Ruben Bolling (born c. 1960) is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher, a cartoonist, the author of Tom the Dancing Bug.
Bolling, who has no formal art training, read many comics when he was a child, and sometimes features their styles in his work. However, he didn't aspire to be a full-time cartoonist; instead he studied economics as an undergraduate at Tufts University and later attended Harvard Law School. It was at Harvard in the mid-'80s that Bolling ca...
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Ruben Bolling (born c. 1960) is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher, a cartoonist, the author of Tom the Dancing Bug.
Bolling, who has no formal art training, read many comics when he was a child, and sometimes features their styles in his work. However, he didn't aspire to be a full-time cartoonist; instead he studied economics as an undergraduate at Tufts University and later attended Harvard Law School. It was at Harvard in the mid-'80s that Bolling came up with the idea for "Tom the Dancing Bug" and his pseudonym, "Ruben Bolling".
After graduation he practiced law for several years before resigning to pursue comic writing full-time. When that didn't work out, comic writing became a side interest and Bolling became a full time bank employee.
He currently lives and works in New York, and his urbane sensibilities suggest progressive political inclinations. His pieces demonstrate concern about the power of large corporations and satirize the way government has been corrupted by money. His...
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