Breaking Cat News

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Breaking Cat News
Author(s) Georgia Dunn
Website http://www.breakingcatnews.com and https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news
Current status/scheduleCurrent daily strip, including Sundays
Launch dateMarch 12, 2014 (March 12, 2014)
Syndicate(s) Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication
Publisher(s) Andrews McMeel Publishing
Genre(s)Humor, Cats

Breaking Cat News is a comic strip created by cartoonist Georgia Dunn and syndicated through Andrews McMeel Syndication.

Contents

Publication history

Dunn created the strip after relocating to her native Westerly, Rhode Island after living in Seattle from 2010 to early 2014. She returned to the Seattle area in 2017. [1]

The strip made its debut on March 12, 2014, initially self-syndicated by Dunn. It has been available on the GoComics website since October 20, 2014. [2]

Andrews McMeel Publishing released the first collection of the strip in 2016. In the foreword, Dunn shared that she got the idea when one of her cats created a mess, prompting the others to investigate, which inspired her to envision them as television news channel reporters and develop distinct voices for them. [2]

Story

The main characters in Breaking Cat News are based on Dunn's own cats Elvis, Lupin, and Puck, augmented by recent arrivals Goldie, Iggy, and Ora Zella. They are drawn in watercolor and ink. The characters' personalities are based on the personalities and behavior of their real-life counterparts. Also in the cast are a human family originally referred to as the Woman, the Man, the Toddler, and the Baby. In a January 5, 2020 broadcast, when the Baby becomes a toddler, they change the reference terms to The Boy and The Girl. [3] Other people, cats, and a few other domestic and wild creatures appear as the live coverage continues.

Because this is "news important to cats", a typical lead story might be "There's a great big box in the living room!" or "Someone ate all the flowers and threw up in the hallway." Only the animals have names. There are larger story arcs, such as Tommy the stray finding his Woman, the Children developing (learning to walk, potty training, becoming Toddlers), the weather, holiday traditions, the People buying a house, et cetera.

Characters

The original three cats (all adult males), who live on the second floor of the Big Pink House with the Man, the Woman, the Boy, and the Girl:

New additions to the original three cats:

Two half-grown kittens who had bonded while at the animal shelter. After they escaped from there, they were adopted by the family:
  • Iggy -- a placid black-and-white boy who likes lining up his toys.
  • Ora Zella -- a tortie (tortoiseshell) girl, quite rambunctious.

Additional animal characters who live nearby (alphabetical):

There are also additional characters who appear occasionally, including ghost cats (Admiral Whiskers, Angus, Carl, Lady Jane, and Tillie); Agatha, the Golden Mouse; and various woodland characters, including raccoons, a raven, etc.

An occasional feature is the BCN soap opera "Our IX Lives" with the following characters: [9]

Bibliography

TitlePublication DateDates CoveredISBN
Breaking Cat News: Cats Reporting on the News that Matters to CatsMay 5, 2016 March 12, 2014 - September 25, 2014
(Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com)

October 20, 2014 - April 20, 2015
(Rebroadcast on GoComics.com)

ISBN   978-1449474133
Lupin Leaps In: A Breaking Cat News AdventureMarch 5, 2019 September 29, 2014 - August 31, 2015
(Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com)

April 23, 2015 - February 8, 2016
(Rebroadcast on GoComics.com)

ISBN   978-1449495220
Take It Away, Tommy!: A Breaking Cat News AdventureMarch 31, 2020 September 3, 2015 - February 15, 2016
(Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com)

February 11, 2016 - May 1, 2016
(Rebroadcast on GoComics.com)

ISBN   978-1524858186
Elvis Puffs Out: A Breaking Cat News AdventureOctober 6, 2020 February 18, 2016 - July 28, 2016
(Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com)

May 3, 2016 - July 28, 2016
(Rebroadcast on GoComics.com)

ISBN   978-1524858193
Behind the Scenes with Burt: A Breaking Cat News AdventureApril 5, 2022tbd ISBN   978-1524871277
Pucky, Prince of Bacon: A Breaking Cat News AdventureSeptember 6, 2022tbd ISBN   978-1524871284
Everything's Coming Up Beatrix!: A Breaking Cat News AdventureSeptember 5, 2023tbd ISBN   978-1524879747
Good as Goldie: A Breaking Cat News Adventure [11] September 17, 2024tbd ISBN   978-1524892067

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