How Do You Create Editorial Cartoons Like Mike Luckovich?
Editorial cartoonist, Mike Luckovich has come a long way from working as a door-to-door salesman as a post-graduate. After getting his foot in the door at South Carolina’s “The Greenville News” in the mid-80s, Mike Luckovich eventually made his way to his current paper, “The Atlanta Journal-Constitution” in 1989. Since then, Mike Luckovich has gained national attention through syndication and twice received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Study other cartoonists. Mike has cited former “Chicago Tribune” cartoonist, Jeff MacNelly as his biggest influence. Prior to that, Mike admired the caricatures of “Mad Magazine” illustrator, Mort Drucker. Build your portfolio. Mike advises any aspiring editorial cartoonists to practice consistently, so that they will have an up-to-date portfolio ready if a position opens up. Scan the news daily and jot down topics. On an average day, Mike reads a variety of websites and papers to glean ideas for his cartoons, including the “Wall Street J
