Tony Carrillo
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Tony Carrillo is the creator of F Minus
, an offbeat comic strip
. Carrillo started the comic strip at Arizona State University
, when he was in his sophomore year. After winning an online contest to determine the best college comic strip, Tony was awarded a deal with United Media
. His comic appears daily at Comics.com, as well as many newspapers across the country. His website is located here: http://www.fminus.net
. He married his high school sweetheart Lindsey Butler. On April 17, 2006, his comic, F Minus began nationwide syndication, and is currently in over 150 newspapers. In its first year of syndication, F Minus was nominated for a National Cartoonist Society division award: Best Newspaper Panel.
Tony's brother Mike, who can be seen in his many spreads for GQ, has been cited as the inspiration for many of Tony's comics.
F Minus
F Minus is a horizontally oriented single panel comic strip by Tony Carrillo, started when he was a sophomore at Arizona State University. It ran daily in The State Press, an independent newspaper at ASU, from 2002 until 2004, when Carrillo graduated....
, an offbeat comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
. Carrillo started the comic strip at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
, when he was in his sophomore year. After winning an online contest to determine the best college comic strip, Tony was awarded a deal with United Media
United Media
United Media is a large editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. It syndicates 150 comics and editorial columns worldwide. Its core business is the United Feature Syndicate and the Newspaper Enterprise Association...
. His comic appears daily at Comics.com, as well as many newspapers across the country. His website is located here: http://www.fminus.net
Personal Life and Career
Tony Carrillo was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona. Tony attended McClintock High SchoolMcClintock High School
McClintock High School is located in Tempe, Arizona, approximately two miles southeast of the campus of Arizona State University. McClintock High School was established in 1964. McClintock moved to the Arizona 4A Conference beginning with the 2001-02 school year...
. He married his high school sweetheart Lindsey Butler. On April 17, 2006, his comic, F Minus began nationwide syndication, and is currently in over 150 newspapers. In its first year of syndication, F Minus was nominated for a National Cartoonist Society division award: Best Newspaper Panel.
Tony's brother Mike, who can be seen in his many spreads for GQ, has been cited as the inspiration for many of Tony's comics.