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Jim Borgman

On The Enquirer's 150th birthday -- April 9, 1991 -- Jim Borgman learned he had won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Borgman made readers laugh or think for 32 years before leaving the paper in 2008 to concentrate on his "Zits" cartoons.

Borgman made this

Smorgasbormgan (1982)

The Great Communicator (1985)

In Target #18 Bill Watterson reviewed: "The Great Communicator" by Jim Borgman.

Kenyon commencement 1991

Where do you get your Ideas?

Jim Borgman was the speaker at Kenyon College commencement for the class of 1991.

Borgman handed out folders to all attendees. Inside was a number of glossy art prints with an illustration and advice. The illustrations were from his 1982 book, Smorgasborgman.

Where do you get your ideas?
Some thoughts on creativity...
by Jim Borgman
Kenyon College Commencement
May 19, 1991

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Jim Borgman's Cincinnati (1992)

Disturbing the Peace (1995)

Foreword by Bill Watterson

My 25 years at The Cincinnati Enquirer (2001)

Editorial Cartoons by Jim Borgman

Jim Borgman in his Enquirer office, celebrating his 30 years at the paper.

Source: The Enquirer; One tab

The first cartoon Jim Borgman did for the Enquirer's editorial page appeared on June 10, 1976, after President Gerald Ford won the Ohio Republican primary election over Ronald Reagan.

Cartoon of Tony Perez on December 22, 1976.

Said Jim Borgman: "In an era when ballplayers worked their way into a city's heart, this trade lowered Dick Wagner beyond redemption for most of us."

Jim Borgman cartoon Oct. 25, 1979.

Jim Borgman cartoon from Nov. 2, 1983.

Jim Borgman cartoon from May 5, 1987.

Jim Borgman cartoon from 1987. Friday the 13th.

Jim Borgman cartoon from October 6, 1988

Jim Borgman cartoon on Pete Rose, 1989

Jim Borgman cartoon Jan. 19, 1990, on the East Side vs. West Side.

Jim Borgman cartoon from Jan. 30, 1990.

Part of his Pulitzer Prize-winning package.

Jim Borgman cartoon from Feb. 4, 1990. Part of his Pulitzer Prize-winning package.

Jim Borgman cartoon on the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit and scandal with Sheriff Si Leis, April 12, 1990.

Part of the package that won the Pulitzer Prize for cartooning.

Jim Borgman cartoon, July 20, 1990.

Borgman: "There was no joy for me in chronicling Pete Rose's headfirst dive into infamy. My brother and I still have a ball autographed for us during his rookie season."