''Open Season'' is a

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series created by Jim Bricker. Six issues were published by

Renegade Press Renegade Press was an American comic book company, founded by Canadian Deni Loubert, that operated from 1984 to 1988. Notable titles published by Renegade included '' Flaming Carrot'', '' Ms. Tree'', and '' normalman''. History Loubert was pub ...

and one issue by Strawberry Jam Comics from 1986 to 1989. ''Open Season'' concerned the lives of three roommates living in the

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: * Joe is a just-out-of-college man aspiring to work in the

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agency. * Robin is a

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reporter. * Cliff is a former fraternity bigwig who works as an assistant

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manager. The three roommates live very different lifestyles and don't particularly like each other, hence the title of the series. Published in black-and-white, Bricker's style was more akin to those of comic strips than mainstream

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superhero comics. The series was generally played for humor, but it core were its well-defined characters, whose problems often resulted in moments of profound pathos. A stage play based on the series was produced in 1989.

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