GoComics Introduces Four New Webcomics in May
Kansas City, Mo. (May 27, 2014) -- More than 300 comic strips, panels and editorial cartoons are now available for daily and weekly reading online and via the free GoComics mobile app.
GoComics, a part of the Universal Uclick syndicate family, is excited to announce the addition of four new features to its lineup of classic and new comic strips. Offering industry icons including Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Garfield and Dilbert, and new successes such as The Argyle Sweater, Pearls Before Swine and Heavenly Nostrils, GoComics provides new, fresh and free content every day. All are available at GoComics.com or on the free GoComics mobile app on iOS, Android and Windows platforms.
Bully by Andrew Paavola
Bully is a comic strip expressed entirely by images, starring Bully, a surly bulldog who keeps his brains in his stomach. Also in attendance is Bully’s human, Bob the cartoonist. The two make a lopsided pair as Bully attempts to conquer everything in his path, while Bob tries desperately to wrangle Bully to pose for his daily comic strip of which he is the main character.
Born on the West Coast and raised in Alaska, Bully creator Andrew Paavola somehow ended up in the middle of Ohio, where he now lives with his wife, son and three cats. Drawing since he could pick up a pencil, Andrew enjoys telling stories through comic strips, creating one-of-a-kind pieces of illustrated art and doodling on every scrap piece of paper he can find, including receipts.
Read Bully online at gocomics.com/bully
Little Fried Chicken and Sushi by Khalid Birdsong
Little Fried Chicken and Sushi documents main character Karl’s move to Japan. When he finds a magical raccoon spirit, fitting into a new life becomes even more challenging. Join the adventure as we discover that while living in Japan isn’t always easy, it sure can be fun!
Khalid Birdsong previously lived in Osaka, Japan, for two years, where he taught English, and returns to the country once a year to visit his wife’s family. Living abroad inspired him to start drawing Fried Chicken and Sushi, based loosely on his experiences. Birdsong is a cartoonist and an elementary school art teacher. He enjoys reading, watching animation, traveling and spending time with family. If Birdsong ever goes missing, you’ll probably find him hiding somewhere drawing comics and eating chocolate chip cookies.
Read Little Fried Chicken and Sushi online at gocomics.com/little-fried-chicken-and-sushi
Random Acts of Nancy by Guy Gilchrist and John Lotshaw
In the 81-plus years that Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy and her pals have been cavorting around the funny papers, there have been many surreal, bizarre, manic, unexplainable panels of fun! Each day, Random Acts of Nancy brings you one of those moments. If you are dazed, confused and don't have any clue why and how you are being entertained … You are now a true Nancy fan.
For Guy Gilchrist, creativity is an ever-expanding circle. A cartoonist, poet, author, musician and storyteller, Guy is known first and foremost for his work as writer and illustrator for the classic newspaper cartoon Nancy. His other strips have included Jim Henson’s Muppets, which helped launch his career at age 24, as well as Your Angels Speak, Screams, Night Lights & Pillow Fights and Today’s Dogg. He is the author of more than 50 children's books, and was part of the creative team behind The Muppet Babies, Fraggles and Little Muppet Monsters.
Among his many awards, Guy received the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Reuben Category Award as Best Book/Magazine Illustrator twice, and has won three Children’s Choice Best Book Awards from the National and International Reading Councils and The United Nations. His work has been displayed in the Smithsonian Institute, and his charitable activities have earned him an invitation as a guest of honor at the White House. Guy was born and raised in Connecticut, and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
John Lotshaw is a cartoonist and filmmaker based in Atlanta, Georgia, where he shares a house with three Shetland Sheepdogs. His interest in comics and cartooning is lifelong: One of his earliest memories is of learning to read and draw by copying comics out of the newspaper. While earning a degree in broadcast arts at the University of Georgia, he continued to draw comics, eventually getting published in an entertainment magazine distributed in two states. Later, inspired by the work done by cartoonists on the Internet, he launched his own webcomic, “Accidental Centaurs.” in 2002. This led to eventual membership in the National Cartoonists Society and a fateful encounter with Guy Gilchrist. Presented with the opportunity to work with Guy on his properties, including the iconic “Nancy,” Lotshaw he eagerly accepted and is now honored to be a part of the great legacy and history of Ernie Bushmiller’s creation.
Read Random Acts of Nancy online at http://www.gocomics.com/random-acts-of-nanc
Super-Fun-Pak Comix by Ruben Bolling
Editor Ruben Bolling has assembled some of the best and/or available cartoonists in the world to contribute features to this anthology comic strip that has been called “An anthology comic strip” by Anthology Comic Strips Quarterly. From Marital Mirth to Marital Mirth, these cartoons will put a smile on your face, adventure in your heart or other things in other body parts. It’s a one-stop comics page and comics website all crammed into one daily comic strip, saving you time, effort and entertainment.
“As a daily comic strip on GoComics, it will no doubt confuse and offend readers who expect comics to stay within the bounds of logic, rationality and intelligibility,” Bolling said.
Bolling is the creator of the weekly comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug, and the winner of many awards, including the Association of Alternative Weeklies Best Cartoon award (five times), and the 2014 Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal for comic strips.
Read Super-Fun-Pak Comix online at http://www.gocomics.com/super-fun-pak-comix
###About GoComics
GoComics, from Universal Uclick, is home to many of the most popular comics and cartoons in the world. GoComics.com is the web's largest catalog of syndicated newspaper strips and web comics, offering new, fresh and free content every day. Classic and iconic cartoons include Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Garfield, Ziggy and Dilbert. Recent successes include FoxTrot, Get Fuzzy, Pearls Before Swine, The Argyle Sweater, The Boondocks and Cul De Sac. There are two membership options (Free and Pro), both providing personalized online and mobile app access to new and classic comics. GoComics is also home to Comics Sherpa, the site where aspiring cartoonists can showcase their work and receive feedback from the comic community. With content from critically acclaimed comic creators, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonists and the hottest up-and-coming talents, GoComics is guaranteed to have something that will make you smile. A full comic catalog can be found at GoComics.com or via its free mobile/tablet app on multiple platforms.
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Julie Halper, Universal Uclick/GoComics
816.581.7658
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