Ruben Bolling

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Ruben Bolling is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher, a cartoonist, the author of Tom the Dancing Bug.

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Biography

Bolling, who has no formal art training, read many comics when he was a child, and sometimes features their styles in his work. However, he didn't aspire to be a full-time cartoonist; instead he studied economics as an undergraduate and later attended Harvard Law School. It was at Harvard in the mid-'80s that Bolling came up with the idea for "Tom the Dancing Bug". He came up with the pseudonym "Ruben Bolling" as part of that era and has kept it ever since.

After graduation he practiced law for several years before resigning to pursue comic writing full-time. When that didn't work out he took a job in banking and continued comic writing on the side.

He currently lives and works in New York, and this clearly influences his outlook which might more generally be considered liberal or progressive. His pieces demonstrate concern about the power of large corporations and satirizes the way government has been corrupted by money. [1] His work sometimes shows an antiwar spirit, challenging the way government manipulates the media and attempt to define its own version of events, especially surrounding the Iraq war. He is also scathing of celebrity culture, particularly in strips such as "Funny, Funny Celebs". [2]

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Books

Three book-form collections have been published:

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External links

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