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List Of Comic Strip Syndicates
This is a list of comic strip syndicates. Over the years, many syndicates have been acquired and otherwise absorbed by competitors; this list attempts to illustrate that. Comic strip syndicates * Andrews McMeel Syndication (est. 2009) — formed by merger of Universal Press Syndicate and Uclick; formerly called Universal Uclick; includes GoComics ** Uclick (1996–2009; merged with Universal Press Syndicate to form Universal Uclick) — formerly named Universal New Media"About," Andres McMeel website. Accessed Nov. 16, 2017. ** (1970–2009; merged with to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Syndication (formerly Universal Uclick) is an American content syndicate which provides syndication in print, online and on mobile devices for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and cartoons and various other content. Some of its best-known products include ''Dear Abby'', ''Doonesbury'', ''Ziggy'', ''Garfield'', ''Ann Coulter'', ''Richard Roeper'' and ''News of the Weird''. A subsidiary of Andrews McMeel Universal, it is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. It was formed in 2009 and was given its current name in January 2017. History Universal Press Syndicate (UPS) was founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel. The company began syndicating Garry Trudeau’s ''Doonesbury'' comic strip in October 1970. Trudeau won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1975 for his work on ''Doonesbury'', and the strip is now syndicated in more than 1,400 newspapers worldwide. Over the following decades, the syndicate added other well-known comic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Features
United Feature Syndicate (UFS) is a large American editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1919. Originally part of E. W. Scripps Company, it was part of United Media (along with the Newspaper Enterprise Association) from 1978 to 2011, and is now a division of Andrews McMeel Syndication. United Features has syndicated many notable comic strips, including ''Peanuts'', ''Garfield'', ''Li'l Abner'', ''Dilbert'', '' Nancy'', and ''Marmaduke''. History United Feature Syndicate was formed in 1919.Booker, M. Keith. "United Feature Syndicate," in ''Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas'' ( ABC-CLIO, 2014), p. 399."United Feature Syndicate Buys Metropolitan Service From Elser: Both Firms Will Retain Separate Identities, With Elser Remaining as Vice-President — Monte Bourjaily to Direct Both Organizations," ''Editor & Publisher'' (March 15, 1930). Archived a"News of Yore 1930: Another Syndicate Gobble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Features
King Features Syndicate, Inc. is a American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles, and games to nearly 5,000 newspapers worldwide. King Features Syndicate also produces intellectual properties, develops new content and franchises, like ''The Cuphead Show!'', which it produced with Netflix, and licenses its classic characters and properties. King Features Syndicate is a unit of Hearst Holdings, Inc., which combines the Hearst Corporation's cable-network partnerships, television programming and distribution activities, and syndication companies. King Features' affiliate syndicates are North America Syndicate and Cowles Syndicate. History William Randolph Hearst's newspapers began syndicating material in 1895 after receiving requests from other newspapers. The first official Hearst syndicate was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate (also known as Creators) is an American independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns to daily newspapers, websites, and other digital outlets. When founded in 1987, Creators Syndicate became one of the few successful independent syndicates founded since the 1930s and was the first syndicate to allow cartoonists ownership rights to their work. Creators Syndicate is based in Hermosa Beach, California. History Creators Syndicate originated on February 13, 1987, after the December 24, 1986-announced sale of the Irvine, California-based News America Syndicate to King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation. The pending sale of News America Syndicate, which was first reported by Advertising Age in October 1986, prompted 36-year-old News America Syndicate president Richard S. Newcombe to leave NAS in January 1987 and use financial backing from London-based publisher Robert Maxwell to form Creators Syndicate bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CartoonArts International
CartoonArts International is a cartooning newspaper syndication service based in the United States. CartoonArts International distributes political and humor cartoons, caricatures, and graphics internationally and is updated daily. Most cartoons are in English, with some available in Spanish as well. CartoonArts maintains one of the world's most extensive cartoon archives, representing more than 550 artists from over 75 countries. The artists provide commentary on news stories and personalities. Categories include "Views of the World," "Regional Views," "Wit of the World," "Featured Artists," "Comment & Caricature," and "Business Views." Cartoonists & Writers Syndicate (CWS) is a division of CartoonArts International. CWS represents such cartoonists as Javad Alizadeh, Gomaa Frahat, Roar Hagen, Stane Jagodič, Miel Prudencio Ma, Jovan Prokopljević, , Ann Telnaes, and Martyn Turner. History CartoonArts International was founded by comic book artist Jerry Robinson in 1978. Robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagle Cartoons
In 2001, cartoonist Daryl Cagle started Cagle Cartoons, Inc., which distributes the cartoons of sixty editorial cartoonists and fourteen columnists to more than 850 subscribing newspapers in the United States and around the world, including over half of America's daily, paid-circulation newspapers. Cagle Cartoons syndicates the political cartoons of four Pulitzer Prize winners — Adam Zyglis, Mike Keefe, Kevin Siers, and Steve Sack. Cagle Cartoons also syndicates the political cartoons of four winners of the “Cow” or the “Grand Prix de l'Humour Vache” from the Salon International de la Caricature, du Dessin de Presse et d’humour” in Saint-Just-le-Martel, France — Patrick Chappatte (2021), Rayma Suprani (2014), Angel Boligan (2017) and Daryl Cagle (2013). Cagle Cartoons is a "package service" where subscribing publications receive all of the content and can reprint whatever they choose for one fee. Cagle also refuses to charge delivery fees for his service, noting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ArcaMax Publishing
