October 17, 2010
Jerry Craft is the creator of Mama’s Boyz, an award-winning comic strip that has been distributed by King Features Syndicate since 1995. He is currently one of only a handful of syndicated African-American cartoonists in the country. Jerry is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts where he received his BFA degree in advertising. After working in the ad world for a dozen years as a copywriter, he got his first job as a cartoonist working with Barbara Slate on a variety of comic books and graphic novels for Marvel and Harvey Comics. This was followed by eight years at King Features Syndicate where he wrote sales brochures for some of the world’s most popular comic strips. When he is not at his drawing table, or spending time with his family, Jerry travels to schools, camps and libraries giving his popular cartooning workshops. mamasboyz.com
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