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Comics Update: December, 2002
Happy Holidays from Comics.com! This Comics Update brings news of:
Duncan's First Christmas
Holiday Designs for Printed Cards and Gift Products
An Exclusive Interview with Luann cartoonist Greg Evans
Luann Mugs Featuring Puddles the Dog
Test Your Comics Knowledge
Holiday E-cards
Guess Who Said That
Holiday Wallpaper
Last-Minute Christmas Gifts
Duncan's First Christmas
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This heartwarming Christmas comic by Chris Browne, creator of
Raising Duncan, tells the story of the adorable little black Scotty
dog's welcome into the home of Big Daddy and Adelle Kelly.
Duncan's First Christmas began on December 2nd, and will run
through Christmas Day, December 25th. Read it here:
http://www.comics.com/neaholiday/index.html/
Holiday Designs for Printed Cards and Gift Products
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Order printed holiday greeting cards or postcards featuring your
favorite comic characters! Each greeting card package contains six
5" x 7" cards. Each postcard package contains eight 4" x 6"
postcards.
Visit the holiday gift center to order cards featuring characters
from Arlo and Janis, Get Fuzzy, Luann, Marmaduke, 9 Chickweed Lane,
Pearls Before Swine, Pibgorn, Raising Duncan and Rose Is Rose.
You'll also find holiday designs on mugs, clocks, pet stockings and
clothing:
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=unitedmedia.31654
Order by Friday, December 13th for a flat $5 standard shipping
rate.
Interview with Luann Cartoonist Greg Evans
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Question: What made you decide to become a cartoonist?
Answer: I was born with the dreaded "Cartoon Disease," an
affliction that compels one to draw huge noses on goofy faces. Like
nearly every comic strip cartoonist on the planet, I was inspired
and influenced by the success and elegance of "Peanuts" by our
beloved Sparky.
Q: What careers did you have before you became a professional
cartoonist?
GE: I was a less-than-adequate hotel desk clerk, a not-very-good
high school art teacher and a below-average TV ad copywriter. All
along, I dreamed of being an incredibly outstanding cartoonist. I'm
still working toward that.
Q: Are any of your characters based on real people?
GE: Yes, me. Actually, Luann's creation was inspired by my preteen
daughter, Karen. Today, Karen is 24 and is nothing like Luann,
except for the messy room part. All the characters in the strip are
me when they exhibit their insecure, uncertain, confused side. The
confident, positive, strong personality of characters such as Delta
and Knute come from a place in me that WANTS to be that way.
Personally, the character I most identify with is the nerd,
Gunther.
Q: How does fan feedback affect the strip?
GE: Very little because it's impossible to gauge popular appeal
from fan feedback. No matter what you do, a percentage will adore
it and a percentage will abhor it. So I just do what pleases and
amuses me and hope my sensibilities mesh with the majority.
Q: What career would you like to try if you weren't a cartoonist?
GE: I'd like to be James Bond.
Read a month of Luann here:
http://www.comics.com/comics/luann/index.html
Order mugs with Luann's dog, Puddles, on one side and a poem on the
other:
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=luann.38285
Test Your Comics Knowledge
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Which cartoonist studied the viola at the Juilliard School and
later worked as a professional violist and music critic?
The answer appears after the next section.
Free Holiday E-cards
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Celebrate the season with free holiday e-cards. Choose from Get
Fuzzy, Luann, Raising Duncan, 9 Chickweed Lane, Pearls Before
Swine, Marmaduke and Rose Is Rose here:
http://www.comics.com/ecards/html/ecards_happy_holidays.html
Send Peanuts holiday e-cards here:
http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/fun_and_games/e_cards.html
The newest animated Dilbert e-cards celebrate the holiday season:
Holiday Weasel Rap:
http://www.dilbert.com/webmail/SendAStrip?AppName=DilbertECards&ComicName=dilbert&Attachments=/comics/dilbert/e_greetings/cards/holidayrap_dil.swf
12 Months of Christmas:
http://www.dilbert.com/webmail/SendAStrip?AppName=DilbertECards&ComicName=dilbert&Attachments=/comics/dilbert/e_greetings/cards/12months.swf
Answer to the Comics Knowledge Question
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Brooke McEldowney, creator of 9 Chickweed Lane and Pibgorn, studied
the viola at the Juilliard Schools and later worked as a
professional violist and music critic.
Read 9 Chickweed Lane here:
http://www.comics.com/comics/chickweed/index.html
Read Pibgorn here:
http://www.comics.com/comics/pibgorn/index.html
Guess Who Said That
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Which comic character said, "'Box me in' is a proven weight-loss
technique." The answer appears after the next section.
Snoopy and Dilbert Wallpaper
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Choose one of our new holiday or winter designs, or select an older
favorite:
Snoopy:
http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/fun_and_games/wallpaper.html
Dilbert:
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/desktop_diversions/html/wallpaper.html
Here's Who Said That
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In Pearls Before Swine, Rat said, "'Box me in'" is a proven
weight-loss technique." Find out why here:
http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/archive/pearls-20021119.html
Holiday Gifts Under $20
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Even if you're on a budget, you can treat your friends and family
to great gifts!
Clocks
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These 10-inch wall clocks feature designs with Dilbert, Get Fuzzy,
Luann, 9 Chickweed Lane, Pearls Before Swine, Pibgorn, or Rose Is
Rose characters.
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=unitedmedia.32791
Mugs
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Choose from holiday designs with characters from Get Fuzzy, Luann,
Raising Duncan or Rose Is Rose:
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=unitedmedia.32805
Pet Stockings
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Shaped like paws, complete with pads, they work as Christmas
stockings or hand puppets!
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=unitedmedia.32806
Calendars
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2003 is almost here!
Dilbert Calendar: Step 1: Identify the Problem:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740724509/unitedmedia
Get Fuzzy Calendar: Scratch a Day:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740724541/unitedmedia
Get Fuzzy Wall Calendar:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740724819/unitedmedia
Peanuts Calendar: The Gang's All Here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740724770/unitedmedia
Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel
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"There's a gigantic gray area between good moral behavior and
outright felonious activities. I call that the Weasel Zone and it's
where most of life happens." - Scott Adams, from "Dilbert and the
Way of the Weasel."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060518057/unitedmedia
A Charlie Brown Christmas
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As director of the school holiday pageant, Charlie Brown searches
for the true meaning of the holiday.
DVD:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004W5UM/unitedmedia
VHS:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6304209266/unitedmedia
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