ArcaMax Publishing is a privately-owned American web/email syndication news publisher that provides editorial content, columns & features, comic strips, and editorial cartoons via email.Eckerle, Courtne"CASE STUDY: Email Deliverability: Publisher moves beyond double opt-in to avoid 1,000 hard bounces per day,"''Marketing Sherpa'' (May 21, 2013). ArcaMax also produces co-branded newsletters with corporate clients. The company is based in Newport News, Virginia. Its revenue comes from advertising. Potential subscribers typically come from topical banners or co-registration for related topical sites or newsletters; as this approach can be exploited by spam purveyors, the company conducts an initial source evaluation before contacting potential subscribers by email to complete a "double opt-in" circuit aimed to decrease the amount of company resources expended on un-deliverable email communications, while at the same time reducing to a minimum the number of emails sent to people who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontaine Fox
Fontaine Talbot Fox, Jr. (June 4, 1884 – August 9, 1964) was an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for writing and illustrating his ''Toonerville Folks'' comic panel, which ran from 1913 to 1955 in 250 to 300 newspapers across North America. The cartoons are set in the small town of Toonerville, which appears to operate in its own little universe. The gentle humor of the feature dealt with the antics of the various denizens and featured semi-realistic situations. It was one of the most popular comics during the World War I era. Life before Toonerville Born near Louisville, Kentucky, Fox started his career as a reporter and part-time cartoonist for the ''Louisville Herald''. He spent two years in higher education at Indiana University, Bloomington; nevertheless, he continued sketching one cartoon a day for the ''Louisville Herald''. After two years of college, he abandoned his studies in favor of his true calling, writing and illustrating comics. From 1908, Fox star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Fisher
Harry Conway "Bud" Fisher (April 3, 1885 – September 7, 1954) was an American cartoonist who created ''Mutt and Jeff'', the first successful daily comic strip in the United States. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a merchant, Fisher attended public high school and then studied for three years at the University of Chicago. After a short-lived attempt at prizefighting, he began painting comic signs and for window displays before becoming a layout person in the production department of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', where he soon became a cartoonist. He introduced ''A. Mutt'', the comic strip that would be better known by its later title, ''Mutt and Jeff'', on November 15, 1907, on the sports pages of the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. The featured character had previously appeared in sports cartoons by Fisher, but was unnamed. Fisher had approached his editor, John P. Young, about doing a regular strip as early as 1905, but was turned down. According to Fisher, Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McClure Syndicate
McClure Newspaper Syndicate, the first American newspaper syndicate, introduced many American and British writers to the masses. Launched in 1884 by publisher Samuel S. McClure, it was the first successful company of its kind. It turned the marketing of comic strips, columns, book serials and other editorial matter into a large industry, and a century later, 300 syndicates were distributing 10,000 features with combined sales of $100 million a year. History In 1886, McClure's college friend, John Sanborn Phillips, joined the Syndicate, and his cousin, Henry Herbert McClure, was also on the staff. Samuel McClure's brother, Robert McClure, was in charge of the London office. Allen Sangree had a position with the McClure Syndicate in 1892. In 1914, the McClure family sold the Syndicate to J. C. Brainard, who acquired the Wheeler Syndicate in 1916. Brainard sold the McClure Syndicate to Richard H. Waldo in 1928.Watson, Elmo Scott. "CHAPTER VIII: Recent Developments in Syndicate Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Syndicate
John Neville Wheeler (April 11, 1886 – October 13, 1973) was an American newspaperman, publishing executive, magazine editor, and writer. He was born in Yonkers, New York, graduated Columbia University (which holds a collection of his papers), was a veteran of World War I serving in France as a field artillery lieutenant, began his newspaper career at the ''New York Herald'', and became managing editor of ''Liberty''. He was married to Elizabeth T. Wheeler and had one daughter, the film editor Elizabeth Wheeler, who died in 1956. He is known primarily as the founder of several newspaper syndicates, of which the largest was the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA), and through which he employed some of the most noted writing talents of his day. Syndicates In 1913, while still a sportswriter for the ''Herald'', Wheeler formed the Wheeler Syndicate to specialize in distribution of sports features to newspapers in the United States and Canada. That same year his Wheeler Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell-McClure Syndicate
The Bell Syndicate, launched in 1916 by editor-publisher John Neville Wheeler, was an American syndicate that distributed columns, fiction, feature articles and comic strips to newspapers for decades. It was located in New York City at 247 West 43rd Street and later at 229 West 43rd Street. It also reprinted comic strips in book form. History Antecedent: the Wheeler Syndicate In 1913, while working as a sportswriter for the ''New York Herald'', Wheeler formed the Wheeler Syndicate to specialize in distribution of sports features to newspapers in the United States and Canada. That same year his Wheeler Syndicate contracted with pioneering comic strip artist Bud Fisher and cartoonist Fontaine Fox to begin distributing their work. Journalist Richard Harding Davis was sent to Belgium as war correspondent and reported on early battlefield actions, as the Wheeler Syndicate became a comprehensive news collection and distribution operation. In 1916, the Wheeler Syndicate was purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
