Cartoonist Day Spotlight on Mark Buford
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Early last year Mark Buford put an ash stake in his Scary Gary comic strip. Now Julie Lineback for the University of West Georgia brings us up-to-date with Mark. “A Major in Minds, a Minor in Mischief.”
As the U.S. recognizes National Cartoonist Day on May 5, University of West Georgia alumnus Mark Buford ’86 is proof that sometimes the sharpest insights into human behavior come not only from a textbook, but also from a perfectly timed cartoon. With a psychology degree in his back pocket and a sketchbook never far from reach, he’s turned everyday quirks into art that makes readers laugh, pause and see themselves a little more clearly.
“For a long time, I regretted never having used my psychology degree,” he confessed. “But the more I create comics, I realize I’m using it all the time to create layered and interesting characters.”
We are taken through Mark’s comics career with Meatloaf Night and Scary Gary, his single panel gag cartoons, and peeks at multi-page comics we all hope to see soon.
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