Charles Boyce

Charles Boyce
Born Charles Boyce
(1949-09-21) September 21, 1949
Occupation Syndicated Cartoonist
Years active 1994–present
Website www.gocomics.com/compu-toon

Charles Boyce (born 1949 in Olive Branch, Mississippi), is an American cartoonist known for his syndicated comic panel Compu-toon.[1][2][3][4] Boyce is also known for creating the KeyPad Kid, a cartoon character used in public affairs awareness programs for training within the telecommunication industry.[5]

Life

Boyce attended the Memphis Academy of Arts in the 1960s,[6] and in 1969 enlisted in the United States Navy.[7]

The Compu-toon strip ran in approximately 150 newspapers from 1994 until 1997. He is still producing Compu-toon by way of syndication. Andrews McMeel Syndicate distributes it. Boyce resides in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Richard Holeton (January 1998). Composing Cyberspace: Identity, Community, and Knowledge in the Electronic Age. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-029548-3.
  2. ↑ Allan Holtz (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. University of Michigan Press. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-0-472-11756-7.
  3. ↑ BHM: Meet Charles Boyce | NBC Chicago
  4. ↑ Techtv: Leo Laportes 2003 Technology Almanac - Leo Laporte - Google Books
  5. ↑ ‘KeyPad Kid’ Feature Now Part of ‘Compu-toon’ Comic – Editor & Publisher
  6. ↑ Charles Boyce
  7. ↑ Lake County Journal from Grayslake, Illinois on February 6, 2014 · Page 4
  8. ↑ Tribune Media Services International | Byline


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