''Wallace the Brave'' is a humor strip written and drawn by Will Henry and syndicated through

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. It debuted on the company's

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website in 2015. In March 2018 it began appearing in over 100 newspapers worldwide.

Background

Will Henry, the pen name of liquor store co-owner William Henry Wilson, previously drew a strip called ''Dormmates'' for the ''Connecticut Daily Campus'', the daily student newspaper at the

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. After graduation he created the comic strip '' Ordinary Bill'', which depicted a beach bum cartoonist and ran in his hometown newspaper '' The Jamestown Press'', but found the subject matter too limiting. ''Wallace the Brave'' is elaborated from sketches of a child Henry began to make after working on ''Ordinary Bill''. He has claimed both

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's ''

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'' and Richard Thompson's ''

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'' as influences on the strip's style. The setting of Snug Harbor incorporates elements of Henry's hometown of

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Reception

A ''Wallace the Brave'' collection was published in paperback by

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in 2017. In April 2018, the collection was nominated for

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s as best humor publication and best publication for kids ages 9-12 categories.

References

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