Vlad Kolarov is an Bulgarian-born Canadian cartoonist, humorous illustrator, designer and animator. He was born in Rousse, Bulgaria and became one of the "Wind of Change" generation cartoonists, after the collapse of communism in his native country. Vlad was hired by the largest Bulgarian newspaper publisher "168 hours" and created the first Bulgarian comic strips: "Birdie" and "Phil the Cat", which appeared in the "24 Hours" daily. In 1998 Vlad moved to Vancouver, BC and became a full time freelancer. His cartoons have been published by numerous newspapers, magazines and web sites, including Reader's Digest, Yahoo, Regards.com, and are available through the Internet. He is currently working on different online projects through his greeting card company Cardsup Greetings Ltd., and also operates one of the largest cartoon licensing web sites eToon.com.
