Town Called Dobson
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Town Called Dobson is a
It debuted on June 4, 2004. The first three strips were initially created as a one-day art project and was abandoned until the controversy over the
After a redraw of the characters, development of new characters, props and sets, Town Called Dobson restarted publication on March 21, 2006.
Appearances
Town Called Dobson has been featured in daily newspapers such as the Greensboro News and Record and Winston-Salem Journal as well as newsweeklies including Yes! Weekly and Relish. The strip appears week-daily on large political blogs such as
The 2007 Memorial Day series was included in the literary journal, Art In A Liberal Frame.[1]
Special series
The strip has an overall back-story where the characters have histories and personality traits and each character appearance builds on the past. Each strip can be read on an individual basis even though it exists within a broader story-arc. The strip dips into special series that deals with one topic or a fusion of topics.
The first series was a story that fused the start of the North Carolina Education Lottery and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The story begins with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse bringing the plague of the lottery to the land. The town soon catches fire and is burned to the ground and a local Muslim is falsely accused of arson by George W. Bush. Bush then brings in Mort, the Horseman of Death, as the FEMA director. The rest of the story parodies the failure of government's response to the disaster.
The series,
Howl Qaeda, the latest story arc, focuses on George W. Bush and Senator Elizabeth Dole and their attempt to revitalize the Republican Party.
Cast
The main characters are mostly drawn upon people the creator has met. Patrick is believed to be the creator in the story and Rakarah is the representation of the creator's in-strip and real world wife. Kiko, Herbal, Rockstar, Johnny Allah and Elwood Leroy Bible Thumper, Sr. serve as the rest of the main cast. The character's name and appearance visually tell the newcomer reader a short brief background of the character.
Other characters are either political, historical or fictional.
Most characters have evolved little since the start of the strip with the exception of Elwood Jr. In the beginning of the strip, Elwood Jr. would mimic his father on all issues, but since November 2006, cracks have been developing within the character to show a building unwillingness to accept his father's rhetoric at face value.
Evolution of the art
The creator originally began drawing the comic using characters drawn as
The strip does not adhere devoutly to traditional manga iconography. Since the cartoon is always in color, the creator tends to use gradients and other illustrative techniques instead of the black and white iconography.
Sample strip
Memberships
The creator is a founding member of Comic Kos, a group of political artists that publish on the political blog Daily Kos. The creator is also a member of the independent editorial cartoonist group Left Toon Lane.
See also
- List of webcomics
- Dobson, North Carolina
References
- ^ Midgley, Henry (30 August 2007). "Art In A Liberal Frame". Bits Of News.com.
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