underground Comics Publisher."Funnyworld#13 (Spring 1971), p. 30
Sources
edit- A History of Underground Comics;Mark James Estren. 3rd ed. (Berkeley, CA.: Ronin, 1993)
- Encyclopédie des bandes dessinées;Marjorie Alessandrini, ed. (Paris: A Michel, 1986)
- The Artists of Milwaukee;Julianna DeFrancis, ed. (Milwaukee, WI.: E Schmitt, 2023)
External links
edit- Mitchell's Distant Thunder Studios homepage
- Mitchell's art in the Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection
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