''Loose Parts'' is a daily single panel

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drawn by

Dave Blazek ''Loose Parts'' is a daily single panel comic strip drawn by Dave Blazek since April 20, 1998. It is similar in tone, content, and style to ''The Far Side'', drawn by Gary Larson, involving Theatre of the Absurd-style themes and characters. ''Loo ...

since April 20, 1998. It is similar in tone, content, and style to ''

The Far Side ''The Far Side'' is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Chronicle Features and then Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from December 31, 1979, to January 1, 1995 (when Larson retired as a cartoonist). Its surrealist ...

'', drawn by

Gary Larson Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist, environmentalist, and former musician. He is the creator of ''The Far Side'', a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to more than 1,900 newspapers for fif ...

, involving

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-style themes and characters. ''Loose Parts'' is syndicated by

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and appears in newspapers across the country and overseas. ''Loose Parts'' was nominated for Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon division award in the 2010 National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards.

History

''Loose Parts'' began in 1999 as a collaborative effort between Dave Blazek (the writer) and John Gilpin (the illustrator). Both men worked in the marketing department at ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2001 Gilpin stopped drawing for the single-panel cartoon and Blazek took up those duties as well; he now writes and draws for the cartoon.

Collections

* ''Attack of the Chortling Stomach'' (2011) * ''Weird Things in Small Boxes'' (2008) – * ''Two Hundred Some Odd Cartoons'' (2006) – * ''Parts of My Brain'' (2003) – * ''Loose Upon The World'' (2001) –

References

External links

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