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Loran J. Skinkis is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who fell in love with comics and illustration at an early age and never quite gave either of them up. After attending Mt. Lebanon Senior High in 1989, Loran joined the United States Marine Corps Reserves. His unit was activated and sent overseas to Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War (1991). After returning home, Loran went to school at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. After working over 17 as an Illustrator/Graphic Designer, Loran is now a full-time freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer ready to meet any of your Visual Communication needs. Loran has worked on such titles as Photocopy Comix Illustrated, The Electric Owl, Pastaman, Star & Stripes, Burgh-Man, The Pittsburgh Steel-Man and most recently The Field on the Edge of the Woods. Loran is currently working on many new and exciting projects both locally and overseas.

Comics I Follow

In Security

In Security

By Bea R.
FurBabies

FurBabies

By Nancy Beiman
JumpStart

JumpStart

By Robb Armstrong
Ten Cats

Ten Cats

By Graham Harrop
The City

The City

By John Backderf
Luann

Luann

By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Beardo

Beardo

By Dan Dougherty
Next Door Neighbors

Next Door Neighbors

By Pat Sandy
Dogs of C-Kennel

Dogs of C-Kennel

By Mick & Mason Mastroianni
Cornered

Cornered

By Mike Baldwin
The Daily Drawing

The Daily Drawing

By Lorie Ransom
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
Kliban's Cats

Kliban's Cats

By B. Kliban
Pickles

Pickles

By Brian Crane
The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

The Upside Down World of Gustave Verbeek

By Gustave Verbeek
Edge City

Edge City

By Terry and Patty LaBan
Shoe

Shoe

By Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly
Pluggers

Pluggers

By Rick McKee
Peanuts

Peanuts

By Charles Schulz
UFO

UFO

By Graham Harrop
Crabgrass

Crabgrass

By Tauhid Bondia
The Buckets

The Buckets

By Greg Cravens
Reality Check

Reality Check

By Dave Whamond
Little Dog Lost

Little Dog Lost

By Steve Boreman
Marmaduke

Marmaduke

By Brad Anderson
Red and Rover

Red and Rover

By Brian Basset
Back in the Day

Back in the Day

By Eric Scott
Thatababy

Thatababy

By Paul Trap
Broom Hilda

Broom Hilda

By Russell Myers
Ziggy

Ziggy

By Tom Wilson & Tom II
Tarzan

Tarzan

By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Ink Pen

Ink Pen

By Phil Dunlap
Frank and Ernest

Frank and Ernest

By Thaves
Crankshaft

Crankshaft

By Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

By Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger
Ripley's Believe It or Not

Ripley's Believe It or Not

By Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
Tex

Tex

By Jesse Atwell
Cathy Commiserations

Cathy Commiserations

By Cathy Guisewite
Brewster Rockit

Brewster Rockit

By Tim Rickard
Savage Chickens

Savage Chickens

By Doug Savage
Bozo

Bozo

By Foxo Reardon
Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

By Jim Scancarelli
Brevity

Brevity

By Dan Thompson
Drabble

Drabble

By Kevin Fagan
Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine

By Stephan Pastis
Off the Mark

Off the Mark

By Mark Parisi
Sarah's Scribbles

Sarah's Scribbles

By Sarah Andersen
9 Chickweed Lane

9 Chickweed Lane

By Brooke McEldowney
Wizard of Id Classics

Wizard of Id Classics

By Parker and Hart
Wizard of Id

Wizard of Id

By Parker and Hart
Rob Rogers

Rob Rogers
Origins of the Sunday Comics

Origins of the Sunday Comics

By Peter Maresca
Mutt & Jeff

Mutt & Jeff

By Bud Fisher
Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

By Al Capp
Liberty Meadows

Liberty Meadows

By Frank Cho
The Born Loser

The Born Loser

By Art and Chip Sansom
Annie

Annie

By Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg
Andy Capp

Andy Capp

By Reg Smythe
Alley Oop

Alley Oop

By Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers
Harley

Harley

By Dan Thompson
Skippy

Skippy

By Percy Crosby
Nancy Classics

Nancy Classics

By Ernie Bushmiller
Nancy

Nancy

By Olivia Jaimes
Little Nemo

Little Nemo

By Winsor McCay
Peanuts Begins

Peanuts Begins

By Charles Schulz
Garfield

Garfield

By Jim Davis
Back to B.C.

Back to B.C.

By Johnny Hart
B.C.

B.C.

By Mastroianni and Hart
Heathcliff

Heathcliff

By Peter Gallagher
Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

By Bill Watterson
Dog Eat Doug

Dog Eat Doug

By Brian Anderson
Rip Haywire

Rip Haywire

By Dan Thompson

Recent Comments

  1. about 11 hours ago on Li'l Abner

    Trick question…

  2. about 15 hours ago on Gasoline Alley

    Merry Christmas Skeezix & Walt….!!!

  3. 3 days ago on Li'l Abner

    I’m really glad comic strips (and comics) started using “thought bubbles” instead of just a word balloon with the thoughts inside of parenthesis. It’s kinda confoozin’…..

  4. 3 days ago on Gasoline Alley

    Well done. I’m hoping we stay Earthbound for upcoming storylines. The Mars stuff was starting to drag a little. Lotta good story ideas just waiting to me mined in Gasoline Alley!

  5. 9 days ago on Li'l Abner

    Granny Scraggs?

  6. 19 days ago on Li'l Abner

    The suspense is brutal…!!!!

  7. 25 days ago on Gasoline Alley

    That’s a good one….

  8. 27 days ago on Li'l Abner

    Great layout on this installment. Al Capp grew quite a bit as an artist as the years went by on the strip…

  9. about 1 month ago on Gasoline Alley

    The very 1st Gasoline comic strip by Frank King was published on this date, November 24, 1918, 106 years ago!!! #comics #comicstrips #GasolineAlley

  10. about 1 month ago on Bozo

    Bozo is one of the most underrated yet GREATEST comic strips EVER. It ran from 1925 to 1955. There was also a Sunday strip. It is totally worthy of a collection. I’d love to see the Sundays’ as well some of the early strips to see how it evolved into the masterpiece it became….