Cow and Boy
| Cow and Boy | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Mark Leiknes |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded daily strip |
| Launch date | January 2, 2006 |
| End date | December 31, 2013 |
| Syndicate(s) | United Feature Syndicate (2006–2012) |
| Publisher(s) | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Cow and Boy is a webcomic created by Mark Leiknes.
Publication history
Cow and Boy was distributed as a print comic by United Feature Syndicate (UFS), running from January 2, 2006, to December 31, 2012. (While branded with UFS, it was offered as part of the Newspaper Enterprise Association [NEA] package;[1] the NEA was part of United Media, UFS' parent company.)
The strip then moved to CowAndBoy.com as a self-published webcomic supported by voluntary $12/year contributions from readers.
Following an announcement from Leiknes, the web version ended on December 31, 2013.
Story and characters
The strip centers on an eight-year-old boy named Billy and his best friend
The strip often employs
Ongoing themes include:
- Billy's family's concern about his close friendship with Cow and his need for more human contact.
- Billy and Cow creating fantastic moments.
- Billy and Cow enjoying doing nothingat all.
- Billy's sister and her annoyance with Billy and Cow.
- Cow bringing an outsider's perspective to Billy and Martin's games.
- Billy's concern over the state of the world.
References
- ^ "Syndicates", United Media website. Accessed Jan. 19, 2010. Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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