Christopher MacNeil

My name is Chris MacNeil. I am an artist, illustrator and cartoonist. I self publish a web-ported comic strip, Rooby Moon (www.roobymoon.com).

I draw Rooby Moon with traditional materials. I use ink, pen and brush on bristol board. I then scan or digitally photgraph these inked originals, and then apply the color digitally. Both the daily strips and the Sunday strips are larger than the current standard. The daily strips are 6 instead of 4 panel, and the Sundays are drawn to fill the whole tabloid sized page-- something that once was the standard for Sunday comic strips, but hasn't bee...

My name is Chris MacNeil. I am an artist, illustrator and cartoonist. I self publish a web-ported comic strip, Rooby Moon (www.roobymoon.com).

I draw Rooby Moon with traditional materials. I use ink, pen and brush on bristol board. I then scan or digitally photgraph these inked originals, and then apply the color digitally. Both the daily strips and the Sunday strips are larger than the current standard. The daily strips are 6 instead of 4 panel, and the Sundays are drawn to fill the whole tabloid sized page-- something that once was the standard for Sunday comic strips, but hasn't been since WWII.

I draw the Sunday's on 18" x 24" bristol, the actual image size is around 15" x 19". The medium size poster should print out pretty close to the original artwork size.



I am a painter, illustrator, cartoonist, woodworker, and a guitar player. I was an art student for many years before starting my career as an artist and illustrator. I graduated with an MFA in 1989 from CSULB. I came to Long Beach to go to college here for just a few years, and never left. I live with my wife and kids here in Long Beach, CA, where I am also an at-home, homeschool dad.