Hi, I’m Clive Goddard. I’ve been a professional cartoonist since 1999, with work published in Private Eye, New Statesman, The Spectator, The Critic, Sun on Sunday, Zoo, Playboy and many other outlets.\n\nI also create top-selling greeting cards, illustrate more than 30 non-fiction titles for Scholastic UK, write humorous middle-grade novels, and lead the UK’s Professional Cartoonists Organisation since 2018. I’ve worked with clients including Specsavers, American Express and Oxford University Press, and I regularly give illustrated talks and workshops.

Clive Goddard

Hi, I’m Clive Goddard. I’ve been a professional cartoonist since 1999, with work published in Private Eye, New Statesman, The Spectator, The Critic, Sun on Sunday, Zoo, Playboy and many other outlets.\n\nI also create top-selling greeting cards, illustrate more than 30 non-fiction titles for Scholastic UK, write humorous middle-grade novels, and lead the UK’s Professional Cartoonists Organisation since 2018. I’ve worked with clients including Specsavers, American Express and Oxford University Press, and I regularly give illustrated talks and workshops.

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Hi, I’m Clive Goddard. I’ve been a professional cartoonist since 1999, with work published in Private Eye, New Statesman, The Spectator, The Critic, Sun on Sunday, Zoo, Playboy and many other outlets.\n\nI also create top-selling greeting cards, illustrate more than 30 non-fiction titles for Scholastic UK, write humorous middle-grade novels, and lead the UK’s Professional Cartoonists Organisation since 2018. I’ve worked with clients including Specsavers, American Express and Oxford University Press, and I regularly give illustrated talks and workshops.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Cartoonist at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 1999 - Present
Professional cartoonist since 1999 with publications in Private Eye, New Statesman, The Spectator, The Critic, Sun on Sunday, Zoo, Playboy and numerous others. Creator of top-selling cartoon greeting cards for Paperlink and UK Greetings. Book illustrator for Scholastic UK (and other publishers); author of humorous middle-grade novels. Commissioned work includes Specsavers UK, Mystery Guides, American Express, Oxford University Press, BGMA, Fuji Film, Conoco and The Campaign for Dignity in Dying, among others. Also active in video scribing, graphic visualization, talks and charity events.
Cartoonist at Self-employed / Freelance Cartoonist
January 1, 1999 - Present
Professional cartoonist since 1999 with publications in major outlets; creator of greeting cards; book illustration; humorous writing; leadership role in professional cartoonists' organisation; active in charitable events and public talks.

Education

HNC Graphic Design & Illustration at North Ox College of Art
January 1, 1987 - December 12, 2025

Qualifications

Best Pocket Cartoon Award
January 1, 2022 - March 17, 2026
Stockport Schools Book Award
January 1, 2012 - March 17, 2026
Hounslow Book Award
January 1, 2016 - March 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Other
    uniE621 Oxford University Press
    Image from OUP book on English language skills. illustrator
    uniE621 Tutankhamun
    Black & white spread illustration for Scholastic's 'Tutankhamun & his Tomb Full of Treasures'. illustrator
    uniE621 Corporate Events (various)
    Images from live conference events based on attendees comments. Companies redacted. illustrator
    uniE621 Mystery Guide cover artwork - London Fleet Street
    One of several Mystery Guide covers illustrator
    uniE621 BBC Comic Relief
    Promotional artwork for BBCs Comic Relief featuring Miranda Hart illustrator
    uniE621 Oxford Creativity - Rock splitting
    One of many images created for Oxford Creativity demonstrating the TRIZ principles of problem solving.
    uniE621 Specsavers
    One of several cartoon images for a Specsavers promotional campaign. branding webdesigner