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{{Short description|American cartoonist}}
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'''Jef Mallett''' (born 1962) is an American cartoonist best known as the creator and [[artist]] of the nationally syndicated [[comic strip]] ''[[Frazz]]''.
'''Jef Mallett''' (born 1962) is the creator and [[artist]] of the nationally-syndicated [[comic strip]] [[Frazz]]. He attended [[nursing school]] as well as EMT training for a period of time before leaving to pursue his artistic interests.<ref>http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/features/fraz0202.aspx</ref> He has a longtime interest in [[bicycling]] and [[hanggliding]] and is an avid triathlete, having completed his first [[triathlon]] in 1981 (coming in 9th); twice, he has also participated in and completed the [[Ironman World Championship|Ironman Triathlon]].<ref>{{cite web

|url = http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/html/contact_the_artist.html
==Early and personal life==
|title = Contact the Artist
Mallett attended [[nursing school]] as well as [[Emergency medical technician|EMT training]] before leaving to pursue his artistic interests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/features/fraz0202.aspx|title = The Frazz of Lansing with Jef Mallett, Cartooning Genius}}</ref> He has a longtime interest in [[bicycling]] and [[hanggliding]] and is an avid triathlete, having completed his first [[triathlon]] in 1981 (coming in 9th). He has twice completed the [[Ironman World Championship|Ironman Triathlon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/html/contact_the_artist.html |title=Contact the Artist |accessdate=January 25, 2008 |publisher=Comics.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227021930/http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/html/contact_the_artist.html |archivedate=December 27, 2007 }}</ref> He is married to Patty<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/frazzcomic/?fref=nf] ''Frazz'', August 2, 2016 post</ref> and lives in [[Huntington Woods, Michigan]], United States.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100904084651/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-26/sports/ct-spt-0827-triathlon--20100826_1_sprint-triathlon-jef-mallett-hunter-kemper Hersh] Phillip, "Jef Mallett a 'tri-ple' threat", ''Chicago Tribune'' (August 26, 2010)]</ref>
|accessdate = 2008-01-25
|publisher = Comics.com}}</ref> He is married and lives in [[Huntington Woods, Michigan|Huntington Woods]], [[Michigan]], [[United States]].<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-26/sports/ct-spt-0827-triathlon--20100826_1_sprint-triathlon-jef-mallett-hunter-kemper Hersh, Phillip, "Jef Mallett a 'tri-ple' threat", ''Chicago Tribune'' (August 26, 2010)]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
While in high school, Mallett published his first comic strip for his local newspaper, the [[Big Rapids, Michigan|Big Rapids Pioneer]].<ref>http://www.thecartoonists.ca/Index_files/2003pages/TC%20-%202003%20NEA%20Holiday%20Comics%20Special,%20by%20Jef%20Mallett,%20Creator%20of%20Frazz.htm</ref> His first comic series was entitled "Birchbark", telling the saga of a French-Canadian trapper.<ref>http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090416/OPINION03/904160410</ref> After becoming a [[graphic artist]], he worked in that capacity for regional newspapers, the [[Grand Rapids Press]] and the [[Flint Journal]].<ref>{{cite web
While in high school, Mallett published his first comic strip for his local newspaper, the [[Big Rapids, Michigan|Big Rapids Pioneer]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101130175848/http://thecartoonists.ca/Index_files/2003pages/TC%20-%202003%20NEA%20Holiday%20Comics%20Special,%20by%20Jef%20Mallett,%20Creator%20of%20Frazz.htm]}} ''The Cartoonists'' file</ref> His first comic series was entitled "Birchbark", featuring a French-Canadian trapper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090416/OPINION03/904160410 |title=Lansing cartoonist's talks with troops rewarding &#124; the Detroit News |accessdate=September 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927133251/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20090416/OPINION03/904160410 |archivedate=September 27, 2013 |df=dmy-all }} ''Detroit News''</ref> After becoming a [[graphic artist]], he worked in that capacity for regional newspapers, the [[Grand Rapids Press]] and the [[Flint Journal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unitedfeatures.com/ufsapp/viewFeature.do?id=85|title=Frazz by Jef Mallett - Author Biography|accessdate=January 25, 2008|publisher=United Feature Syndicate|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107172029/http://www.unitedfeatures.com/ufsapp/viewFeature.do?id=85|archivedate=January 7, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://jefmallett.blogspot.com/2010/05/you-can-go-home-again.html] Jef Mallett blogspot</ref> Afterwards, Mallett left the commercial world to concentrate on Frazz full-time.
|url = http://www.unitedfeatures.com/ufsapp/viewFeature.do?id=85
|title = Frazz by Jef Mallett - Author Biography
|accessdate = 2008-01-25
|publisher = United Feature Syndicate |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080107172029/http://www.unitedfeatures.com/ufsapp/viewFeature.do?id=85 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-01-07}}</ref><ref>http://jefmallett.blogspot.com/2010/05/you-can-go-home-again.html</ref> Afterwards, Mallett left the commercial world to concentrate on Frazz full-time.


