▁ ▁[ ▁Biography ] ▁at ▁All music ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : B rit ish ▁bl ues ▁mus icians ▁Category : B rit ish ▁harm onica ▁players ▁Category : Bl ues ▁harm onica ▁players ▁Category : H arm onica ▁bl ues ▁mus icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁B ly th , ▁North umber land <0x0A> </s> ▁N ate ▁Creek more ▁( born ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁cart oon ist . ▁N ate ▁is ▁a ▁two - time ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁S cri pp s ▁College ▁Cart oon ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁an ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁award ▁for ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁college ▁cart oon ing ▁for ▁N ate ' s ▁strip ▁M aint aining ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper ▁The ▁B abb ler ▁at ▁Li ps comb ▁University ▁in ▁Nash ville . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁M aint aining , ▁with ▁Universal ▁Press ▁Sy nd icate , ▁became ▁nation ally ▁synd ic ated . ▁Universal ▁Press ▁Sy nd icate ▁offered ▁Creek more ▁a ▁st ip end ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁developing ▁his ▁com ic ▁strip ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁spread ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Career ▁Creek more ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁way ▁people ▁would ▁deal ▁with ▁his ▁ra cial ▁background : ▁he ▁found ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁fun ny ▁and ▁almost ▁am using . ▁