Angus Oblong

David Adam Walker (born August 28, 1976), better known by his pen name Angus Oblong, is an American writer and illustrator best known for his work Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children and the 2001 animated television series The Oblongs.

Early years David Adam Walker was born on August 28, 1976, in Sacramento, California, to Elizabeth Marie (née Angus), a former preschool teacher turned homemaker, and Dr. Robert David Walker, MD, a retired surgeon. Walker's pen name "Angus Oblong" is based in part on his mother's maiden name. He attended the University of California, Berkeley for a couple of years.

Career Oblong's 1999 book, Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children, consists of 14 short stories of adult-oriented humor. The character Milo was based on a young version of himself.

When his work began garnering attention from the press, Oblong began wearing "thick clown makeup and a bulbous, red plastic nose" in public appearances. His animated television series, The Oblongs, aired originally on The WB. It was later syndicated on Adult Swim. Many of the characters from his animated TV series The Oblongs first appeared in his book, Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children, including Milo and Creepy Susie. The version of Milo that appears in the television show The Oblongs is a less exaggerated version of the character from the book. In 2018, The Victorian Hotel traveled to Seattle.

In 2010, LA Weekly named him one of the L.A. People 2009.

Influences Oblong had many favorite cartoons growing up, such as Looney Tunes, Animaniacs, Freakazoid!, and Earthworm Jim. He was also influenced by distorted characters from the Dick and Jane books, Brothers Grimm fairy tales, and some real life oddities in Ripley's Believe It or Not!.