Jonathan Mahood grew up in a family surrounded by newspaper comics. His Mother’s Pogo books, his Father’s Herman treasuries, and his Brother’s Doonesbury collections were all early influences. As a teenager he began creating his own strips and continued collecting anthologies of the greats, Peanuts, Bloom County, The Far Side and Krazy Kat.
In addition to cartooning, Jonathan spends his time carving sculptures and building furniture. In 1992 he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University in Toronto.
Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog was launched in July 2006 on Comic Sherpa. In February 2007 it was picked up by GoComics.com for online syndication, where it can be seen daily.
Bleeker was optioned by Radical Sheep Productions for an animated series in May 2007.
Jonathan lives in a small town north of Toronto.
Bleeker: the Rechargeable Dog the daily comic strip
Skip Smalls dreams of owning a dog. When his parents finally capitulate he is stunned to discover that his new best friend runs on batteries.
Bleeker is a walking cell phone, mp3 player, camera, printer, smoke detector, GPS ... actually Bleeker excels at everything except ... being a dog. As Skip struggles to enjoy dog ownership, he is hampered by Bleeker's quirky operating system, low battery life and frequent calls to technical support.
