Jim Toomey

Jim Toomey
Jim Toomey in his studio
Born
James Patrick Toomey

(1960-12-26) December 26, 1960
OccupationCartoonist
Years active1991– present
Notable workSherman's Lagoon
SpouseValerie Toomey
Children
  • Madeleine Kelly Toomey
  • John William Toomey
Toomey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco unveil the poster he designed for NOAA's Marine Protected Areas Center in 2009.

James Patrick Toomey is an American cartoonist, creator of Sherman's Lagoon.[1] The comic strip appears in over 150 newspapers in North America, [2] including the Washington Post,[3] the Seattle Times, [4] and the Denver Post. [5]

Creative works

  • A Giant Squid Walks Into a Bar... - Oct. 2025
  • Crabbily Ever After - Oct. 2024
  • Things Are Looking Up - Oct. 2023
  • You Need This Book Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle - Oct. 2022
  • Adventures in Aquaculture - Oct. 2021
  • Evolution Is Hard Work! - Oct. 2020
  • If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em - Oct. 2019
  • The Adventures of Superfish & His Superfishal Friends - Oct. 2018
  • Onward and Downward - Oct. 2017
  • Happy as a Clam - Oct. 2016
  • Tales from the Deep - Oct. 2015
  • Lunch Wore a Speedo - Oct. 2014
  • Here We Go Again - Oct. 2013
  • Think Like a Shark - Sep. 2012
  • Never Bite Anything That Bites Back - Sep. 2011
  • Discover Your Inner Hermit Crab - Sep. 2010
  • Confessions of a Swinging Single Sea Turtle - Sep. 2009
  • Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun - Sep. 2008
  • Yarns and Shanties - Sep. 2007
  • Planet of the Hairless Beach Apes - Sep. 2006
  • In Shark Years I'm Dead - March 2006
  • A Day at the Beach - March 2005
  • Surfer Safari - Sep. 2005
  • Catch of the Day - Sep. 2004
  • Shark Diaries - Sep. 2003
  • A Lagoa de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (Spanish)
  • Le Lagon de Sherman - Sep. 2003 (French)
  • Greatest Hits & Near Misses - Sep. 2002
  • Surf's Up - March 2003
  • Greetings From Sherman's Lagoon - Sep 2002
  • Another Day in Paradise - Sep 2001
  • An Illustrated Guide to Shark Etiquette - Sep 2000
  • Poodle: The Other White Meat - Sep 1999
  • Ate That, What's Next? - Sep. 1997
  • Lagunen - Sep. 1996 (Norwegian)
  • Sigges Lagun - Sep. 1994 (Swedish)
  • You Got In! Now What? - 2025 (illustrator; written by James Hamilton)
  • 50 Ways to Save the Ocean - 2006 (illustrator; written by David Helvarg)

References

  1. ↑ "Andrews McMeel Syndicate comic strips". Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Don Markstein's Toonopedia". Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Washington Post Comics lineup". Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Seattle Times Comics lineup". Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Denver Post Comics". Retrieved August 7, 2026.
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