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Chance Browne and Chris Browne: NCS Medal of Honor Recipients

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D. D. Degg Published: July 7, 2025 Updated: February 5, 2026 1 minute 0 comments

At the 79th Annual Reuben Awards in Boston on August 15, 2025, the National Cartoonists Society will posthumously award the NCS Medal of Honor to Robert “Chance” Browne and Christopher “Chris” Browne, in recognition of their career excellence and enduring contributions to the art of cartooning.

The National Cartoonists Society will honor cartooning brothers Chance Browne and Chris Browne with the organization’s Medal of Honor at this year’s Reuben Awards next month.

Sons of the legendary Dik Browne, and talented artists in their own right, Chance and Chris are renowned for carrying forward their father’s creative legacy with heart, humor, and craftsmanship. Chris, in addition to his own cartooning projects and early work on Hi and Lois, took the helm of Hägar the Horrible in 1989, guiding the beloved Viking strip with his sharp wit and distinctive style. Chance, also a gifted painter and musician, brought warmth and vitality to Hi and Lois, which he illustrated for more than three decades following their father’s passing.