Darryl Cunningham Explained

Birth Place:UK
Cartoonist:y
Nationality:British
Notable Works:Science Tales
Psychiatric Tales
The Age of Selfishness
Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful

Darryl Cunningham (born 1960) is a British author and cartoonist who has written the books Science Tales (also known, in the US, as How to Fake a Moon Landing), Psychiatric Tales, The Age of Selfishness and Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful.

Biography

Cunningham graduated from Leeds College of Art in Leeds, West Yorkshire.[1] He has stated that his influences include Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and George Grosz. The book Psychiatric Tales was partly inspired by Cunningham's years spent working as a health care assistant on an acute psychiatric ward in his native England, as well as his own experience with acute depression.[2]

Career

Cunningham's books include Psychiatric Tales (2010, Blank Slate Books) and Science Tales (2013, Myriad Editions). The foreword for the American edition of Science Tales, entitled How to Fake a Moon Landing: Exploring the Myths of Science Denial, was written by Andrew Revkin.[3]

Psychiatric Tales received a positive review in The Observer from Rachel Cooke, who wrote that it was "an unsettling but rewarding experience."[4] Cian O'Luanaigh also reviewed the book favourably, writing that it provides "an enlightening look at mental illness."[5]

Science Tales also received critical acclaim, for instance from New Scientist, who wrote that Cunningham's "charming artwork complements his concise arguments".[6] The book was also called "fantastic" by Cory Doctorow, who wrote that Cunningham "has a real gift for making complex subjects simple."[7]

Billionaires describes the lives and influence of Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, and the Koch brothers.

In addition to his books, Cunningham is well known for his comic strips, which have appeared on the website of Forbidden Planet, and have also been featured in the Act-i-vate collective.[8] Additionally, his biography of Ayn Rand has been featured on io9,[9] and his strip about global warming, posted on his blog in December 2010, has been featured on Phil Plait's blog Bad Astronomy, with Plait saying that Cunningham is "careful to present the facts, and to be balanced where called for."[10] He has also created several webcomic strips, including Super-Sam and John-of-the-Night and The Streets of San Diablo.[11]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The talking penguin's guide to climate change . . 21 April 2012 . 15 October 2013 . Fox, Killian.
  2. Web site: Telling 'Psychiatric Tales' To Destigmatize Disease . . 8 February 2011 . 15 October 2013 . McAlpin, Heller.
  3. Web site: Comic book science with de Heer and Cunningham . . 22 August 2013 . 16 October 2013 . Mozzocco, J. Caleb . 7 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907082024/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2013/08/comic-book-science-with-de-heer-and-cunningham/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Psychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham . . 17 July 2010 . 15 October 2013 . Cooke, Rachel.
  5. Web site: My favourite medical graphic novels . The Guardian . 19 July 2010 . 10 May 2014 . O'Luanaigh, Cian.
  6. Web site: Cartoon rebuttals of conspiracy theories . New Scientist . 18 April 2012 . 15 October 2013 . Cian O'Luanaigh.
  7. Web site: Science Tales: short comic stories about science, skepticism, evidence and woo . . 11 May 2012 . 16 October 2013 . Doctorow, Cory.
  8. Web site: CR Sunday Interview: Darryl Cunningham . . 7 June 2011 . 15 October 2013 . Spurgeon, Tom.
  9. Web site: Webcomic biography of Ayn Rand puts her works in context . io9 . 29 September 2013 . 11 May 2014 . Davis, Lauren.
  10. Web site: Comic takedown of global warming denial . . 15 December 2010 . 17 October 2013 . Plait, Phil . Phil Plait . 27 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127140154/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/15/comic-takedown-of-global-warming-denial/#.UmAlnpRxu3M . dead .
  11. Web site: Darryl Cunningham . Blank Slate Books website . 2011 . 30 October 2013.
  12. Web site: Darryl Cunningham's Uncle Bob Adventures Volume 1- All-Ages Tall Tales Offering from Blank Slate Books is Rollicking Good Fun. Andy . Oliver . April 3, 2014. Broken Frontier.

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