November 28, 1949 (1949-11-28)[1] Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died
April 29, 2016(2016-04-29) (aged 66) Castro District, San Francisco, California
Nationality
American
Area(s)
Writer, Cartoonist
Notable works
Beakman's World You Can With Beakman and Jax You Can with Beakman: Science Stuff You Can Do by Andrews-McMeel Publishing
Jok Richard[2] Church (November 28, 1949 – April 29, 2016) was an American cartoonist who created the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can With Beakman and Jax, later adapted into the TV series Beakman's World. The series premiered September 18, 1992,[3] on The Learning Channel (TLC) cable network and in national syndication (225 stations, a freshman year record). On September 18, 1993, it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children's lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world.
He created his comic strip You Can with Beakman & Jax in 1991 for his local newspaper in Marin County, California—inspired by a stint answering kids' letters for Lucasfilm. It was the first ever syndicated newspaper comic drawn and distributed by computer, a Macintosh SE using Adobe Illustrator 88. The comic strip does not answer readers' questions directly; it gives directions for creating an experiment for one to discover the answer independently.[4]
His weekly newspaper feature was posted to his Twitter mini-blog page the week after newspapers had published it.
Jok Church died in San Francisco from a heart attack on April 29, 2016.[5]
^"Jok Church - Official Facebook". MakeMagic.org. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
^"Jok Richard Church -- Curriculum Vitae". MakeMagic.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
^"Beakman's World makes science fun for kids of all ages". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
^Jok Church: Profile
^Steve Rubenstein (5 May 2016). "Jok Church, of Beakman and Jax cartoon strip for kids, dies at 67". SFGate. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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