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Topps also reprinted Peck's original 1990 Duckman comic. Peck also created the Cartoon Network series Squirrel Boy, which ran from 2006 to 2008. [9]
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Everett Lee Peck (October 9, 1950 – June 14, 2022) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. He is best known as the creator of Duckman and Squirrel Boy.
Everett Lee Peck was born in San Diego, California, on October 9, 1950, and later earned a degree in illustration at California State University. He then took over the illustration program at the Otis College of Art and Design in 1984.
Peck's drawings have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Time, as well as numerous books, comics and movie posters. He participated in gallery shows in Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C., and wrote animated cartoons for Rugrats, The Critic, and a series based on one of his own cartoon characters: Duckman.
Originally created as a comic book that was first published by Dark Horse in 1990, Duckman was turned into an animated series in 1994 for the USA Network. During its four-year run, it won the CableACE Award, and was nominated for four Emmy Awards.
At the same time, various comic books were published by Topps Comics based on the TV series. These were largely written and drawn by others, including Jay Lynch, Scott Shaw! and Craig Yoe. Topps also reprinted Peck's original 1990 Duckman comic.
Peck also created the Cartoon Network series Squirrel Boy, which ran from 2006 to 2007.
Other work by Peck included character design for four animated TV series from Sony Pictures, Jumanji, Extreme Ghostbusters, Men in Black: The Series, and Godzilla: The Series, a slew of print ads for Nike and Honda, as well as a promotional comic strip for Pizza Hut and several station IDs for UPN.
Between 1994 and 1996 various comic books were published by Topps based on the TV series. These were largely written and drawn by others, including Jay Lynch , Scott Shaw! and Craig Yoe . Topps also reprinted Peck's original 1990 Duckman comic.
'Duckman' inspired a comic book spin-off (1994-1997), published by Topps, as well as a 1997 video game. Unfortunately, it always remained a cult show and was canceled after only four seasons. Peck remained active in animation, but his other projects were mostly TV adaptations of popular blockbuster films ('Jumanji', 'Ghostbusters', 'Men in ...
Was it called Squirrel Boy because the boy had a squirrel? Or was it because the squirrel was a boy and possessed human intelligence?
Everett Lee Peck (October 9, 1950 – June 14, 2022) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, and animator, best known as the creator of the animated sitcom Duckman. He also created Squirrel Boy for Cartoon Network and was a character designer for an animated series adaptation of Jumanji.
Duckman. Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man, commonly known simply as Duckman, is an American adult animated sitcom created and developed by Everett Peck, based on the characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Comics. Duckman aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997, for 4 seasons ...
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