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Saturday, March 17, 2026

Happy Birthday Patrick McDonnell!

Born on St Patrick’s Day, Patrick McDonnell should be a saint for his brilliant “Mutts” strip! I’m grateful that Patrick’s art has graced many of my books, from “The Art of Mickey Mouse” to “The Art of Barbie”. And his wonderfully surreal pre-Mutts comics made up a chapter in “Modern Arf”. To order Modern Arf, click here.

Patrick did this self-portrait (above) for “Weird But True Toon Factoids” and wrote an introduction to the book. To order a copy of “Weird But True Toon Factoids” click here.

Above is something we at YOE! Studio had the pleasure of collaborating with Patrick and Dark Horse on…Mutts bookends! They’ll be out soon to hold all those books with the Birthday Boy’s art!


Patrick, have happy ones, both your birthday and St. Patrick’s Day!


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