Barney & Clyde

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Barney & Clyde
Author(s) Gene Weingarten, Dan Weingarten, and David Clark
Website www.gocomics.com/barneyandclyde
Current status/scheduleOngoing daily
Launch dateJune 7, 2010
Syndicate(s) Counterpoint Media (2023–present)
The Washington Post Writers Group (2010–2023)
Genre(s)Humor, friendship, family

Barney & Clyde is a daily newspaper comic strip created by Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten, his son Dan Weingarten, and cartoonist David Clark. Originally syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group, [1] it debuted on June 7, 2010. Barney & Clyde appears in The Washington Post , The Miami Herald , The Detroit Free Press and many other newspapers.[ citation needed ]

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History

On Father's Day 2010, Gene Weingarten wrote about how their collaboration began. [2]

In 2011, Florida resident Horace LaBadie began suggesting scripts to the creators. In time, he became a frequent contributor to the strip.

In 2022, The Washington Post Writers Group announced it was winding down its comic strip business; [3] Barney & Clyde eventually was picked up for syndication by Counterpoint Media. [4]

Characters

Barney & Clyde is about the friendship between a billionaire and a homeless man.

Title characters:

Barney's family:

Additional characters (alphabetical):

References

  1. "Barney & Clyde". The Washington Post Writers Group . Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  2. Weingarten, Gene (June 17, 2010). "Gene and Dan Weingarten, drawn together by their comic strip, Barney & Clyde". The Washington Post . Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  3. Tornoe, Rob (June 16, 2022). "New syndication options for illustrators: Syndicates facilitate ongoing opportunity for creators of comics and puzzles". Editor & Publisher .
  4. Degg, D. D. (May 13, 2023). "Barney & Clyde and Counterpoint". The Daily Cartoonist.
  5. Clark, Gene Weingarten; Dan Weingarten & David (2024-03-24). "Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten; Dan Weingarten & David Clark for March 24, 2024 | GoComics.com". GoComics. Retrieved 2024-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. https://www.gocomics.com/barneyandclyde/2025/04/21