Jim Siergey

Jim Siergey (4 October 1949, USA) is an American cartoonist and animator. He is known for having created the underground comix strip 'Cultural Jetlag' together with Tom Roberts in the 1990s, which appeared in many alternative press publications, and from 1997 to 2001 in TIME (magazine) and USA Weekend. As of 2019, he is a cartoonist for the Lansing Journal.

Early life and education Jim Siergey has said that he was "brought up to be a polite boy" and that "music, writing, drawing, wordplay and humor were as much of a pastime while growing up as any physical activity." He grew up reading MAD comics by Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder and Jack Davis (cartoonist). In the 1990s, he created the comic strip 'Cultural Jetlag' together with late writer Tom Roberts, They lived and worked in Chicago until 2018, when they moved to Munster, Indiana.

Work Siergey's illustrations are in black-and-white traditional cartoon style His style has been influenced by the 1928 Walt Disney Steamboat Willie and 1950s Popeye cartoons; his humor has been compared to The Far Side.