Comments on: Mike Peters writes the obit for The Boondocks http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Garey Mckee http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-4895 Garey Mckee Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:23:20 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-4895 Aaron McGruder's sobatical raises an interesting reflection. Most comic strips seem to come back after an author's haitus on a downward slide, even if that author's absence is not voluntary. Witness Berkley Breathed's long absence after breaking his back and enduring a long recovery. Looking back at Bloom County one can definately see a difference in priority pre-absence and post-absence in Breathed's work. Also one can see the same occurrence with Gary Larson's Farside panel. Much of Larson's work was a shadow of it's former self after lengthy sobatical. McGruder's situation differs only slightly from these, as he has a hit TV show based off his strip. I see the show spinning off in a fresher direction gaining more of an audience while his strip wanes in much the same way other strips have when their authors take a long powder. Aaron McGruder’s sobatical raises an interesting reflection. Most comic strips seem to come back after an author’s haitus on a downward slide, even if that author’s absence is not voluntary.

Witness Berkley Breathed’s long absence after breaking his back and enduring a long recovery. Looking back at Bloom County one can definately see a difference in priority pre-absence and post-absence in Breathed’s work.

Also one can see the same occurrence with Gary Larson’s Farside panel. Much of Larson’s work was a shadow of it’s former self after lengthy sobatical.

McGruder’s situation differs only slightly from these, as he has a hit TV show based off his strip. I see the show spinning off in a fresher direction gaining more of an audience while his strip wanes in much the same way other strips have when their authors take a long powder.

]]> By: Garey Mckee http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-99614 Garey Mckee Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:23:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-99614 Aaron McGruder's sobatical raises an interesting reflection. Most comic strips seem to come back after an author's haitus on a downward slide, even if that author's absence is not voluntary. Witness Berkley Breathed's long absence after breaking his back and enduring a long recovery. Looking back at Bloom County one can definately see a difference in priority pre-absence and post-absence in Breathed's work. Also one can see the same occurrence with Gary Larson's Farside panel. Much of Larson's work was a shadow of it's former self after lengthy sobatical. McGruder's situation differs only slightly from these, as he has a hit TV show based off his strip. I see the show spinning off in a fresher direction gaining more of an audience while his strip wanes in much the same way other strips have when their authors take a long powder. Aaron McGruder’s sobatical raises an interesting reflection. Most comic strips seem to come back after an author’s haitus on a downward slide, even if that author’s absence is not voluntary.

Witness Berkley Breathed’s long absence after breaking his back and enduring a long recovery. Looking back at Bloom County one can definately see a difference in priority pre-absence and post-absence in Breathed’s work.

Also one can see the same occurrence with Gary Larson’s Farside panel. Much of Larson’s work was a shadow of it’s former self after lengthy sobatical.

McGruder’s situation differs only slightly from these, as he has a hit TV show based off his strip. I see the show spinning off in a fresher direction gaining more of an audience while his strip wanes in much the same way other strips have when their authors take a long powder.

]]> By: Alan http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-4769 Alan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:54:37 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-4769 Right. I try to make that distinction when I post. Look for keywords like "Dallas Morning columnist" vs "Mother Goose and Grimm creator." Right. I try to make that distinction when I post. Look for keywords like “Dallas Morning columnist” vs “Mother Goose and Grimm creator.”

]]> By: Alan http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-99613 Alan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:54:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-99613 Right. I try to make that distinction when I post. Look for keywords like "Dallas Morning columnist" vs "Mother Goose and Grimm creator." Right. I try to make that distinction when I post. Look for keywords like “Dallas Morning columnist” vs “Mother Goose and Grimm creator.”

]]> By: Charles Brubaker http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-4710 Charles Brubaker Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:57:24 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-4710 Neat. Just so we're clear, this Mike Peters is not related to the "Mother Goose and Grimm" cartoonist...right? Neat.

Just so we’re clear, this Mike Peters is not related to the “Mother Goose and Grimm” cartoonist…right?

]]> By: Charles Brubaker http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-99612 Charles Brubaker Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:57:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/10/09/mike-peters-writes-the-obit-for-the-boondocks/#comment-99612 Neat. Just so we're clear, this Mike Peters is not related to the "Mother Goose and Grimm" cartoonist...right? Neat.

Just so we’re clear, this Mike Peters is not related to the “Mother Goose and Grimm” cartoonist…right?

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