Roy Peterson

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Roy Eric Peterson (born 1936) is a Canadian editorial cartoonist who draws for the Vancouver Sun.

He is one of Canada's oldest and most famous cartoonists, known for his very detailed cross-hatched work. He has been at the Vancouver Sun for over 40 years.

Along with the Sun, his work often appeared in Maclean's magazine, where he would illustrate the columns of Allan Fotheringham. He has also illustrated the covers of many of Fotheringham's books.

Peterson himself has created three books:

• The World According to Roy Peterson, containing selected cartoons from the 1970s, with commentary by Alan Fotheringham
• Drawn and Quartered, containing cartoons drawn during the administration of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, with commentary by Peter C. Newman
• Peterson's ABCs a children's book about the alphabet, with a Canadian focus

In 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.