The Andertoons Story

It started at a coffee table.

In 1997, having graduated with a music degree, Mark Anderson moved, married his college sweetheart, and landed his first real job selling screws. Finding a music career impractical, and the business world uninspiring, he began drawing cartoons at the living room coffee table in his spare time.

He had always loved cartoons, and had contributed to his high school and college newspapers. The creative outlet was exactly what he was looking for, and he began submitting cartoons to magazines.

It was a rough start, but Anderson refined his talents and soon sold his first cartoon. Seeing himself in print, and check in hand, Anderson set about reinventing himself as a cartoonist.

Over the years, his day jobs changed, but his cartoon routine stayed the same. Working early mornings, lunch hours, and late into the night, he continued drawing, submitting, and building his website, Andertoons.com. After their first child was born, Mark quit his day job to become a stay-at-home dad and draw cartoons full time.

Mark now runs Andertoons from his studio, where he sits at a drafting table. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, son, daughter, dog, cats, and one well-used coffee table.

Mark's first sale.

The first Andertoons website.