Greg Peters (cartoonist)

Peters began producing "Suspect Device" in 1996, when he was working at the Times of Acadiana as a graphic designer and his editor asked him to produce a cartoon about gambling.[https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/unusual-suspect/Content?oid=1243221 Unusual Suspect: Greg Peters gets a national audience in a new book spotlighting "subversive alternative" cartoonists.], by Scott Jordan, at Best of New Orleans; published August 24, 2004; retrieved October 1, 2017 "Suspect Device" appeared in the Times until 1998, when — in the wake of a dispute with his publisher over whether to publish an installment of "Suspect Device" that might offend an advertiser— Peters and his editor[http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2013/08/suspect_device_cartoonist_greg.html 'Suspect Device' cartoonist Greg Peters, 50, has died], by Alison Fensterstock, at the Times-Picayune; published August 2, 2013; retrieved October 1, 2017 both resigned; "Suspect Device" then appeared in Gambit from 1999 until 2010.

In 2003, he launched "Snake Oil", in The Independent.

In addition to cartooning, Peters worked at Louisiana State University Press.

In their 2003 awards, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies gave "Suspect Device" an "Honorable Mention" in the category "Cartoon: 4 or fewer papers", specifically citing "Peters' dry, allusive wit", skill at collage, and "opinions (that) are frequently unexpected".[http://archive.altweeklies.com/files/booklet_final_3.pdf 2003 ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY AWARDS], at AltWeeklies.com; retrieved October 1, 2017

In 2004, Peters participated in an exhibition at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.

In 2006, the Louisiana Press Association awarded him first place for Editorial Cartoon.[https://theind.com/article-1764-the-independent-weekly-earns-50-awards-from-louisiana-press-association.html The Independent Weekly earns 50 awards from Louisiana Press Association], at the Independent; published May 17, 2006; retrieved October 1, 2017

In their 2007 awards, the National Newspaper Association ranked Peters second in the category "Best Original Editorial Cartoon (non-daily)".[https://theind.com/article-1750-The-Independent-Weekly-earns-national-Freedom-of-Information-Award.html The Independent Weekly earns national Freedom of Information Award], at the Independent; published July 25, 2007; retrieved October 1, 2017

Peters moved to Louisiana in 1990, after he discovered that graduate school applications fees were cheaper there.

He was a frequent contributor to the Dysfunctional Family Circus,[https://books.google.com/books?id=r18Or31mODcC&dq=%22greg+peters%22+dysfunctional&pg=PT69 Greg Peters: Thinking Locally, Attacking Louisiana Politics], in Attitude 2: The New Subversive Alternative Cartoonists, p 92-97, edited by Ted Rall, published 2004 by NBM Publishing whose reuse of copyrighted graphics has been described as "the foundation for Suspect Device{{'}}s format".

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Peters had aortic stenosis[https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/remembering-greg-peters/Content?oid=2234954 Remembering Greg Peters], by Kevin Allman, at Best of New Orleans ; published August 6, 2013; retrieved October 1, 2017 and throughout his life[https://theind.com/article-812-News-Briefs.html News Briefs], at the Independent; published November 22, 2006; retrieved October 1, 2017 underwent multiple surgeries to correct this.

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• [https://www.bestofneworleans.com/blogofneworleans/archives/2013/08/06/the-best-of-greg-peters-suspect-device "The Best of Greg Peters"] at BestofNewOrleans.com
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110420015847/http://suspect-device.com/blog/ Last entry on Peters' blog] (via archive.org)
• [https://twitter.com/HogsHeadJesus Greg Peters] on Twitter

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