Batiuk graduated from Kent State University in 1969 and began his career teaching junior high arts and crafts in Elyria. While teaching, he began drawing a panel called “Rapping Around” for the Teen ...

It's the end of an era. And the end of the story for "Funky Winkerbean." Akron-born Tom Batiuk has announced that the 50-year story arc of the newspaper comic strip "Funky Winkerbean" will end on Dec.

The syndicated comic strip, which appeared in more than 400 newspapers at its peak, concludes Saturday after a 50-year run. Cartoonist Tom Batiuk was 25 years old when the strip debuted in 1972. Now ...

MEDINA, Ohio — After 50 years in newspapers across America, the journey Tom Batiuk calls a "wonderful odyssey" is coming to an end. The Northeast Ohio native Batiuk announced he will be retiring his ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. When will the current Funky Winkerbean cartoon finally be finished? This supposed "cartoon" has absolutely no business being in ...

Since “Funky Winkerbean” has ended its run in the comics (”Funky Winkerbean ends today, after five decades,” Jan. 1), I’d like to suggest something new for The Plain Dealer’s Diversions page. “Beetle ...

The comic, first appearing in newspapers in 1973, will come to an end at the end of the year, Batiuk said in an announcement on his website. “More than fifty years ago the cast of Funky Winkerbean ...

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