Comments on: Barkeater Lake comes to end http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Warren http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-31365 Warren Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:39:26 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-31365 As someone who grew up with Alley Opp and Lil Abner, I can say I've read lots of strips thru the years and have favorites and have some I will not read again. Barkeater Lake is one I will definately miss, I enjoy it! It is original and has such a variety of characters that a story line can go anywhere. Hopefully it will reappear someday. Thank you for keeping it going as long as you have. As someone who grew up with Alley Opp and Lil Abner, I can say I’ve read lots of strips thru the years and have favorites and have some I will not read again. Barkeater Lake is one I will definately miss, I enjoy it! It is original and has such a variety of characters that a story line can go anywhere. Hopefully it will reappear someday. Thank you for keeping it going as long as you have.

]]> By: Valarie http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-11353 Valarie Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:27:44 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-11353 I really hate to see this strip come to an end. It was a great way to start my workday. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors. I really hate to see this strip come to an end. It was a great way to start my workday. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.

]]> By: Charles Brubaker http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-11327 Charles Brubaker Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:59:03 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-11327 Didn't you hear? The strip will continue. It will return on Jan. 22 at www.barkeaterlake.com Didn’t you hear? The strip will continue.

It will return on Jan. 22 at http://www.barkeaterlake.com

]]> By: Norm Jones Sr http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-11325 Norm Jones Sr Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:43:54 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-11325 Sorry things didn't work out for you Corey, your strip was great. Sorry to see it go. Sorry things didn’t work out for you Corey, your strip was great. Sorry to see it go.

]]> By: Adrian http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8868 Adrian Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:33:55 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8868 I'll miss BL. I hated the weekend because there was no Sunday edition. The characters were unique and had interesting backstories. Sure, there was a talking dog, but he had integrity and common sense(and a pilot's license!). Even a character like Sabrina, who might seem one-dimensional at first, was hysterical in the setting of BL. Hope you do something further with it on the web. Bacon will not be the same without it. I’ll miss BL. I hated the weekend because there was no Sunday edition. The characters were unique and had interesting backstories. Sure, there was a talking dog, but he had integrity and common sense(and a pilot’s license!). Even a character like Sabrina, who might seem one-dimensional at first, was hysterical in the setting of BL. Hope you do something further with it on the web. Bacon will not be the same without it.

]]> By: Dave Stephens http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8273 Dave Stephens Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:19:10 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8273 Dang! Such potential, such great characters, such funny situations, but it was obviously not a priority of Corey's... Rest in Peace, Barkeater Lake... We hardly knew ye... Dang! Such potential, such great characters, such funny situations, but it was obviously not a priority of Corey’s…

Rest in Peace, Barkeater Lake… We hardly knew ye…

]]> By: Bill http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8104 Bill Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:37:20 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8104 I am saddened by this. When Barkeater Lake first came out, I was blown away by its originality. But, as the strip went on, as a reader I grew frustrated. Story lines I had followed closely were abandonned. Plus, there were frequent times when the strip would simply repeat itself. I will miss the characters. I guess this is one of the sad lessons of how difficult it is to break into comics and make money on it. I am saddened by this. When Barkeater Lake first came out, I was blown away by its originality. But, as the strip went on, as a reader I grew frustrated. Story lines I had followed closely were abandonned. Plus, there were frequent times when the strip would simply repeat itself. I will miss the characters. I guess this is one of the sad lessons of how difficult it is to break into comics and make money on it.

]]> By: Charles Brubaker http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8102 Charles Brubaker Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:04:03 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8102 Two newspapers ran "Barkeater Lake" through self-syndication (United Features only posted the strip on their comics.com website) Two newspapers ran “Barkeater Lake” through self-syndication (United Features only posted the strip on their comics.com website)

]]> By: Mike http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8101 Mike Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:15:45 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-8101 Corey, I really hadn't seenthe strip until this article came up, and I just read through the last month of them. I'm saud to see you go, since the strip was very good and there are plenty of bad ones that cling to life like a tick on a mangy dog. Was Barkeater Lake in any newspapers? The money you say you were making, if it was only coming from Comics.com is peanuts! That really can only barely cover materials, can it? (if you don't mind my asking) I wish you luck in Grad school and hope you may find the time to bring BL back in the future. Corey, I really hadn’t seenthe strip until this article came up, and I just read through the last month of them. I’m saud to see you go, since the strip was very good and there are plenty of bad ones that cling to life like a tick on a mangy dog.

Was Barkeater Lake in any newspapers? The money you say you were making, if it was only coming from Comics.com is peanuts! That really can only barely cover materials, can it? (if you don’t mind my asking)

I wish you luck in Grad school and hope you may find the time to bring BL back in the future.

]]> By: MarkC http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-7809 MarkC Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:24:56 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/#comment-7809 Dude, I almost loved that goofy ass comic strip. When those squirrels went on manuevers it was the funniest comic strip in the world. One of the coolest things was when you drew the characters as real people in sketches and the 'toon characters freaked out about the look of the sketch. If "Over the Hedge" can be made into a movie how about a much funnier strip called Barkeater? Dude, I almost loved that goofy ass comic strip. When those squirrels went on manuevers it was the funniest comic strip in the world. One of the coolest things was when you drew the characters as real people in sketches and the ‘toon characters freaked out about the look of the sketch. If “Over the Hedge” can be made into a movie how about a much funnier strip called Barkeater?

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