George WebberArtist - Cartoonist - Illustrator

BIKER Magazine & Me 

One day some time ago I sent a few cartoons, illustrations and drawings along with a cover letter to the Editor of BIKER Magazine that literally said (among other things) "You don't have the balls to publish MY art in your magazine".

While I don't generally recommend writing cover letters to Editors that say that sort of thing, I guess the Editor liked my nerve or the cartoons because not long after that he sent me my first assignment.

It was for a two part story starting in the November 2001 issue # 197 of BIKER magazine and finishing in the December issue # 198 of BIKER magazine.

He wanted some cartoony illustrations for a story called O' Tannenbaum about a bunch of misfit bikers selling Xmas Trees in a rather questionable manner, but eventually doing a good deed for some people much less fortunate than even them.

Now, I've loved big nasty chopper motorcycles and hot rod cars ever since I saw a photo of some Hell's Angels with a big old Panhead Harley in LIFE magazine back in the 60's.

As a kid that photo had an impact and that became the life I wanted.

To that end I spent plenty of time reading Hot Rod Magazine,  and any bike or hot rod magazine I could get my hands on back in those days.

I'd go to the World of Wheels car shows and drool over every crazy custom car and bike guys like Ed Big Daddy Roth and George Barris built during the 60's glory days of custom cars ... and of course I'd draw cars bikes and skulls all the time.

So the just idea of getting published in BIKER magazine was a big thrill for me.

Well now it's 2010 and the June 2010 issue # 268 of Biker Magazine will be the 60 th ! issue that I've done either a story illustration or a cartoon in.

Nine years later and it still gives me a thrill to see my work in printed in BIKER every single time.

Since that first assignment back in 2001, I've had my cartoons and illustrations published in almost all of my favorite magazines.

I've done cartoons and story illustrations for Easyriders, BIKER, V-Twin, Rebel Rodz and half a dozen other hot rod, motorcycle or tattoo magazines.

Not too shabby for a kid whose Dad once said "You'll never be an artist; nobody wants drawings of skulls and motorcycles".

I do have to admit though,  he was right when he said I'd never get rich as an artist, but at least I can say I like what I do and there are people out there that like what I do too.

I may not have any money ... but I'm rich.

So a special thanks to all my friends at Paisano Publications, Easyriders, BIKER, V-Twin and Rebel Rodz magazines and to ALL the people out there that love crazy hot rods, chopper motorcycles and SKULLS!

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