One thing I don’t understand in Zits is why Jeremy’s folks would let a young driver have a Volkswagen van. The first car should be some kind of tank that avoids damage to self or contents regardless of the ignorance or inexperience of the driver.That said, I had a red 1971 Volkswagen camper, which I […]
Jim Borgman has posted a write-up of what Zits looks like outside North America. Not acne, but the comic strip which is often renamed, recolored and republished in different formats in 27 countries and 15 different languages.Jim writes:The Zits foreign book publishing program has always been a bit of a mystery to me. But from […]
One of the things Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman always hear is that Zits opens conversations between parents and adolescents, whether that day’s strip features Jeremy or his folks as the butt of the joke. That’s probably why Zits is one of the top strips in terms of the number of papers that feature it, […]
I mentioned this earlier this week, the comic strip Zits is in teen texting and driving story-line this week. The story I referenced ran in USAToday, but it’s popping up in several media outlets nationwide. Here’s a news report with telephone interviews from Zits creators Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott about the story-line.
Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman are using their popular Zits comic to remind teens about the dangers of texting while driving.Zits creators Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman say the theme was inspired by their experiences as parents and distracted drivers. “It seemed very natural for Jeremy to get caught doing something like texting. This whole […]
(This is a profile I did of Jerry Scott in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY) Jerry Scott didn’t want a partner for “Zits.” He already was writing “Baby Blues” with artist Rick Kirkman as a partner, but that was another matter. Scott and Kirkman were longtime friends and had determined years ago […]