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The Comics Curmudgeon
The Comics Curmudgeon is an American blog devoted to humorous and critical analysis of newspaper comics. Its author, Josh Fruhlinger, is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. Content For each blog post, author Josh Fruhlinger selects two to eight comic strips for comment, usually focused on topics such as poor artwork, inappropriate coloring, nonsensical plots, and sexual subtext or innuendo. Long-running soap opera-style comic strips such as '' Apartment 3-G'', ''Mark Trail'', and '' Mary Worth'' bear the brunt of Fruhlinger's humor, an emphasis that he attributes to their being " heperfect targets for the sort of metatextual detached irony that is our generation's terrible contribution to Western civilization." Fruhlinger's blog also features commentary on long-running legacy cartoons like '' Family Circus'' and '' B.C.'' Weekly "metaposts" update readers on notable events in Fruhlinger's life, such as his July 22, 2008, appearance on the game show '' Jeopar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blog
A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page. Until 2009, blogs were usually the work of a single individual, occasionally of a small group, and often covered a single subject or topic. In the 2010s, "multi-author blogs" (MABs) emerged, featuring the writing of multiple authors and sometimes professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets, universities, think tanks, advocacy groups, and similar institutions account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other "microblogging" systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into the news media. ''Blog'' can also be used as a verb, meaning ''to maintain or add content to a blog''. The emergence and growth of blogs i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearls Before Swine (comic Strip)
''Pearls Before Swine'' (also known as ''Pearls'') is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis. The series began on December 31, 2001. It chronicles the daily lives of an ensemble cast of suburban anthropomorphic animals: Pig, Rat, Zebra, Goat, and a fraternity of crocodiles, as well as a number of supporting characters, one of whom is Pastis himself. Each character represents an aspect of Pastis's personality and worldview. The daily and Sunday comic strip is distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication (by United Feature Syndicate until 2011). The strip's style is notable for its black comedy, simplistic artwork, self-deprecating fourth wall meta-humor, social commentary, mockery of itself or other comic strips, and occasional elaborate stories leading to a pun. Publication history Before creating ''Pearls Before Swine'', Pastis worked as a lawyer in California. Bored in his law school classes, he doodled a rat, eventually casting it in a non-syndicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Pastis
Stephan Thomas Pastis (; born January 16, 1968) is an American cartoonist and former lawyer who is the creator of the comic strip ''Pearls Before Swine''. He also writes children's chapter books, commencing with the release of ''Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made''. The seventh book, ''It's the End When I Say It's the End'', debuted at #4 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for Children's Middle Grade Books. Background The son of Greek immigrants, Pastis was raised in San Marino, California. He started cartooning as a child; his mother brought him pens and paper to amuse him when he was "sick a lot" and had to stay in bed. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, earning a B.A. in political science in 1989. The next year, Pastis attended law school at UCLA, where he received his J.D. He kept drawing during this time, coming up with the first ''Pearls Before Swine'' character, Rat, during what he said was a boring class in law school. When I wrote for him at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie (comic Strip)
''Archie'' is a long-running American comic strip based on the line of the popular Archie Comics. Launched by McClure Newspaper Syndicate on February 4, 1946, it features the misadventures of Archie Andrews and his pals. ''Archie'' is currently distributed by the Creators Syndicate. Publication history Bob Montana drew the first issue of the ''Archie'' comic book (November 1942). In 1946, he began drawing ''Archie'' daily and Sunday strips for 700 newspapers. He died of a heart attack on January 4, 1975, while cross-country skiing in Meredith. Dan DeCarlo then took over the strip. The ''Archie'' comic strip was written by Craig Boldman, pencilled by Fernando Ruiz, lettered by Jon D'Agostino, and inked by Bob Smith until June 2011. After that, Archie's publisher ceased creating new strips and began reprinting older strips by Dan DeCarlo. See also * ''Cartoonists Remember 9/11 ''Cartoonists Remember 9/11'' is a series of comic strips run on the tenth anniversary of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CafePress
CafePress, Inc. is an American online retailer of stock and user- customized on-demand products. The company was founded in San Mateo, California, but is now headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky along with its production facility. In 2001, CafePress.com won the People's Voice Webby Award in the Commerce category. Business model CafePress.com sells T-shirts, bags, mugs, wall clocks, calendars, and a myriad of other products. Customers can upload their own graphics design, logo or text, which will be added to the product by the company. CafePress.com also offers print on demand services for wall art and stationery. The site also allows the user to have a virtual CafePress "shop" including an online storefront and website hosting, order management, fulfillment, payment processing, and customer service. History CafePress, Inc. was founded as a privately-owned company in 1999 by Fred Durham and Maheesh Jain. As of February 2006, the site hosts over 2.6 million online shop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slylock Fox
