Draft:Douglas Ready, Cartoonist & Author

Douglas Ready sold his first cartoon in 1967 at the age of fourteen.

Since then, Doug has produced illustrations for advertising, books, magazines, greeting cards and posters, as well as worked extensively in product design creating plush toys and puppets, and a wide variety of paper goods and other consumer products.

Doug's had two runs at comic strip syndication, and created a couple of alternative comic books ('Bramble' and 'AKA Morgue').

Doug has written several career guides for the up-and-coming professional artist, including 'The Professional Cartoonist's Business Manual & Marketing Guide', 'Selling Your Art' and 'The Greeting Card Business Manual'. He is also the author of the Micah Frost thrillers 'Frost', 'Second Shot' and 'A Very Blue Moon'.

Doug's self-directed work is published and marketed via DMR Creative. He is a former partner in Carousel Studios and the former owner of Studio5, both commercial art firms specialized in product design, greeting card and poster creation, art licensing and publishing.

Doug and his wife Mona live in the Pacific Northwest, USA.