''Thatch'' was a

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created by

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. The strip began in Brown University's student newspaper ''

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''. It was later picked up for syndication by Creators Syndicate in late 1994. The title character was an everyman who struggled through life and politics. He had an alter-ego, Politically Correct Person (P.C. Person), who was a stereotype of sensitive liberals who fear offending people. Other characters were Tripp, Thatch's womanizing, obnoxious roommate; Kate, editor of the college paper; and Sloane, a "heartless, shallow rich bitch," as described by the cartoonist in the strip's first and only book collection. In 1998, Shesol was offered a position as speech writer for the

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, ''Comic Artists Professional Society'', April 1998. Shesol agreed and ended the strip. The final ''Thatch'' appeared on April 11, 1998.

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