''Slylock Fox'' is a daily comic strip created by Bob Weber Jr. and published by King Features Syndicate. Bob Weber Jr. is the son of Bob Weber Sr., creator of the comic strip '' Moose & Molly''. As the comic's name implies, the target audience is young children. According to the official website, ''Slylock Fox'' appears in nearly 400 newspapers with a combined readership of over 30 million. Overview ''Slylock Fox'' regularly features a logic puzzle presented in a single panel. Slylock, an anthropomorphic fox detective, is constantly matching wits against a variety of criminals, including Count Weirdly, Shady Shrew and Slick Smitty. The strip does not normally use dialogue; instead, text accompanying the illustration informs the reader of a problem Slylock must solve. These often include escaping from a dungeon, locating stolen goods, or determining who committed a crime through visual clues or logical inconsistencies. The puzzle solution is printed upside down. Slylock is assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Marciuliano
Francesco Marciuliano is the writer of the syndicated comic strips ''Sally Forth'' and ''Judge Parker''. Marciuliano also wrote ''The New York Times'' bestselling book ''I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats'' (2013), the national bestseller ''I Could Chew on This and Other Poems by Dogs'' (2013), and ''I Knead My Mommy and Other Poems by Kittens'' (2014). He also writes and draws the satiric webcomic ''Medium Large''. Career Marciuliano assumed writing duties for ''Sally Forth'' in 1999 after the strip's creator Greg Howard retired. Marciuliano had been working with Howard two years prior to taking over the writing duties. Since then he has introduced several regular-appearing characters to the comic including daughter Hilary's friends Faye and Nona, Sally's mom Laura and sister Jackie, and husband Ted's parents and brothers. Marciuliano has also received praise for his depiction of the breakout character of Ted Forth, a strategic sourcing professional who is married to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Forth (syndicated Strip)
''Sally Forth'' is a daily comic strip created by Greg Howard in 1982 and distributed by King Features Syndicate, focusing on the life of a white American middle-class mother at home and work. Sally's name is a play on words: "to sally forth" means to set out on an adventure. In 1991 Craig MacIntosh began doing the drawing. In 1999, Howard quit writing as well and turned the task of writing the strip over to Francesco Marciuliano and Steve Alaniz. Jim Keefe took over the artwork in 2013 from Craig MacIntosh, with Marciuliano continuing to write even after Alaniz retired from full-time work on the ''Sally Forth'' product line. Characters Sally and her family *Sally Forth (née Jansen) – The main character, a 40-year-old HR manager with a husband and daughter. She wryly comments on the eccentric behavior of those around her. Following a time skip in the comic on September 3, 2019, Sally is out of a job and currently looking for job opportunities. She eventually got hired and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Tatulli
Mark Tatulli is an American cartoonist, writer, animator and television producer, known for his strips '' Liō'' and '' Heart of the City'' and for his work on the cable reality television series '' Trading Spaces'' and ''A Wedding Story'', for which he has won three Emmy Awards. His comics have appeared in hundreds of newspapers around the world. Tatulli grew up in Willingboro Township, New Jersey and started drawing in his youth, publishing his first cartoons in the pages of the '' Burlington County Times''.Nazareno, Analisa"Cartoonist Spirited On By Lifelong Yen To Draw Mark Tatulli's Angelic Comic Strip, ''Bent Halos,'' Now Runs In 12 Papers." '' The Philadelphia Inquirer'', April 14, 1996. Accessed September 20, 2016. "Growing up in Willingboro, cartoonist Mark Tatulli was no angel, no devil, just a sharp-witted kid who had his hands in everything – like Mort and Harold, the devilish angels in his syndicated comic strip, Bent Halos." A resident of Washington Township, Glouce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liō
''Liō'' is a daily comic strip created by American artist Mark Tatulli and distributed by Universal Press Syndicate/ Universal Uclick/ Andrews McMeel Syndication since May 15, 2006. As a pantomime strip, it has an international appeal. In 2008, the strip brought Tatulli a National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Comic Strip Award. Publication history The strip debuted on May 15, 2006, in more than 100 newspapers which included '' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', '' The Dallas Morning News'', '' Detroit Free Press'', '' Houston Chronicle'', '' Los Angeles Times'', Denver's '' Rocky Mountain News'', '' Raleigh News and Observer'', '' The Seattle Times'', '' St. Petersburg Times'' and '' The Washington Post''. The strip is mostly wordless, therefore it can easily be marketed worldwide; one paper, '' De Morgen'', a Brussels-based Flemish newspaper, introduced the strip on the day it debuted. As of August 2007, ''Liō'' runs in more than 330 newspapers worldwide. Characters an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Browne
Christopher Kelly Browne (May 16, 1952 – February 5, 2023) was an American comic strip artist and cartoonist. He was the son of cartoonist Dik Browne and brother of cartoonist Chance Browne. From 1989 to 2023, Browne wrote and drew the comic strip ''Hägar the Horrible'', which is distributed by King Features Syndicate. Life and career Born in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 16, 1952, and growing up in suburban Wilton, Connecticut, Browne assisted his father on the comic strips ''Hi and Lois'' and ''Hägar the Horrible''. He contributed to ''Hägar'' from the beginning of the comic in 1972 and co-authored ''Hägar the Horrible's Very Nearly Complete Viking Handbook'' in 1985. When Dik Browne died in 1989, Chris Browne continued the strip, both writing and drawing, while Chance Browne took over ''Hi and Lois.'' Chris Browne also created two short-lived autobiographical comic strips: "Chris Browne's Comic Strip" (1993 – 1994) and "Raising Duncan" (2000 – 2004). Both include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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