==Accomplishments==
==Accomplishments==


===Books===
===Books===
*''Dangerous Dan''(children's book). Willowisp Press (1996) ISBN 978-0-87406-720-0<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Dan-Jef-Mallett/dp/0874067200]</ref>
*''Dangerous Dan'' (children's book). Willowisp Press (1996) {{ISBN|978-0-87406-720-0}}<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 0874067200|title = Dangerous Dan|year = 1996}}</ref>
*''Live at Bryson Elementary''. 2005, Andrews McMeel Publishing. 128 pages. Includes foreword by [[Gene Weingarten]] and introduction by Jef Mallett. ISBN 0-7407-5447-5
*''Live at Bryson Elementary''. Andrews McMeel Publishing (2005) 128 pages. Includes foreword by [[Gene Weingarten]] and introduction by Jef Mallett. {{ISBN|0-7407-5447-5}}
*''99% Perspiration''. 2006, Andrews McMeel Publishing. 128 pages. ISBN 0-7407-6043-2
*''99% Perspiration''. Andrews McMeel Publishing (2006) 128 pages. {{ISBN|0-7407-6043-2}}
*''Frazz 3.1416''. 2008, Andrews McMeel Publishing. 128 pages. ISBN 0-7407-7739-4. Includes an introduction by [[Charles Solomon (critic)|Charles Solomon]]
*''Frazz 3.1416''. Andrews McMeel Publishing (20089) 128 pages. {{ISBN|0-7407-7739-4}}. Includes an introduction by [[Charles Solomon (critic)|Charles Solomon]]
*''Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete'' VeloPress (2009) ISBN 978-1-934030-44-8 <ref>[http://www.indystar.com/article/20091112/LIVING01/911120318/1083/LIVING01/Media+scan Berggoetz, Barb, "Media Scan", ''Indianapolis Star'' (November 12, 2009)]</ref>
*''Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete'' VeloPress (2009) {{ISBN|978-1-934030-44-8}}<ref>[http://www.indystar.com/article/20091112/LIVING01/911120318/1083/LIVING01/Media+scan] Berggoetz, Barb, "Media Scan", ''Indianapolis Star'' (November 12, 2009)</ref>


