Editor’s note: Over the past few days you may have noticed the introduction of some new editorial cartoons on this page. The Commonwealth Journal today introduces the man behind the pen, native Kentuckian Terry C. Wise. We look forward to seeing his unique perspective as reflected in his work which we plan on publishing on a regular basis. We’ll let Terry tell you a little about himself.
I'm a Kentucky native, having been born near Hodgenville, living now in historic Glendale (home of the world-famous Whistle Stop restaurant) with my lovely and deserving of your sympathy wife, Debbie. We have two daughters, more wonderful than I deserve, who try to shelter their friends from my humor, cartoons, and opinions, but I end up speaking at their schools too often for that to work.
I never thought about being a cartoonist. I wanted to be a "serious" illustrator and worked toward that goal for many years. What I found is that good illustrators are about 3 cents a dozen and (mostly by accident) I pursued cartooning as a career.
Being politically aware and a little sick and twisted is a doable combination it seems.
I've been published for about 20 years, the first 11 of those in Elizabethtown's daily paper, The News-Enterprise. Having been self-syndicated the last nine years in KY, I cater more to smaller market rural papers (those are the folks I best relate to). However, my work has made its way into college text books, some larger papers, and I've managed a few national publications, a lot of web work, and am syndicated in Europe through Cartoonstock.com. I'm very proud of the work I do there, I draw for the U.S. Army on a regular basis.
I don't consider myself a pure conservative, but I do consider myself a mourner in the demise of common sense, and political correctness makes me ill. If that shifts my cartoons to the right, then that's where I am.
Columns
Related Photos
-
Native Kentucky Cartoonist Terry C. Wise
CJ Welcomes New Cartoonist Terry C. Wise
- Columns
-
-
The lingering questions will haunt us
-
Library petition is fruitless ... but here’s some ideas
-
The Agent of Chaos
- Master Musicians Festival, 2012 Edition
-
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ is for a new generation
-
Reflections on Freedom
-
Long live Barnabas Collins
-
The big game ... and patterns
-
Survival techniques
With the reduction of our armed forces, many citizens will be returning to civilian life as veterans. Service in the military can be a stressful experience; an experience most will agree they would do all over again, but must be accompanied by a goodly amount of physical and psychological defense mechanisms; one of which is humor, and no one or anything is immune or off limits, including fellow comrades-in-arms.
-
Word Play
Valentine’s Day is something that you have to just sort of ... survive.
For single people, that’s particularly true. Speaking as perhaps Somerset’s most eligible bachelor — if I were to get any more eligible, I could probably finagle my own reality show on ABC — I can tell you just about every paragraph in the “Valentine’s Day Survival Guide” handbook.
Denial? Check. Decry the holiday as a crass invention of the greeting card/floral/chocolate corporate machine? Check. Stay indoors? Check. Board up the windows and barricade the doors, a la “Night of the Living Dead”? Check and check. - More Columns Headlines
-
Raw: Trucker Bumps I-5 Bridge Before Collapse
Raw: Texas Deputy Shot by Colo. Suspect Honored
Major Detours Following Wash. Bridge Collapse
American Held in Grisly Czech Murders
Raw: Jersey Shore Reopens for Summer
UK-bound Pakistan Plane Diverted, 2 Men Arrested
Officials: Tsarnaev Friend Linked to Slaying
Obama:Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military
Bridge Collapse Survivor: 'Rough Day'
Jersey Shore Open for Business
Raw: Memorial Day Flags Placed at Arlington
New Wheelchair Lift Promises More Access
First Person: Mom Discusses Famous Tornado Photo
Raw Video: Washington State Bridge Collapse
Boy Scouts Approve Plan to Accept Gay Boys
