Rip Haywire is an American serial comic strip written and illustrated by North Carolina artist Dan Thompson.[1] It is a comics version of action/adventure entertainment like Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Steve Canyon for the Dilbert generation.[citation needed]
| Rip Haywire | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Dan Thompson |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Current serialized daily strip |
| Launch date | (syndication) 5 January 2009 |
| Syndicate(s) | United Feature Syndicate |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Publication history
editUnited Feature launched the strip in newspapers beginning 5 January 2009.[2][3][4]
North Carolina's The Times-News has published the Rip Haywire comic strip since March 2, 2009.[5]
Main characters
editThere are four main characters: Rip Haywire, his cowardly talking collie TNT, his wife Breezy and his ex-girlfriend Cobra Carson.[1][6]
In a one strip, they are joined by an orphan kid they dub R.J.
Rip marries Breezy Easy, a young lady with fiery red hair, on August 27, 2016.
In an interview with Times-News, Dan Thompson described his Rip, Cobra and TNT characters as the following:[7]
- Rip Haywire is "a combination of classic action heroes such as James Bond, Indiana Jones and Jason Bourne."
- Cobra Carson is "always out for herself ... She's like all the James Bond girls rolled into one."
- TNT is "the opposite of Lassie."
Reception
editAccording to Madison Taylor, an editor of Times-News, the serial has detractors and fans among the paper readers. Some dislike serials, some desire more humor and less intrigue. Some like it because "it’s different than anything else" Times-News publishes and "it's also got an quirky sense of humor."[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b ""Rip Haywire" swings onto comics pages". Denver Post. January 13, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ Robert Greenberger (December 12, 2008). "'Rip Haywire' gets Syndicated January 5". comicmix.com. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ Alan Gardner (December 10, 2008). "United Media launches Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ Tom Mason (January 14, 2009). "Q&A: Dan Thompson and RIP HAYWIRE". comics.gearlive.com. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ Madison Taylor (February 22, 2009). "Coming soon: Rip Haywire, directly from Graham". TheTimesNews.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ "Rip Haywire - Meet The Characters". United Feature Syndicate. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ Mike Wilder (February 22, 2009). "Comic strip's creator mixes adventure and humor". TheTimesNews.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ^ Madison Taylor (November 23, 2010). "Art imitates life, maybe". TheTimesNews.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ Madison Taylor (September 16, 2010). "The bully pulpit". TheTimesNews.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.