===Illustrations===
===Illustrations===
*''Live Albom II'' by [[Mitch Albom]], Detroit Free Press, Inc. (1990) ISBN 978-0-937247-19-8
*''Live Albom II'' by [[Mitch Albom]], Detroit Free Press, Inc. (1990) {{ISBN|978-0-937247-19-8}}
*Mallett donated cover artwork for the [[Bob and Tom Show]] CD: [[Operation Radio]] which was distributed for free to US [[soldiers|Servicemen]], serving overseas, as part of the [[USO]]'s [[Operation Care Package]].<ref>{{cite web
*Mallett donated cover artwork for the [[Bob and Tom Show]] CD: [[Operation Radio]] which was distributed for free to US [[soldiers|Servicemen]], serving overseas, as part of the [[United Service Organizations|USO]]'s [[Operation Care Package]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kintera.org/site/pp.asp?c=cgLPI0OEKtF&b=1142619|title=Help Bob & Tom Reach $1M!|accessdate=January 25, 2008|publisher=Kintera.org}}</ref>
*Created the artwork for the [[Bob and Tom Show]] CD: [[Man Boobs]] (2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bobandtomstore.com/index_mb.htm |title=The Official Bob & Tom Online Store |accessdate=January 25, 2008 |publisher=The Official Bob & Tom Online Store |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512091702/http://www.bobandtomstore.com/index_mb.htm |archivedate=May 12, 2008 }}</ref>
|url = http://www.kintera.org/site/pp.asp?c=cgLPI0OEKtF&b=1142619
*''Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer'' by Jamie Smith,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.velogear.com/prodinfo.asp?number=VP+ROAD|title=Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer|accessdate=January 25, 2008|publisher=velogear.com}}</ref> published Spring 2008 by VeloPress.
|title = Help Bob & Tom Reach $1M!
|accessdate = 2008-01-25
|publisher = Kintera.org}}</ref>
*Created all the artwork for the [[Bob and Tom Show]] CD: [[Man Boobs]] released in 2006.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.bobandtomstore.com/index_mb.htm
|title = The Official Bob & Tom Online Store
|accessdate = 2008-01-25
|publisher = The Official Bob & Tom Online Store}}</ref>
*''Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer'' by Jamie Smith,<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.velogear.com/prodinfo.asp?number=VP+ROAD
|title = Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer
|accessdate = 2008-01-25
|publisher = velogear.com}}</ref> published Spring 2008 by VeloPress.


===Other===
===Other===
*He was 2005 commencement speaker at [[University of Michigan–Flint]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/jef_mallett/jefmallett2.html|title=Jef Mallett|accessdate=January 25, 2008|publisher=The GLyph}}</ref>

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*Participated in [[Nevada Passage]], which featured two-person teams competing in [[cycling]], [[kayaking]], and other outdoor events during a 2006 [[reality television]] program; his partner was [[adventure]] [[journalist]] Stefani Jackenthal, another all-American triathlete.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stefani-jackenthal/|work=Huffington Post|first=Stefani|last=Jackenthal|title=Stefani Jackenthal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/newsblurts/news100.html#anchor11874599|title=REALITY CATCHES UP TO JEF MALLETT|accessdate=January 25, 2008|publisher=The GLyph}}</ref>
*He was 2005 commencement speaker at [[University of Michigan–Flint]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/jef_mallett/jefmallett2.html
|title = Jef Mallett
|accessdate = 2008-01-25
|publisher = The GLyph}}</ref>

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*Participated in [[Nevada Passage]], which featured two-person teams competing in [[cycling]], [[kayaking]], and many other outdoor events during a 2006 television [[reality television|reality]] program; his partner was [[adventure]] [[journalist]] Stefani Jackenthal, who like him is also an all-American triathlete.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stefani-jackenthal/</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/newsblurts/news100.html#anchor11874599
|title = REALITY CATCHES UP TO JEF MALLETT
|accessdate = 2008-01-25
|publisher = The GLyph}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
*2003 annual [[Wilbur Award]] from the [[Religion Communicators Council]] for "Excellence in Communicating Values and Ethics", for [[Frazz]].
*2003 annual [[Religion Communicators Council#Wilbur Awards|Wilbur Award]] from the [[Religion Communicators Council]] for "Excellence in Communicating Values and Ethics", for [[Frazz]].


