Charles Guthrie

(b. 22 September 1971, USA) Charles Guthrie is an American cartoonist, illustrator and comic creator, living and working in the Netherlands. After his start in the Dutch small press scene of the 1990s, he has been a contributor to mainstream publications like Meiden Magazine, for which he draws the comic feature 'Mikkie & Samira' (2007- ). His personal comics appear in cultural magazines like Schokkend Nieuws and Zone 5300, and are an offbeat variation on classic American horror comics, having absurd plots and weird characters such as Tomaat, a man with a tomato for a head. Narratively, Guthrie takes inspiration from early US horror comics, particularly those from EC Comics with their surprise twists. Guthrie's plots are however far more surreal and weird, comparable to the Flemish absurdism tradition. In March 2023, the Haarlem-publisher Sherpa inaugurated its new Zone 5300 imprint with the Guthrie story collection 'Op een Beetgare Eergisteren' ("On an Al Dente Day Before Yesterday"), containing both older stories and new material. Even though Charles Guthrie has mainly operated in the fringes of the Dutch comics scene, his work has been praised by his peers for its originality and general weirdness. In 2016, his art was featured prominently in the underground comix exhibition 'Underground in beeld - Van Pontiac tot Guthrie', held during the Haarlem Comics Festival. Best kept secret in the Netherlands and ready for your commissions... https://www.guthrie.nl/