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About Me

Humorist, journalist, fantasist, futurist, publicist, activist, cartoonist, and photographerist. Among other fine and sundry activities.

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I'd like to meet:

Okay, look, every time I say "I'd like to meet so-and-so," they end up dead. DEAD! As in "listed in the obituaries" for god's sake! And no, I'm not kidding. Just ask Orson Welles. Oh, wait, you can't ask Orson Welles, because he's DEAD! Anyway, I think I am doing a good thing for the people of the world by not answering this question. (Oh, but I would like to meet Carl Rove.)

My Blog

New art store

Hey folks! Now you can buy your very own Platt original cartoon! Check 'em out here: ..tr> EtsyBuy Handmadejohnplatt..table>
Posted by on Sat, 17 May 2008 07:13:00 GMT

New "Green Tech" column @ RiverWired.com

Hey folks,I just finished my first week of "Green Tech" columns at RiverWired.com. You can check out the first three articles here.
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:11:00 GMT

New project: Plattitudes - the webcomic!

Yes, I'm drawing cartoons again, and I'm going to make the public for all the world to see! Check out the first three here, and then come back for more later in the week!John
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Check out this month’s new articles on Extinction Blog

Snakes in New Jersey Win Important Victory Gee, a Happy Beginning: Pennsylvania to Protect Northern Flying Squirrel Clock Ticking Toward Tasmanian Devil Extinction Does Captive B...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:33:00 GMT

Things I was lucky to see this weekend

A general store whose sign proudly proclaims that it sells "Groceries, Sporting Goods, Guns & Ammo, Wedding Dresses." A blue heronThe BBC's excellent documentary on comic-book artist Steve Ditko (...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:06:00 GMT

A reminder (from Hell!)

The first Postcard from Hell ships this weekend. Have you subscribed yet?This great project will deliver 13 weeks of short horror stories printed on the backs of original postcards. My own story, "Fit...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:55:00 GMT

Plenty Magazine gives second life to Extinction Blog

Big news! Starting this week, Extinction Blog, my newswire about endangered species, will be published by the fine folks at Plenty Magazine. This move brings Extinction Blog to a whole new audience, a...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:39:00 GMT

My secondest mostest favoritest new book

Fantagraphics can't publish these "Dennis the Menace" reprint volumes fast enough, as far as I'm concerned. I'm only 25% through this latest volume, but I loves it, loves it, loves it. That Hank Ketch...
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:46:00 GMT

My mostest favoritist new book

Amazon had this on sale for 70% off. It picked it up as a birthday present to myself, and I'm soooo glad I did.
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:43:00 GMT

Survived another year!

It's my birthday! I am another year older and most certainly no wiser. But I survived all that year 37 had to throw at me, and look forward to facing more exciting life changes in year 38. Wish me a ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:42:00 GMT