Randy Glasbergen
Encyclopedia
Randy Glasbergen is an American
cartoon
ist and humorous illustrator best known for the daily comic The Better Half
.
, Kiplinger’s Changing Times
, Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Weight Watchers
, Reader’s Digest and New Woman
.
Randy’s comic panel “The Better Half
” is syndicated by King Features Syndicate
, appearing seven days a week in print and online newspapers around the world. He has been writing and drawing “The Better Half” since 1982.
Randy’s also creates “Thin Lines”, single-panel cartoons created especially for the Health & Fitness pages of daily and weekly newspapers. “Thin Lines” is distributed by Creators Syndicate, Creators News Service and GoComics.com.
“The Better Half” and “Thin Lines” appear in print and online newspapers around the world, including The NY Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Denver Post, Honolulu Star Bulletin, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Syracuse Post-Standard, Albany Times Union, Toronto Star, Arizona Republic, and many others.
More than a dozen collections of Randy’s cartoons have been published in paperback and hardcover book form in the United States
, UK, Germany
, Netherlands
, Portugal
and China
.
Following is a list of Randy's cartoon books:
United States
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cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
ist and humorous illustrator best known for the daily comic The Better Half
The Better Half
The Better Half is the title of a comic strip created by Bob Barnes. It follows the lives of a married couple, Stanley and Harriet Parker, and the usual annoyances couples have with one another after years of marriage. It has been syndicated since 1956, and in 1958 won Barnes the National...
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Background
Randy Glasbergen began his professional cartooning career at the ripe old age of 15. While still in high school, his cartoons were published regularly in many major magazines, including Saturday Review, The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Kiplinger’s Changing Times
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Kiplinger's Personal Finance is a magazine that has been continuously published, on a monthly basis, from 1947 to the present day. It was the nation's first personal finance magazine, and claims to deliver "sound, unbiased advice in clear, concise language"...
, Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers is an international company that offers various dieting products and services to assist weight loss and maintenance. Founded in 1963 by Brooklyn homemaker Jean Nidetch, it operates in about 30 countries around the world, generally under names that are local translations of “Weight...
, Reader’s Digest and New Woman
New Woman
The New Woman was a feminist ideal that emerged in the late 19th century. The New Woman pushed the limits set by male-dominated society, especially as modeled in the plays of Norwegian Henrik Ibsen . "The New Woman sprang fully armed from Ibsen's brain," according to a joke by Max Beerbohm...
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Cartooning
Today Randy is one of America’s most widely and frequently published cartoonists, appearing in magazines, newspapers, greeting cards, calendars, medical journals, textbooks, software and advertising worldwide. More than 25,000 Glasbergen cartoons have been used by an endless list of clients including Good Housekeeping, Microsoft, Barron’s Magazine, Toastmasters International, Time Warner Cable, American College of Sports Medicine, Harvard Business Review, Physician’s Weekly, Curves, Planet Fitness, eDiets.com, Funny Times, Trends Magazine, Medical Economics, Woman’s World, Classmates.com, Anthony Robbins, Jack Canfield, American Greetings, Hallmark Cards, Recycled Paper Products, America Online and many others around the globe.Randy’s comic panel “The Better Half
The Better Half
The Better Half is the title of a comic strip created by Bob Barnes. It follows the lives of a married couple, Stanley and Harriet Parker, and the usual annoyances couples have with one another after years of marriage. It has been syndicated since 1956, and in 1958 won Barnes the National...
” is syndicated by King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide...
, appearing seven days a week in print and online newspapers around the world. He has been writing and drawing “The Better Half” since 1982.
Randy’s also creates “Thin Lines”, single-panel cartoons created especially for the Health & Fitness pages of daily and weekly newspapers. “Thin Lines” is distributed by Creators Syndicate, Creators News Service and GoComics.com.
“The Better Half” and “Thin Lines” appear in print and online newspapers around the world, including The NY Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Denver Post, Honolulu Star Bulletin, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Syracuse Post-Standard, Albany Times Union, Toronto Star, Arizona Republic, and many others.
More than a dozen collections of Randy’s cartoons have been published in paperback and hardcover book form in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, UK, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
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, Portugal
Portugal
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and China
China
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Books
Randy is also the author of three bestselling North Light Books about the art and business of cartooning: Getting Started Drawing and Selling Cartoons, How To Be A Successful Cartoonist, and TOONS!Cartoon Books
Glasbergen's cartoon books have been published in the US, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and China.Following is a list of Randy's cartoon books:
- Attack of the Zit Monster (Intervarsity Press)
- Technology Bytes (CCC Publications)
- Are We Dysfunctional Yet? (CCC Publications)
- Oh Baby! (CCC Publications)
- The Better Half (CCC Publications)
- Your Computer Thinks You’re An Idiot! (CCC Publications)
- The Weird and Wonderful World of Animals (Lagoon Books)
- The Weird and Wonderful World of Work (Lagoon Books)
- The Weird and Wonderful World of Love (Lagoon Books)
- The Weird and Wonderful World of Diets (Lagoon Books)