Rowrbrazzle


Rowrbrazzle is an Amateur Press Association magazine devoted to funny animal cartoon illustration.

History

Rowrbrazzle was founded in 1983 by Marc Schirmeister, who published the first issue in February 1984, and was editor for the first nineteen quarterly mailings. Fred Patten was then editor from January 1989 through January 2005 until suffering a stroke and retiring after Issue 84. Edd Vick became Official Editor from April 2005 to April 2007, William Earl Haskell became Official Editor from Issue 94 to January 2016 when he was forced to retire due to poor health, and Edd Vick became Official Editor again from April 2016.
The first Rowrbrazzle was distributed to the association membership in February 1984.
Landmark issue number 150 was distributed in July 2021, in a continuing uninterrupted run of 37 1/2 years.

Significance

Fred Patten, onetime editor of Rowrbrazzle, had this view of Rowrbrazzle's significance: