Creators Syndicate
News Columns, Comics | |
Founded | February 13, 1987 |
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Founder | Richard S. Newcombe |
Headquarters | Hermosa Beach, California, U.S. |
Key people | Richard S. Newcombe - Founder/CEO; Jack Newcombe - President; Melissa Lin - Vice President of Business Affairs; Marianne Sugawara - Vice President of Operations; Simone Slykhous - Managing Editor |
Website | creators.com |
Creators Syndicate (also known as Creators) is an American independent distributor of
History
Creators Syndicate was founded on February 13, 1987, following the December 24, 1986-announced sale of the
In 1991 Creators Syndicate took over Heritage Features Syndicate, part of
In 2011 Jack Newcombe became president of Creators Syndicate,[14] and together with Rick Newcombe started Creators Publishing and Sumner Books, which have published more than 150 titles.
In 2012, after 25 years of operating in the city of Los Angeles, Creators Syndicate moved to nearby
Since 2012, Creators has expanded its business to include Creators Publishing, Alpha Comedy, a literary and lifestyle magazine, a political website, a podcast network, and Sumner Books, an e-book and audiobook publishing company.
Creators Syndicate strips and panels
Current (as of 2018)
- Agnes
- Andy Capp
- Archie
- Ask Shagg
- B.C.
- Ballard Street
- The Barn
- Daddy's Home
- Diamond Lil
- Dog Eat Doug
- Dogs of C-Kennel
- Doodles
- Flo & Friends
- For Heaven's Sake
- Free Range
- Heathcliff
- Herb and Jamaal
- Liberty Meadows
- Long Story Short
- MazeToons
- The Meaning of Lila
- Momma (1987–2016; in reruns) — inherited from Field Newspaper Syndicate, who got it from Publishers-Hall Syndicate, where it originally debuted in 1970
- Nest Heads
- One Big Happy
- The Other Coast
- Rubes
- Rugrats (1998–2003; in reruns)
- Scary Gary
- Spectickles
- Speed Bump
- Strange Brew
- Wee Pals (c. 1987–2014; in reruns) — inherited from United Feature Syndicate, who got it from the Register and Tribune Syndicate, who got it from Lew Little Enterprises, where it originally debuted in 1965
- The Wizard of Id
- Working it Out
- Zack Hill
Discontinued strips
- Cafe con Leche
- Chuckle Bros (2006–2017)
- United Featureswhere it concluded in 2015
- Donald Duck (reruns syndicated through 2015)
- Flare
- Flight Deck
- Girls & Sports (2006–2011)
- Home Office
- Hope & Death
- Mickey Mouse (reruns syndicated through 2015)
- Natural Selection
- Off Center
- On a Claire Day (2006–2014)
- The Quigmans by Buddy Hickerson (1986–2011)
- Recess
- State of the Union
- Thatch
- Thin Lines
- King Features
Political cartoonists
References
- ^ a b c Katina Alexander (June 14, 1987). "A Superhero For Cartoonists?". The New York Times. p. 34. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Popular Advice Columnist Ann Landers Joins Tribune". Chicago Tribune. February 13, 1987. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- The Los Angeles Times. p. 4F. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel. p. 2D. Archived from the originalon July 4, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ David Astor (January 17, 1987). "Richard S. Newcombe leaves top exec post at NAS". Editor & Publisher. 120: 46.
- ^ David Astor (February 14, 1987). "King-News America deal finalized". Editor & Publisher. 120: 58.
- ^ Thomas Collins (April 26, 1987). "This Boss Lets Artists Own Comic Strips" (PDF). Newsday. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Strong opinions about a new syndicate". Editor & Publisher. 7 March 1987.
- ^ "'B.C.' comic joining Ann Landers at CS". Editor & Publisher. 21 March 1987.
- ^ "A Superhero for Cartoonists". The New York Times. 14 June 1987.
- ^ "Creators Syndicate to take over Heritage". Editor & Publisher. 16 February 1991.
- ^ "Creators Syndicate buys Copley News Service". Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ^ Jim Hays (May 29, 2008). "Creators Syndicate buys Copley News Service". The Oregonian. Business News. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ Press release. "JACK NEWCOMBE NAMED PRESIDENT/COO OF CREATORS SYNDICATE," Creators.com (July 12, 2011).
- ^ Newcombe, Rick. "Why We'll Leave L.A.: The business climate is worse than the air quality.," The Wall Street Journal (July 10, 2009).
External links
- Official website
- Creators Syndicate in the News
- Podcasts Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine of Creators Syndicate articles