Rand Holmes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian underground comix cartoonist
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Place of Birth: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Rand Holmes
- Randolph Holton Holmes (February 22, 1942 – March 15, 2002) was a Canadian artist and illustrator probably best known for his work in underground comix.
- His work was of a higher level of quality than was seen elsewhere in the field, and is considered comparable to such creations as Gilbert Shelton's The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Robert Crumb's Mr.
- Natural.Born in Truro, Nova Scotia, he grew up in Edmonton, Alberta.
- As a teenager Holmes taught himself to draw by copying comic-strip artists Wally Wood and Will Eisner.
- Harvey Kurtzman later published two of his drawings in Help! He married young and worked briefly as a sign painter.
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