American comic strip by Dan Thompson
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 ]
Publication history
United 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
There 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]
Reception
According 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
^ 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 .
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