Question: What key details about tom batiuk can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: thomas martin '' tom '' batiuk -lrb- born march 14 , 1947 -rrb- is an american comic strip creator , best known for his long-running newspaper strip '' funky winkerbean '' . born in akron , ohio , batiuk attended kent state university , from which he graduated in 1969 with a bachelor of fine arts , majoring in painting . he went on to teach art in junior high school . he put his experiences to use in his gag-a-day '' funky winkerbean '' , which first appeared in print on march 27 , 1972 . with the success of the strip , he abandoned his teaching career , occasionally returning to the classroom to refresh his sources . he authored two spinoff strips , '' john darling , '' which ran from 1979 through 1990 , and '' crankshaft , '' which began syndication in 1987 . these strips sometimes experience crossovers . over the years , batiuk 's strips have taken on an increasing narrative continuity . starting in 1986 , '' funky '' , and to a lesser extent '' crankshaft '' , sometimes abandoned humor to explore serious , even tragic subject matter . his stories often involve strong drama elements combined with generally rosy outcomes . they also show a strong belief in god , as well as sympathies for the american military . on the other hand , '' funky winkerbean '' dealt very critically with intelligent design , and two students in the strip even did a pro-evolution take-off on johnny hart 's '' b.c. ''
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- birth date is 14 march 1947- name is tom batiuk- image is tom batiuk.jpg- birth place is akron , ohio , united states- occupation is comic strip creator , writer , artist