About Born Loser

Lovable loser Brutus Thornapple can't get a break, on the job, at home, or anywhere.

Chip Sansom began preparing to become The Born Loser at the age of 14 when his father, the late Art Sansom, first created The Born Loser comic strip. That was 1965. After years of observing and assisting his father, Chip is now in the role he was destined for - cartoonist for The Born Loser.

A classic comic strip, it is a favorite with readers in all demographic groups, consistently finishing at the top of comic surveys. The Born Loser began as a strip with no central characters that revolved around the loser theme. Gradually, it developed into the comic we see today, starring lovable loser Brutus Thornapple, his wife Gladys, mother-in-law Ramona Gargle, boss Rancid Veeblefester, dim-witted son Wilberforce and the mischievous neighbor Hurricane Hattie O'Hara.