Comments on: Jan Eliot’s Stone Soup mentioned in mystery novel

By: John Cole

John Cole — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:55:13 +0000

â€œ… which makes him a target by another cartoonist whoâ€™s been killing off the other cartoonists.â€

The final twist is that the ‘Net had killed off all the newspapers.

O. Henry would love it.

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:43:28 +0000

Yeah, but I can see you coming, Corey. And you’d never get past our dogs!

By: Corey Pandolph

Corey Pandolph — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:43:46 +0000

“This was an idea Iâ€™ve had for yearsâ€¦ a comic strip cartoonist who is just barely getting by in syndication as papers arenâ€™t changing their comics section unless someone dies. So he sets out to start killing other cartoonists to make room for his strip and build his client list. Then he starts picking up even more papers when other cartoonists mysteriously disappear that he had nothing to do with. Eventually he becomes widely syndicatedâ€¦ which makes him a target by another cartoonist whoâ€™s been killing off the other cartoonists.”

I know where you live, Wiley

By: Jason Nocera

Jason Nocera — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:23:41 +0000

oh, great. Now I bet Pastis is going to do a three month series on his characters killing off other characters in the comics to make room for his comic. Oh wait, was that done already? I forget.

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:56:25 +0000

“Any suggestions for a plot?”

This was an idea I’ve had for years… a comic strip cartoonist who is just barely getting by in syndication as papers aren’t changing their comics section unless someone dies. So he sets out to start killing other cartoonists to make room for his strip and build his client list. Then he starts picking up even more papers when other cartoonists mysteriously disappear that he had nothing to do with. Eventually he becomes widely syndicated… which makes him a target by another cartoonist who’s been killing off the other cartoonists.

By: Bill Hinds

Bill Hinds — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:39:00 +0000

I once spoke to Robert Parker at a book-signing (see how close we are), and suggested to him that he write a Spencer novel involving cartoonists. He seemed to gaze right through me as he pondered this suggestion, and then said, “next, please.”
I expect a book about the murder/abduction of/by a cartoonist any month now.
Any suggestions for a plot?

By: Rich Diesslin

Rich Diesslin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:13:03 +0000

Okay Mike, that image just ruined my day [closed eyes, hands to ears, la, la, la, I can't hear you]! ;)

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:37:38 +0000

“Used to be”? Does Bill know that? I heard he had big plans made.

By: Mike Lester

Mike Lester — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:35:14 +0000

Bill Gates and I used to be lovers.

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:53:15 +0000

Tom Clancy mentioned “Non Sequitur” in one of his novels a few years ago.