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/html/about_author.html Frazz on comics.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051102024401/http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/html/about_author.html Frazz on comics.com]
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/m/mallett_jef.htm Lambiek.net profile page]
* [http://lambiek.net/artists/m/mallett_jef.htm Lambiek.net profile page]
* [http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/jef_mallett/jefmallett.html National Cartoonist Society profile page]
* [http://www.ncs-glc.com/GLC/jef_mallett/jefmallett.html National Cartoonist Society profile page]
* [http://www.velogear.com/prodinfo.asp?number=201ROAD Check out ''Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer'' by Jamie Smith and illustrated by Jef Mallett.]
* [http://www.velogear.com/prodinfo.asp?number=201ROAD ''Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer'' by Jamie Smith, illustrated by Jef Mallett.]
* [http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/features/roundtable/roundtable.asp Cartoonist roundtable in which Jef Mallett participated.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509101233/http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/features/roundtable/roundtable.asp Jef Mallett participates in Cartoonist roundtable.]
* [http://jefmallett.blogspot.com/2010/02/ Personal blog (2009-2011).]


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Latest revision as of 11:40, 10 December 2024

Jef Mallett
Born (1962-02-28) February 28, 1962 (age 62)
Lansing, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)artist, writer, triathlete
Notable works
Frazz, Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete
Awardsfull list

Jef Mallett (born 1962) is an American cartoonist best known as the creator and artist of the nationally syndicated comic strip Frazz.

Early and personal life

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Mallett attended nursing school as well as EMT training before leaving to pursue his artistic interests.[1] He has a longtime interest in bicycling and hanggliding and is an avid triathlete, having completed his first triathlon in 1981 (coming in 9th). He has twice completed the Ironman Triathlon.[2] He is married to Patty[3] and lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan, United States.[4]

Career

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While in high school, Mallett published his first comic strip for his local newspaper, the Big Rapids Pioneer.[5] His first comic series was entitled "Birchbark", featuring a French-Canadian trapper.[6] After becoming a graphic artist, he worked in that capacity for regional newspapers, the Grand Rapids Press and the Flint Journal.[7][8] Afterwards, Mallett left the commercial world to concentrate on Frazz full-time.

Accomplishments

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Books

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  • Dangerous Dan (children's book). Willowisp Press (1996) ISBN 978-0-87406-720-0[9]
  • Live at Bryson Elementary. Andrews McMeel Publishing (2005) 128 pages. Includes foreword by Gene Weingarten and introduction by Jef Mallett. ISBN 0-7407-5447-5
  • 99% Perspiration. Andrews McMeel Publishing (2006) 128 pages. ISBN 0-7407-6043-2
  • Frazz 3.1416. Andrews McMeel Publishing (20089) 128 pages. ISBN 0-7407-7739-4. Includes an introduction by Charles Solomon
  • Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete VeloPress (2009) ISBN 978-1-934030-44-8[10]

Illustrations

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Other

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "The Frazz of Lansing with Jef Mallett, Cartooning Genius".
  2. ^ "Contact the Artist". Comics.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  3. ^ [1] Frazz, August 2, 2016 post
  4. ^ Hersh Phillip, "Jef Mallett a 'tri-ple' threat", Chicago Tribune (August 26, 2010)]
  5. ^ [2][usurped] The Cartoonists file
  6. ^ "Lansing cartoonist's talks with troops rewarding | the Detroit News". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013. Detroit News
  7. ^ "Frazz by Jef Mallett - Author Biography". United Feature Syndicate. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  8. ^ [3] Jef Mallett blogspot
  9. ^ Dangerous Dan. 1996. ISBN 0874067200.
  10. ^ [4] Berggoetz, Barb, "Media Scan", Indianapolis Star (November 12, 2009)
  11. ^ "Help Bob & Tom Reach $1M!". Kintera.org. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  12. ^ "The Official Bob & Tom Online Store". The Official Bob & Tom Online Store. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  13. ^ "Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer". velogear.com. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  14. ^ "Jef Mallett". The GLyph. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  15. ^ Jackenthal, Stefani. "Stefani Jackenthal". Huffington Post.
  16. ^ "REALITY CATCHES UP TO JEF MALLETT". The GLyph. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
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