Mike Lester

American cartoonist

Mike Lester
Born	(1955-03-03) March 3, 1955 (age 69) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Area(s)	Editorial cartoonist Comic strip cartoonist
Notable works	Mike du Jour
Awards	Reuben Award (2009) National Cartoonists Society
www.mikelester.com

Michael Eugene Lester (born March 3, 1955) is an American conservative editorial cartoonist and artist who has worked as a children's book illustrator. He is also the creator of the syndicated comic strip Mike du Jour.

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mike du Jour launched in 1995, running in The Wall Street Journal until 1998.^[1] It began being syndicated in 2012, by The Washington Post Writers Group; in 2022 the strip moved to Andrews McMeel Syndication.^[1] Lester had previously moved his editorial cartooning work to Andrews McMeel in 2021.^[1]

Awards

Lester has received National Cartoonists Society awards multiple times.^[2]

In May 2009, Lester received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society for his work on the children's book Cool Daddy Rat.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Degg, D. D. (July 29, 2022). "Mike Lester Moves Mike du Jour to Andrews McMeel". The Daily Cartoonist.
^ Atkins, Charlotte (30 May 2011). "Lester wins cartoonist award for book illustration". Rome News-Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
^ "Lester wins National Cartoonists Society award". Rome News-Tribune. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.