John Callahan (cartoonist)
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John Callahan (born February 5, 1951 in Portland, Oregon, died July 24, 2010), was an American cartoonist, artist, and musician noted for dealing with macabre subjects and physical disabilities.
A biographical film, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, and Jonah Hill and directed by Gus Van Sant, and based on Callahan's memoir of the same name, was released in 2018.
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John Callahan's books include:
- Freaks of Nature
- What Kind of God Would Allow a Thing Like This to Happen?
- The King of Things and the Cranberry Clown (a children's book quite unlike the adult-oriented cartoons in his cartoon collections)
- The Night, They Say, Was Made for Love
- Do What He Says, He's Crazy
- Digesting the Child Within
- Do Not Disturb Any Further
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
- Get Down!!
- Will the Real John Callahan Please Stand Up? Lurid Revelations, Shocking Rejections, Irate Letters, With an Introduction by Robin Williams
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