Editing Mark Parisi

{{short description|American cartoonist}}

'''Mark Parisi''' (born 1961) is the creator of ''[[Off the Mark (comic strip)|Off the Mark]]'', a [[comic panel]] which began in 1987 and now appears in 100 newspapers, as well as on [[greeting card]]s, [[T-shirt]]s, and more. ''Off the Mark'' is distributed daily by [[Universal Press Syndicate]]. Parisi's work is influenced by [[Charles Schulz]], [[Gary Larson]] and [[MAD Magazine|''MAD'' magazine]]. Parisi has also said he admires the work of cartoonists [[Jim Meddick]], [[Sergio Aragonés]], and [[Garry Trudeau]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://scottnickel.blogspot.com/2009/08/20-questions-with-mark-parisi.html |title=20 Questions with Mark Parisi |author=Scott Nickel |date=August 9, 2009}}</ref>

In addition, Mark is the author and illustrator of the ''Marty Pants'' middle-grade novel series, and ''The Truth About 5th Grade'' middle-grade book, all for [[HarperCollins]].

== Background ==
Parisi began drawing when he was very young, and frequently copied comic strips out of newspapers. Parisi said that after reading [[Charles Schulz]]' comic strip ''[[Peanuts]]'', he "immediately wanted to draw it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0502/p18s03-hfks.html |title=On the mark with lots of laughs |author=Steven Ellis |website=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=May 2, 2006}}</ref> At [[Salem State University]], he changed his major several times before settling on Art, with a concentration in Graphic Art.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sff.net/people/joyceb/page6.html |title=On the Mark |author=Joyce Bowen |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202181128/http://www.sff.net/people/joyceb/page6.html |archivedate=2008-12-02 }}</ref>

== Awards ==
In 2008, 2011, 2017, and 2020 Parisi won the "Best Newspaper Panel" award for ''[[Off the Mark (comic strip)]]'' from the [[National Cartoonists Society]]. He also was nominated for the award in 2004, 2006, 2013, 2016, and 2019. In 2013, he won the "Best Greeting Cards" award from the National Cartoonists Society. In 2022, Mark won a Louie Award from The Greeting Card Association.

==References==
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^ Scott Nickel (August 9, 2009). "20 Questions with Mark Parisi".
2.Jump up ^ Steven Ellis (May 2, 2006). "On the mark with lots of laughs".
3.Jump up ^<ref>Joyce Bowen. "On the Mark". https://joyce-bowen.blog/2017/03/31/on-the-mark/</ref>
https://joyce-bowen.blog/2017/03/31/on-the-mark/

==External links==
* [http://www.offthemark.com ''Off the Mark'']
* http://www.gocomics.com/offthemark

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[[Category:American comics artists]]
[[Category:American humorists]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
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[[Category:American comic strip cartoonists]]
[[Category:American children's book illustrators]]
[[Category:Salem State University alumni]]


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