![]() Mike will continue to have a daily deadline for his Grand Avenue comic strip. If my reckoning is correct this leaves Andy MarletteĪs the only staff cartoonist on a Gannett newspaper. (thanks, Hun!) The timing of all this works well with where we are in life. None of this would be possible if I weren’t married to someone with who earns more and has better insurance. I do a comic strip which will give me a good income base. My editors have been fantastic and I look forward to continuing to work with them. And I will get to create work, on a freelance basis, for a great news organization. When you’re approaching 60, that’s a life-saver. The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan. #The detroit free press usa today fullI’ve been doing two jobs for a decade-and-a-half and will now be doing one. Primary full coverage newspapers are The Washington Post and USA Today. Mike expands on his departure from staff: Mike will return to editorial cartooning on a freelance basis:Īfter I come down off my deadline-driven caffeine high, I’ll be back ready to work for USA TODAY on a freelance basis and taking on other new ventures. International newspapers, financial and sports newspapers, tabloids, regional newspapers and local press. Download Detroit Free Press eEdition and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. I’ve spent the last two weeks at USA TODAY finishing up projects and entering contests in anticipation of a month-long break. Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Detroit Free Press eEdition. USA TODAY has eliminated my editorial cartooning position and giving me a very nice parting gift, so for the immediate future I’ll be focusing on the comic strip, Grand Avenue, that I’ve been producing for years. Editorial cartoonist Mike Thompson has taken (what I interpret as)Ī buyout offer from Detroit Free Press/USA Today/Gannett.Īfter 35 years as a staff editorial cartoonist, I’m getting out on the top floor. ![]()
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