Londons Times Cartoons | Funny Gifts

ABOUT US

Rick London is the founder of Londons Times Offbeat Cartoons & Gifts, a top-ranked cartoon brand known for its surreal humor, pop culture mashups, and wide-ranging merchandise. He launched the venture on March 19, 1997 from an abandoned tin warehouse in Mississippi, armed with a nearly defunct IBM Clone 386 PC, a rescue dog named Thor, $300, a copy of Internet for Dummies, and a fierce belief in his creative potential—with the encouragement of his dog Thor, who was with him in the moldy musky warehouse the whole time.

With limited artistic training, London sought guidance from cartooning legends including Charles Schulz, Leigh Rubin, Jon McPherson, and Dave Coverly. He discovered that many successful cartoons are collaborative efforts, and he built his own path by bartering content and securing publishing deals with academic and trade outlets to keep the lights on.

In the early days—before Google, social media, or modern e-commerce—London relied on dial-up internet, forums, and email to grow his brand. By 2005, Londons Times had become Google’s #1 ranked offbeat cartoon, and Bing’s top-ranked by 2008—a position it held for years.

Now based in Arkansas, London continues to create daily, blending hand-drawn sketches with AI tools to produce fresh, laugh-out-loud cartoons. His work is featured on Redbubble, Zazzle, CafePress, and RickLondonGifts.com on Redbubble, spanning over 60 products per design. A portion of all sales supports autism awareness, wildlife conservation, and educational causes.

At 71, London is a proud vegan, avid hiker, and devoted husband to artist and nature photographer Lee Hiller-London. He is also autistic, and channels his unique perspective into cartoons that uplift, amuse, and connect—especially during challenging times.

Londons Times Cartoons has contributed some unique history to the cartooning business:

The world's 1st and only offbeat cartoon 100% organic cotton tees printed with totally nontoxic soy dye www.RickLondonOrganics.com
The first U.S. postage stamps showcasing offbeat cartoons (over 200 of them) www.RickLondonDesigns.com/stamps
The only offbeat cartoon electronics cases, sleeves and skins for iPhones, Kindles, Droids etc http://RickLondonDesigns.com/electronics
Immediately after 9/11 Londons Times founded CAT (Cartoonists Against Terrorism) he opened the 9/11 Memorial Shop to benefit the families of fallen heroes www.911MemorialShop.com and formed a group with cartoonists worldwide and launched a website with cartoons from 25 countries regarding the topic http://londonstimes.us/cat/cat.html
Amazon.com Discount LTCartoons Shop http://amzn.to/1ymWKBT
One of London’s major cartoon gift and tee shop is http://bit.ly/RLondonGifts
Rick London Love & Wisdom Quote Shop Discount Shop on Amazon.com http://amzn.to/1s1LmUD
The only offbeat cartoon to have a clothing/gift line http://bit.ly/RickLondonWear
Invented the 1st and only cartoon gourmet coffee gift basket (includes imported fresh beans), cartoon coffee mug, cartoon coasters etc. www.LTSuperstore.com
The only cartoon to be a Christmas card by the Roy Orbison family and in their museum archive.
Launched The Cartoon Gift Shop Of Famous People, Places & Things at http://www.Printfection.com/Fame
2 Londons Times Cartoons featured in Mayo Clinic Library
London has 3 top-ranked cartoon books at Amazon Kindle http://amzn.to/We3FW4
Londons Times Gen 2 Cartoons Discount Gift Shop at Amazon.com http://amzn.to/182ffeP
The 1st and only Wisdom Quote gift shop: http://bit.ly/RLGr8Quotes

Rick London's wife Lee Hiller-London often works with him and has created videos of the cartoons, re-designs of his website, etc. She is a professional wildlife/nature photographer and designer who created Lee Hiller Designs in 2009 www.LeeHiller.com and Nature photography blog Hike Our Planet www.HikeOurPlanet.com. She has thousands of designer and home decor item available on Amazon.