Tank McNamara cartoonist Bill Hinds to be honored.
From the National Cartoonists Society:
Bill Hinds will be presented with the Gold T-Square award at the 78th Annual Reuben Awards in San Diego, August 23rd.
The Gold T-Square is awarded for 50 years as a professional cartoonist. So far, four have been presented: to Rube Goldberg in 1955, Mort Walker in 1999, to Arnold Roth in 2018 and to Garry Trudeau in 2020. And now Bill Hinds.
The National Cartoonists Society is proud to present our esteemed peer Bill Hinds with the Gold T-Square award to honor his 50 years as a professional cartoonist, creating and sustaining the syndicated daily comic strip Tank McNamara.
Recognized for its sharp humor and insightful takes on sports and celebrity culture, Tank McNamara debuted August 5th, 1974 with Hinds as artist and co-creator Jeff Millar as writer. Millar passed in 2012 and Hinds has continued the strip as both writer and artist.
But wait, there’s more:
Join [the NCS] online at 7pm Eastern on Monday, August 5th for an Anniversary celebration and live Q/A with Bill during a special NCS Open House event–see details HERE.
August 5th is the 50th Anniversary of the comic strip Tank McNamara. Creator Bill Hinds is our honored guest at this very special Open House and will be receiving the NCS Gold T-Square at this year’s Reuben Awards Join us in celebrating Tank McNamara’s incredible milestone!
I’ve not seen it in a newspaper for many years. It was in as many as 350 at one time but that was long ago. How many is it now?
I’m reading it online after a long time without having it available. Still always topical, insightful and funny.