Michael deAdder
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Michael de Adder is a Canadian editorial cartoonist
who worked for the Halifax Daily News until it closed its doors in February 2008.
Born in Moncton, he attended Mount Allison University
and completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1991. He began his career working for The Coast
, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called "Walterworld". This led to a freelance job at the Chronicle-Herald and another at The Hill Times
in Ottawa
.
In 2000, he landed a full time job at the Halifax Daily News and has won numerous awards for editorial cartooning. He was nominated for a National Newspaper Award in 2002 and won the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists Golden Spike Award in 2006. His work also appears regularly in the National Post
, Maclean's
and the Moncton Times & Transcript
. His work is syndicated
in North America
through Artizans.com
He continues to be a weekly contributor to the Hill Times as well as to Canadian Metro
dailies.
Michael de Adder is a past president of The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and is on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.
Weekly he draws approximately 10 cartoons and, at over a million readers per day, he is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada.
Editorial cartoonist
An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....
who worked for the Halifax Daily News until it closed its doors in February 2008.
Born in Moncton, he attended Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
and completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1991. He began his career working for The Coast
The Coast
The Coast is a free weekly newspaper in Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada. The paper distributes 24,000 copies per week throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. The paper is owned by Coast Publishing Limited....
, a Halifax-based alternative weekly, drawing a popular comic strip called "Walterworld". This led to a freelance job at the Chronicle-Herald and another at The Hill Times
The Hill Times
The Hill Times is a Canadian weekly newspaper that covers the federal government and politics. Founded in 1989, this Ottawa based periodical is owned by Jim Creskey and Ross Dickson....
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
.
In 2000, he landed a full time job at the Halifax Daily News and has won numerous awards for editorial cartooning. He was nominated for a National Newspaper Award in 2002 and won the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists Golden Spike Award in 2006. His work also appears regularly in the National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
, Maclean's
Maclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
and the Moncton Times & Transcript
Times & Transcript
The “Times & Transcript” is New Brunswick's largest newspaper circulation daily newspaper with an average paid daily circulation of approximately 40,000, and readership of approximately 110,000. It serves Metro Moncton and eastern New Brunswick. Its offices and printing facilities are located on...
. His work is syndicated
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
through Artizans.com
He continues to be a weekly contributor to the Hill Times as well as to Canadian Metro
Metro International
Metro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the Metro newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41% since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is...
dailies.
Michael de Adder is a past president of The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and is on the board of the Cartoonists Rights Network.
Weekly he draws approximately 10 cartoons and, at over a million readers per day, he is considered the most read cartoonist in Canada.