Description

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Futuro or Futuro House, is a round, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen, about 100 were built during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The distinctive flying saucer like shape and airplane hatch entrance has made the houses popular among collectors. The Futuro is composed of polyester plastic and fiberglass, measuring about 3 meters high and 8 meters in diameter. Hi Joe, I enjoyed your panels very much -- You have a good style, and should (with luck) do very well down the line... We can all use that in our careers. Sincerely, TH (Tom Hattan)/KNX News Radio ***** Hey, Joe...It was good to see you at CityWalk today, even if it was just for a couple'a seconds. Enjoyed seeing the Hulk and the Thing in "Funny Paperz." You're proof of the fact that you can't keep a good man down Wishing you all the best, as always-- Excelsior Stan -STAN LEE/Marvel ***** "Joe is a national treasure I'm a marketing expert and cite Joe King as a great example of a very clever artistic person who understands well how to put together the marketing puzzle pieces so he can earn a living solely as a creator of joy and insight. Cartoonist Joe King's indie books are part of his overall positioning (branding) as an illustrator, cartoonist, book designer and marketing producer. His syndicated cartoon strip is published in California newspapers, his caricatures are treasured artwork..." -Bruce Batchelor/Agio Publishing *****

About the Author

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In the early '80s Joe parlayed his position as one of the original Blue Sky Rangers, [Mattel Electronics videogame designers] into a Department of Defense [D.O.D.] software engineer, enjoying a TOP SECRET security clearance at Lockheed's fabled Rye Canyon facility [Skunk Works], original nest for the SR-71 Blackbird fleet. Today he suffers the slings and arrows of outrageous mis-fortune - frequently at the hands of other cartoonists! The 2004 Pulitzer Prize Nominee most recently served as Artist-In-Residence at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and is currently in production of several self-syndicated comic strips distributed world-wide under the banner of his publishing forge: www.FUNNYPAPERZ.com; a whimsical fusion of fine art, popular culture and humorous illustrations. Joe King, a native Son of the Golden West - born in the shadow of The Lone Ranger Rock - is making the world a funnier place one cartoon at a time. Explore more of his creative universe at www.TOON-GUY.com