ian egan cartoon portfolio
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Ian Egan has been a professional free-lance cartoonist and writer for almost 20 years. He regularly sells single panel gag cartoons and copy to various specialty magazines. This portfolio features a selection of his single panel gags, character creations, and his unsyndicated daily strip "Alden by Egan." All drawings, paintings, creations and jokes are © Ian Egan.TRANSCRIPT
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TitleIan EganCartoonist - Singer/Songwriter - Poet - Artist
E-mail: [email protected]
Home Phone: (512) 243-6286
Austin, Texas
All cartoons, jokes, images etc herein are © Ian Egan
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Moonscents
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If Dogs Talked
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If Cats Talked
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Steve’s Dragon
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Vikings
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Don’t Want An Upgrade
Children’s Story idea; using robotic upgrade as a metaphor for puberty.
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Housekeeping
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Florescent
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Arms Dealers
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Stress Frog
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Disregard
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Same Egg
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Kangaroo
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Sinner
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Accounting
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Now Fear This
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Oops!
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Enjoy Your Lunch
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Receipt
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Leave The House
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Feelings
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J Lo & Patrick
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Usama Monument
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3 Martini Lunch
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3am Call
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Disco
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Gone Bad
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Underwear?
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Tequila
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Martini Bomb
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Sales Experience
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Hunting With Cheney
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Reluctant 2008
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Infidel Cartoonists
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Civil Union
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Wine Trophy
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Beepo
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Walmart X-mas
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X-mas Road Rage
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Texas Santa
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TX Survival
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Chinese Label
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From CA
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Marilyn Stamp
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Reserved For Usama
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REAL Superman
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Rough Road
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Tough Therapist
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Bush Book
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XXX Gas
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Gas Holdup
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Dubya
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Swine Flu
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Wall Street
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Melvin K.Schnozzler
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Alden by Egan(Web Published Unsyndicated Daily Strip)
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Hate Tech
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Spank Cat
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Telescope
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Weed Killer
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Hate Monday
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Global Warming
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Reality Check
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Duck Tape
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Brain Ready
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Go Condo
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Carbon For Dinner
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Jerusalem
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Cranky
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Obama Expectations 1/20/09
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Surrender
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Missing Six Pack Thingy
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Messiah Complex
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Just Dandy
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Damned Thing
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Java Cannibal
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Stud Monkey
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Ransom
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Silly Cartoonist
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Homeland Security
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Housework
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Wine Tasting
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Date With Bernie
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Bungee
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Broke Mold
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Weed Killer
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PMS 1Day 1
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PMS 2Day 2
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PMS 3Day 3
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PMS 4Day 4
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PMS 5Day 5
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French Flag
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Code Violations
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Spring Has Sprung
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Eve Away
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BEST Wine Tastings
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Lost Mind
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Not Agave
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Geronimo
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Nightmares
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Hi, Bob!
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Existential Liquors
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Wheaties
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Seriously?
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Sunday Battle
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Third Monday This Week
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Pretty Things
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Impending Doom
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Bio
Ian grew up in the Chicago area, and joined the United States Marine Corps fresh out of high school. He was honorably discharged after four years, and earned a BA in History from Northern Illinois
University. He then did what everyone expected of him; he embarked on a career as a warehouse manager, got married, started raised two sons, and bought a house in the Chicago suburbs.
But the Universe had other plans.
After a decade, Ian's world fell apart in quick succession. After a divorce and losing his house and job, he packed up the shattered remnants of his life and moved east, finally settling in the river valley of Central Connecticut. From there, he commuted to New York City on a weekly basis and became
a very successful free-lance cartoonist and writer, selling copy and single-panel gag cartoons to the huge and varied magazine market.
Ian was a published poet, but he picked up the guitar for the first time in 2001 and suddenly the prose started manifesting as song lyrics. He had been a performing slam poet for years, so the stage was
no stranger to him... and as his experiences at open mics grew, he discovered his voice and diligently worked on his songwriting craft.
Ian followed his true love to Austin, Texas in 2007 when she was offered a position there, where he is a proud resident and participant in the many forums and events that the Live Music Capitol of the
World has to offer while continuing to make his living as a free-lance cartoonist.
Ian Egan is a singer/songwriter, free-lance cartoonist and writer, a published poet and author, and volunteers teaching cartooning at the SAMS private school in Austin, Texas. Personal Interests include cartooning, writing music, poetry and horror stories, playing open mics around Texas, jamming with the incredibly talented musicians around Austin, recording his songs in his home
studio, loving his gorgeous wife and amazing daughter and sons, and being a responsible member of his vast and varied community.
Ian EganCartoonist - Singer/Songwriter - Poet - Artist