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Update

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We are, like, totally on vacation.

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5 Responses to “Update”

  1. Richard Pachter Says:
    08/22/08 at 8:57 am

    So, you and TFM Beat are fishing with cats? Archery and apes, too?

    Awesome!

  2. Charlie Hancock Says:
    08/22/08 at 11:56 am

    Korky the Cat is *so* Kim Deitch!

  3. Lew Stringer Says:
    08/23/08 at 5:54 am

    Korky the Cat predates the great Kim Deitch by quite a few years. He began in 1937 on the cover of The Dandy (the UK’s - and the world’s - longest running comic). The example above (which I drew) is from a few years ago, from one of the smaller “Fun-Size Dandy” comics.

  4. The Beat Says:
    08/24/08 at 10:20 pm

    Hey Lew! When I found this piece of art, I never expected the artists to show up here! I’m a bit fascinated by both Biffo and Korky…apparently both are quite well known in the UK but shrouded in mystery for us in the US.

  5. Lew Stringer Says:
    08/26/08 at 8:29 pm

    Yes, Judge Dredd and Andy Capp seem to be the only British characters to have made it across the Atlantic in a significant way. Regarding Korky, I’m sure it must have been inspired by the same sources that inspired Kim Deitch, - Bosko cartoons etc. Same for Biffo the Bear, which was a strange strip for the UK as there aren’t too many bears here! :)

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