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{{Short description|American comic strip by Charles Boyce}} |
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| author = [[Charles Boyce]] |
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| status = Current gag panel |
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| syndicate = [[Tribune Content Agency|Tribune Media Services]] (1994–1997)<br />[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]/[[GoComics]] (2001–present) |
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| genre = Humor, computers |
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'''''Compu-toon''''' is a [[comic strip]] by [[Charles Boyce]]. |
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| ⚫ | ''Compu-toon'' was launched in 1994 through [[Tribune Content Agency|Tribune Media Services]]. At its height, the comic strip ran in about 150 newspapers worldwide from 1994 to 1997 in print form. Since April 23, 2001, it has appeared online via [[Ucomics]]/[[GoComics]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gocomics.com/compu-toon/| title = Compu-toon at gocomics.com | publisher = gocomics.com | date = | accessdate = 2008-09-10}}</ref> |
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== Format == |
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''Compu-toon'' comics consist of a single panel and have a surrealist quality about them that has been described as "baffling and not exactly funny but the cartoonist seems too sincere about his mission to really mock".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nebus|first=Joseph|date=2016-11-26|title=Compu-Toon Gives Me Pause Today|url=https://nebushumor.wordpress.com/2016/11/26/compu-toon-gives-me-pause-today/|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Another Blog, Meanwhile|language=en}}</ref> Strips usually contain a normal situation with a [[Non sequitur (literary device)|non sequitur]] that is tangentially related to computers or technology. |
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[[Category:Gag-a-day comics]] |
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[[Category:Surreal comedy comics]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 15 March 2024
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| Author(s) | Charles Boyce |
| Current status/schedule | Current gag panel |
| Launch date | 1994 |
| Syndicate(s) | Tribune Media Services (1994–1997) Andrews McMeel Publishing/GoComics (2001–present) |
| Genre(s) | Humor, computers |
Compu-toon is a comic strip by Charles Boyce.
Compu-toon was launched in 1994 through Tribune Media Services. At its height, the comic strip ran in about 150 newspapers worldwide from 1994 to 1997 in print form. Since April 23, 2001, it has appeared online via Ucomics/GoComics.[1]
Format
[edit]Compu-toon comics consist of a single panel and have a surrealist quality about them that has been described as "baffling and not exactly funny but the cartoonist seems too sincere about his mission to really mock".[2] Strips usually contain a normal situation with a non sequitur that is tangentially related to computers or technology.
References
[edit]- ^ "Compu-toon at gocomics.com". gocomics.com. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ Nebus, Joseph (2016-11-26). "Compu-Toon Gives Me Pause Today". Another Blog, Meanwhile. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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