Tony Lopes developed a passion for cartooning as a child. While most other children his age were outside playing, Lopes preferred sitting in his compound studying the art from Warner Bros. cartoons and drawing silly little pictures.

Lopes sold his first cartoon at the age of 16 to a small niche publication called Sky & Space. The Editor at the time Jonathon Nally recalls their first meeting. “ He was a nervous, pimply, kind of dorky teenager but we used his cartoons anyway.” After studying fine arts, Lopes began the arduous task of making cartooning a career. While it proved difficult at the start, Lopes became a Photographer; it was during this time that the idea for Insanity Streak was brewing in his head.

Over time, Insanity Streak has not only grown in popularity with readers, but with colleagues as well. Industry peers have voted it as the best comic strip in Australia an amazing 10 times at the coveted Stanley awards – the Oscars of Australian cartooning, one of the highest honours a cartoonist can receive.

To date his work is published in over 15 countries including England, Ireland, Norway, The Netherlands, Denmark, Bangkok, New Zealand, Malaysia and even Iceland. The Great British Card Company have launched a brand-new range of cards called LOPSIDED featuring Lopes’ artwork.