Henry Payne

Type: Editorial Cartoon
Frequency: Daily
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Henry Payne creates sharply drawn editorial cartoons for Andrews McMeel from a conservative viewpoint. Called "the Thomas Nast of his time" by The National Review magazine, Payne has been a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in cartooning. He is also an award-winning auto columnist for The Detroit News, hosts “the Auto Report” for 910AM Detroit, and has illustrated several books.

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Born in 1962 in Charleston, West Virginia, Payne received a degree in history from Princeton University. As editorial cartoonist for two student newspapers, Payne won the College Media Advisers Cartoon Contest and the Tribune Company Syndicate's National College Cartoonist's Contest. Upon graduation, Payne began his newspaper career as staff artist and editorial cartoonist with the Charleston (WV) Daily Mail. In 1986, he joined SHNS and began syndication with United Feature Syndicate in 1987. He has been a runner-up for both the Pulitzer and Mencken awards.

Payne is an active race car driver and tennis player, and lives with wife and their two children in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.