Mike Lester
Biography
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. It began being syndicated in 2012, by The Washington Post Writers Group; in 2022 the strip moved to Andrews McMeel Syndication. Lester had previously moved his editorial cartooning work to Andrews McMeel in 2021. Lester was arrested and jailed on August 20, 2009 for misdemeanor charges of battery and interfering with a 911 call originating from a domestic dispute with his wife, Regan Lester.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
41 releases · 11 albums · active 1976–2017
- Performance · 55
- Production · 2
Studios: Pathé-Marconi Studios · Studio Pathé Marconi EMI · Studio De La Grande Armée · Studio CBE
Frequent collaborators
- Manset
- Gérard Manset
- Yves Simon
- Boogaloo Band
- Mike Lester Band