Chris Slane

Freelance cartoonist, illustrator and comic creator. Contributes to a wide range of websites, books, magazines and newspapers. Political cartoons and illustrations have appeared in the NZ Listener magazine since 1991. Comic work includes the books 'Maui: Legends Of The Outcast', 'Nice Day For A War: Adventures of A Kiwi Soldier in WW1' , Maori history, legends and a contribution to Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars Tales.

Cartoon books include 'Sheep Thrills' and 'Blokes, Jokes & Sheds'.

Co-creator of the puppet troupe 'Hands Up' Slane wrote, constructed and performed satirical items for Television New Zealand's 'Tonight Show', designed, built and performed puppet characters for the children's series 'Space Knights'.

Work as a commercial storyboard artist further utilises graphic story-telling skills.

Specialises in cartoons about privacy, freedom of information, security and ombudsmen. www.slane.co.nz

Slane was born in 1957 and currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Graduated from Auckland University with a Bachelor of Town Planning while drawing cartoons for the student magazine Craccum.

Winner NZPost Children's Book of the Year Award 2012, Children's Non-Fiction Award 2012, , LIANZA Non Fiction Award - Elsie Locke Medal Winner 2012, for 'Nice Day For A War' with Matt Elliott

Canon Cartoonist Of The Year, 2010. Qantas Cartoonist of the Year, 1986, 1988. Qantas Editorial Graphic Artist 1990, 1994.