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Satchel from the comic strip "Get Fuzzy."
Five new comics debut in today’s News-Review, bringing a new look to the Comics page.
Four are strips, while one is a panel comic. The panel “Rubes” is drawn by Leigh Rubin of Nipomo, Calif., and is featured in more than 400 newspapers worldwide. With its talking animals, dimwitted humans and wacky humor, it’s reminiscent of Gary Larson’s “The Far Side.”
Rubin is also known for his own line of greeting cards, established in 1979. He has four paperback collections of his comics and his work regularly appears in SkyWest’s United Express and Delta Connections magazines.
“Get Fuzzy,” drawn by former elementary school teacher Darby Conley, was named the Best Newspaper Comic of 2002 by the National Cartoonists Society. It’s described as a wry portrait of single life with pets. The main character, Rob Wilco, is a mild-mannered ad executive and guardian of Bucky, a temperamental cat who wears the pants in the family, and Satchel, a gentle pooch with a sensitive soul who frequently ends up on the receiving end of Bucky’s mischief.
“Get Fuzzy,” which has plenty of “cat-titude,” appears in more than 650 newspapers, including many of the country’s largest metropolitan newspapers.
“Pearls Before Swine” tells the tale of two friends: the megalomaniacal Rat who thinks he knows it all and the slow-witted Pig who doesn’t know any better. Together with Zebra, the activist, and Goat, the reluctant brain, Rat and Pig are said to offer “caustic commentary on humanity’s quest for the attainable,” according to its syndicator United Media.
“Pearls before Swine” is drawn by former attorney Stephen Pastis. It began in 2002 and the following year was named Best Newspaper Comic. It garnered the award again in 2006 and now appears in more than 400 newspapers worldwide.
Former award-winning newspaper editorial cartoonist Wiley Miller draws “Non Sequitur,” which appears in more than 700 newspapers.
The comic takes a wry look at the absurdities of everyday life. Miller draws the comic as both a strip and a panel format, and it won the best comic award in both categories in its first year of syndication. It will appear in The News-Review as a strip. Miller, a native of California, now lives in Maine. He also wrote a collection of he-said, she-said themed cartoons, “Why We’ll Never Understand Each Other,” which was released in 2003.
The final new comic, “Cul de Sac,” drawn by Richard Thompson, has won high praise from the creator of “Calvin & Hobbes,” Bill Watterson, who said, “Thompson has a sharp eye, fun sense of language and charmingly odd take on the world.”
The light-hearted comic strip is centered around 4-year-old Alice Otterloop, a girl of indomitable will who attends Blisshaven Preschool, where she has issues with naptime and speaking out of turn. Mr. Danders, the classroom guinea pig, and teacher Miss Bliss, who can become unnerved by her students, also make appearances in the strip.
Alice has a typical older brother, Petey, who plays tricks on her, but who is also timid, reserved and named King of the Picky Eaters by their mom, Madeline Otterloop.
Madeline is a minivan-driving multi-tasker who has a laugh so loud that it embarrasses Petey. The children’s father, Peter Otterloop, is baffled by most things, including his children.
The addition of the new strips means the Word Sleuth and the Jumble puzzles have been moved to the classified section, joining the crossword and sudoku puzzles that appear there each day.
Three other strips have also been discontinued, based on reader feedback.
The News-Review is accepting comments on the new comics and change in the lineup. Readers may leave a voice mail message at 957-4230 or e-mail Editor Vicki Menard at vmenard@nrtoday.com.
Four are strips, while one is a panel comic. The panel “Rubes” is drawn by Leigh Rubin of Nipomo, Calif., and is featured in more than 400 newspapers worldwide. With its talking animals, dimwitted humans and wacky humor, it’s reminiscent of Gary Larson’s “The Far Side.”
Rubin is also known for his own line of greeting cards, established in 1979. He has four paperback collections of his comics and his work regularly appears in SkyWest’s United Express and Delta Connections magazines.
“Get Fuzzy,” drawn by former elementary school teacher Darby Conley, was named the Best Newspaper Comic of 2002 by the National Cartoonists Society. It’s described as a wry portrait of single life with pets. The main character, Rob Wilco, is a mild-mannered ad executive and guardian of Bucky, a temperamental cat who wears the pants in the family, and Satchel, a gentle pooch with a sensitive soul who frequently ends up on the receiving end of Bucky’s mischief.
“Get Fuzzy,” which has plenty of “cat-titude,” appears in more than 650 newspapers, including many of the country’s largest metropolitan newspapers.
“Pearls Before Swine” tells the tale of two friends: the megalomaniacal Rat who thinks he knows it all and the slow-witted Pig who doesn’t know any better. Together with Zebra, the activist, and Goat, the reluctant brain, Rat and Pig are said to offer “caustic commentary on humanity’s quest for the attainable,” according to its syndicator United Media.
“Pearls before Swine” is drawn by former attorney Stephen Pastis. It began in 2002 and the following year was named Best Newspaper Comic. It garnered the award again in 2006 and now appears in more than 400 newspapers worldwide.
Former award-winning newspaper editorial cartoonist Wiley Miller draws “Non Sequitur,” which appears in more than 700 newspapers.
The comic takes a wry look at the absurdities of everyday life. Miller draws the comic as both a strip and a panel format, and it won the best comic award in both categories in its first year of syndication. It will appear in The News-Review as a strip. Miller, a native of California, now lives in Maine. He also wrote a collection of he-said, she-said themed cartoons, “Why We’ll Never Understand Each Other,” which was released in 2003.
The final new comic, “Cul de Sac,” drawn by Richard Thompson, has won high praise from the creator of “Calvin & Hobbes,” Bill Watterson, who said, “Thompson has a sharp eye, fun sense of language and charmingly odd take on the world.”
The light-hearted comic strip is centered around 4-year-old Alice Otterloop, a girl of indomitable will who attends Blisshaven Preschool, where she has issues with naptime and speaking out of turn. Mr. Danders, the classroom guinea pig, and teacher Miss Bliss, who can become unnerved by her students, also make appearances in the strip.
Alice has a typical older brother, Petey, who plays tricks on her, but who is also timid, reserved and named King of the Picky Eaters by their mom, Madeline Otterloop.
Madeline is a minivan-driving multi-tasker who has a laugh so loud that it embarrasses Petey. The children’s father, Peter Otterloop, is baffled by most things, including his children.
The addition of the new strips means the Word Sleuth and the Jumble puzzles have been moved to the classified section, joining the crossword and sudoku puzzles that appear there each day.
Three other strips have also been discontinued, based on reader feedback.
The News-Review is accepting comments on the new comics and change in the lineup. Readers may leave a voice mail message at 957-4230 or e-mail Editor Vicki Menard at vmenard@nrtoday.com.
