Comments on: RIP Doug Marlette http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:31:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: dave roman http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-254537 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:02:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-254537 Growing up on Long Island with Newsday Marlette was like a local celebrity cartoonist which was really cool to me. I got to see him do a guest lecture when I visited CW Post for their annual Newsday sponsored young reporters event. Real shame to hear about his passing. Growing up on Long Island with Newsday Marlette was like a local celebrity cartoonist which was really cool to me. I got to see him do a guest lecture when I visited CW Post for their annual Newsday sponsored young reporters event. Real shame to hear about his passing.

]]> by: Tag http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-253379 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:19:35 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-253379 In contrast to my comments when Johnny Hart died, I will genuinely mourn Marlette's loss. Despite the injection of the occasional bit of piety, Marlette seemed to have it all in proper perspective, plus he was a pretty decent editorial cartoonist, to say nothing of a more nuanced line than Hart could ever claim. Man, it's too bad for Frank Cho he isn't trying to get "Liberty Meadows" picked up by more papers these days; between the losses of Hart and Marlette he'd have stood a better chance now than by dancing on Schulz's grave. Syndicated "Sinfest," anyone? In contrast to my comments when Johnny Hart died, I will genuinely mourn Marlette’s loss. Despite the injection of the occasional bit of piety, Marlette seemed to have it all in proper perspective, plus he was a pretty decent editorial cartoonist, to say nothing of a more nuanced line than Hart could ever claim.

Man, it’s too bad for Frank Cho he isn’t trying to get “Liberty Meadows” picked up by more papers these days; between the losses of Hart and Marlette he’d have stood a better chance now than by dancing on Schulz’s grave. Syndicated “Sinfest,” anyone?

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-253281 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:17:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-253281 Doug Marlette was one of the few cartoonists to succeed at both editorial cartooning and comicstrips. His cartoons about the PTL helped expose the hypocrisy. His Kudzu strip, set in the small town of Bypass, Georgia, commented on small town American culture. The characters were somewhat stereotypical, but allowed for humor and commentary on a wide range of topics. It was a worthy successor to Pogo and Li'l Abner. He wrote an excellent memoir about his career, about ten years ago, while he was still at Newsday. One of my favorite quotes comes from the introductory strips for Kudzu. Kudzu, finishing his tour of Bypass, remarks, "It's a good place to be from. The sooner the better." Thank you, Mr. Marlette, for making me laugh and making me think, sometimes at the same time. You made the news a little less bleak and depressing. Doug Marlette was one of the few cartoonists to succeed at both editorial cartooning and comicstrips. His cartoons about the PTL helped expose the hypocrisy. His Kudzu strip, set in the small town of Bypass, Georgia, commented on small town American culture. The characters were somewhat stereotypical, but allowed for humor and commentary on a wide range of topics. It was a worthy successor to Pogo and Li’l Abner.
He wrote an excellent memoir about his career, about ten years ago, while he was still at Newsday. One of my favorite quotes comes from the introductory strips for Kudzu. Kudzu, finishing his tour of Bypass, remarks, “It’s a good place to be from. The sooner the better.”
Thank you, Mr. Marlette, for making me laugh and making me think, sometimes at the same time. You made the news a little less bleak and depressing.

]]> by: Jason http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-252302 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:02:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-252302 http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070711_1_A1_spanc36814&breadcrumb=Breaking%20News His office is about 10 feet from my desk. They started cleaning it out yesterday afternoon, and people just sort of stared. He will be missed. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070711_1_A1_spanc36814&breadcrumb=Breaking%20News

His office is about 10 feet from my desk. They started cleaning it out yesterday afternoon, and people just sort of stared. He will be missed.

]]> by: PopCult » Blog Archive » Passings http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-251923 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:58:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-251923 [...] Doug Marlette, the cartoonist of the “Kudzu” comic strip, died in a car accident Monday morning.  He was 57.  Heidi MacDonald has more details and links over at her blog, The Beat. [...] […] Doug Marlette, the cartoonist of the “Kudzu” comic strip, died in a car accident Monday morning.  He was 57.  Heidi MacDonald has more details and links over at her blog, The Beat. […]

]]> by: Bartholomew Fair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-251775 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:27:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/11/rip-doug-marlette/#comment-251775 Ferd'nand? Ferd’nand?

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