Comments on: 12 Memorable Comic Strip Deaths http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:09:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Cynthia http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-62972 Cynthia Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:04:10 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-62972 Berke Breathed has also revealed that Opus will die. He said so last Spring (2007) in interviews promoting his book, "Mars Needs Moms!" Berke Breathed has also revealed that Opus will die. He said so last Spring (2007) in interviews promoting his book, “Mars Needs Moms!”

]]> By: Rich http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61606 Rich Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:36:55 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61606 Garey, to your question, I'd say it's some of both, although I do mostly single-panel (no ongoing characters to contend with). Is that what you find too? I still get a chuckle out of your strip characters being pigs ... shows there's a sense of humor in your main audience! Garey, to your question, I’d say it’s some of both, although I do mostly single-panel (no ongoing characters to contend with). Is that what you find too? I still get a chuckle out of your strip characters being pigs … shows there’s a sense of humor in your main audience!

]]> By: Sheila Thomas http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61598 Sheila Thomas Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:08:32 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61598 Oops. I meant Bloom County and not Doonesbury. Oops. I meant Bloom County and not Doonesbury.

]]> By: Sheila Thomas http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61597 Sheila Thomas Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:06:51 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61597 Bill the Cat! Dead! No, not Bill. Doonesbury was dropped from our local paper several years ago. Bill's dead; that bites really hard. Who's next? Opus? Bill the Cat! Dead! No, not Bill. Doonesbury was dropped from our local paper several years ago. Bill’s dead; that bites really hard. Who’s next? Opus?

]]> By: Eric Burke http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61563 Eric Burke Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:55:36 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61563 Oops...my bad. I read the story. That's what I get for posting right before bed... Oops…my bad. I read the story. That’s what I get for posting right before bed…

]]> By: Garey Mckee http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61560 Garey Mckee Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:18:06 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61560 I suppose many strips deal with death from time to time. I draw a police strip and quite honestly most of my material of late has dealt with death, reflecting my own city's soaring homicide rate and the fact that it's something I see and deal with every day here. It's cathartic to draw about it. Which brings me to an off topic (or not so off topic) question for those here; When you write for your strip and look back on your material and notice a trend or tendency to focus on certain things,do you just let your writing take you where it's going to take you, or do you consciously decide, okay I need to focus on something else for a while? I suppose many strips deal with death from time to time. I draw a police strip and quite honestly most of my material of late has dealt with death, reflecting my own city’s soaring homicide rate and the fact that it’s something I see and deal with every day here. It’s cathartic to draw about it.

Which brings me to an off topic (or not so off topic) question for those here;

When you write for your strip and look back on your material and notice a trend or tendency to focus on certain things,do you just let your writing take you where it’s going to take you, or do you consciously decide, okay I need to focus on something else for a while?

]]> By: Chris http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61556 Chris Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:54:52 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61556 As it seems to me, that weird little Garfield storyline was the only truly radical departure Davis has made from the Garfield formula...ever. As for the rest, I would say that those are all of the big ones, except maybe for Kudzu;s anonymous corpse, which seems a little less notable to me. As it seems to me, that weird little Garfield storyline was the only truly radical departure Davis has made from the Garfield formula…ever.

As for the rest, I would say that those are all of the big ones, except maybe for Kudzu;s anonymous corpse, which seems a little less notable to me.

]]> By: Lucas Turnbloom http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61555 Lucas Turnbloom Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:43:17 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61555 Alan, Sorry if I seemed snarky, I was only kidding! I read the story and truthfully, I forgot about those strips. When I first saw Garfield's name, I instantly thought of that cartoon from the 80s where he lost all 9 of his lives, but God's computers were down, so he got to go back to earth and start over. Alan,

Sorry if I seemed snarky, I was only kidding! I read the story and truthfully, I forgot about those strips.

When I first saw Garfield’s name, I instantly thought of that cartoon from the 80s where he lost all 9 of his lives, but God’s computers were down, so he got to go back to earth and start over.

]]> By: Garey Mckee http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61553 Garey Mckee Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:01:21 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61553 All cats eventually descend into madness. Cartoon or otherwise. LOL All cats eventually descend into madness. Cartoon or otherwise. LOL

]]> By: Neal Obermeyer http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61552 Neal Obermeyer Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:16:31 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/08/08/12-memorable-comic-strip-deaths/#comment-61552 I love that Garfield death theory. It makes me want to read Garfield in today's paper and see how his imagination is suffering! It's brilliant, really - as Jim Davis runs out of ideas, it can be blamed on Garfield's descent into madness. I love that Garfield death theory. It makes me want to read Garfield in today’s paper and see how his imagination is suffering! It’s brilliant, really – as Jim Davis runs out of ideas, it can be blamed on Garfield’s descent into madness.

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