Phil McAndrew
Encyclopedia
Phil McAndrew is an illustrator and cartoonist from Syracuse, NY, who is perhaps best known for his self-published comic Are You Man Enough?. He has created illustrations for books, magazines, newspapers, animated television spots, theatre scenery, clothing, posters, album covers, gallery exhibits, websites, and fun. McAndrew currently lives in San Diego, CA.
, NY, but currently lives in San Diego, CA. He was awarded Daemen College
's portfolio-based four-year visual art scholarship, where he went on to earn a BFA in Illustration. McAndrew played drums in Syracuse, NY based rock bands Deer Park Elementary and Bleeding Hands along with one of his two brothers, Tyler McAndrew. He is a founding member of Found Hat Press collective.
John Martz, the co-founder of the popular illustration blog http://www.drawn.ca, says of McAndrew, 'Phil’s non sequitur sense of humour and inky illustration style are like some unlikely combination of B. Kliban and Ronald Searle, two of my heroes.'
As well as self-publishing his own comic books McAndrew has contributed comics to publications, anthology books and websites, including MAD (magazine)
, Top Shelf 2.0, Serializer
, and all three volumes of You Ain't No Dancer from New Reliable Press
.
In May 2011 McAndrew created a Kickstarter project with the aim of creating approximately 100 pages of new material. This material will be combined with existing work and published in 2011 by Grimalkin Press. The target of $4000 was exceeded before the one month deadline and the project is underway.
Personal life
McAndrew was born in 1985 and brought up in SyracuseSyracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, NY, but currently lives in San Diego, CA. He was awarded Daemen College
Daemen College
Daemen College is a liberal arts college located on Main Street in Amherst, New York.-History:Daemen was founded in 1947 as Rosary Hill College for women by the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, headed by Mother Magdalene Daemen...
's portfolio-based four-year visual art scholarship, where he went on to earn a BFA in Illustration. McAndrew played drums in Syracuse, NY based rock bands Deer Park Elementary and Bleeding Hands along with one of his two brothers, Tyler McAndrew. He is a founding member of Found Hat Press collective.
Work
Phil McAndrew is a prolific writer and illustrator of comic books, which he often self-publishes as hand produced mini-comics. 'Are You Man Enough?', drawn in 2008, is widely regarded as his best work. Other books include The Secret Thoughts of Harold Lawrence Windcrampe, Pearly Whites and Book Comic.John Martz, the co-founder of the popular illustration blog http://www.drawn.ca, says of McAndrew, 'Phil’s non sequitur sense of humour and inky illustration style are like some unlikely combination of B. Kliban and Ronald Searle, two of my heroes.'
As well as self-publishing his own comic books McAndrew has contributed comics to publications, anthology books and websites, including MAD (magazine)
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
, Top Shelf 2.0, Serializer
Serializer
serializer.net is a website featuring many free and subscription-based alternative comics created especially for the web. It was launched in October 2002 by Publisher Joey Manley, Editor Tom Hart, and approximately 20 professional cartoonists...
, and all three volumes of You Ain't No Dancer from New Reliable Press
New Reliable Press
New Reliable Press is a Canadian based comic book and graphic novel publishing company, owned and operated by Ed Brisson.New Reliable Press is probably best known for publishing the anthology series You Ain't No Dancer, which has contained the work of well known indie artists like Jeffrey Brown,...
.
In May 2011 McAndrew created a Kickstarter project with the aim of creating approximately 100 pages of new material. This material will be combined with existing work and published in 2011 by Grimalkin Press. The target of $4000 was exceeded before the one month deadline and the project is underway.
Partial bibliography
- 'The Kids Are Dancing!' (Drawn in 2005, published by New Reliable PressNew Reliable PressNew Reliable Press is a Canadian based comic book and graphic novel publishing company, owned and operated by Ed Brisson.New Reliable Press is probably best known for publishing the anthology series You Ain't No Dancer, which has contained the work of well known indie artists like Jeffrey Brown,...
in You Ain't No Dancer vol. 1.) - 'Sharp Young Minds' (Six pages, drawn in 2006, published by New Reliable PressNew Reliable PressNew Reliable Press is a Canadian based comic book and graphic novel publishing company, owned and operated by Ed Brisson.New Reliable Press is probably best known for publishing the anthology series You Ain't No Dancer, which has contained the work of well known indie artists like Jeffrey Brown,...
in You Ain't No Dancer vol. 2.) - 'Angelica' (Five pages, drawn in 2007, later published in This & That #3.)
- 'Doomed' (Drawn in 2007, later published in This & That #3.)
- 'That Darn Cane' (Drawn in 2008, later published in This & That #3.)
- 'Come In, Bald Eagle' (Eight pages, drawn in 2008, published by New Reliable PressNew Reliable PressNew Reliable Press is a Canadian based comic book and graphic novel publishing company, owned and operated by Ed Brisson.New Reliable Press is probably best known for publishing the anthology series You Ain't No Dancer, which has contained the work of well known indie artists like Jeffrey Brown,...
in You Ain't No Dancer vol. 3.) - 'The Secret Thoughts of Harold Lawrence Windcrampe' (Forty-eight pages, drawn in 2008.)
- 'Are You Man Enough?' (Drawn in 2008.)
- 'Pearly Whites' (Twenty pages, drawn in 2009.)
- 'Book Comic' (Drawn in 2009, published online by Top Shelf ProductionsTop Shelf ProductionsTop Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock and a small staff. The company is based in Marietta, Georgia, Portland, Oregon, and New York City, New York....
at Top Shelf 2.0. - 'Feral Pizza' (Ongoing series of single panel cartoons and short strips, first published in 2010 as a mini-comic also titled Feral Pizza.)