First Dog on the Moon is the professional name of Andrew Marlton,[1] an Australian cartoonist. He is the in-house cartoonist for Crikey, a prominent Australian politics and news website. In December 2011 he won the Political Cartooning Award[2].
Marlton illustrated a book called The Wombat and the Grand Poohjam, written by Jackie French.[3]
Marlton wrote and illustrated a second book entitled "The story of the Christmas Story" published in 2010.
Marlton appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) current affairs program The Insiders on 26 October 2008, discussing his favourite cartoons of the week,[4] and again on 12 September 2010. Marlton and fellow Australian cartoonist Jon Kudelka were interviewed [5] about why they became cartoonists.
First Dog on the Moon has various merchandising based on his characters, including tea-towels, socks, and calendars. His tea-towels were discussed by the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, on the TV chat show Rove on 21 September 2008.
Marlton also runs a blog called First Blog on the Moon.[6]
From 2 December 2011 until 28 January 2012 First Dog on the Moon's artwork can be seen at Platform [Degraves Street Subway, Melbourne Victoria Australia] as part of the exhibition "The Universe according to First Dog on the Moon" [7]
First Dog on the Moon's cartoons can also be seen as part of the Behind The Lines exhibition[8] of the political cartoons currently on display at the Museum of Australian Democracy.