| C'est la Vie | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Jennifer Babcock |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Current daily strip |
| Launch date | November 11, 2003 |
| Syndicate(s) | Uclick/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication |
| Publisher(s) | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
C'est la Vie is a comic strip by Jennifer Babcock. Since November 11, 2003, the strip has been syndicated on the web by Uclick/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication.
Before it was picked up for syndication, C'est la Vie premiered in UCLA's Daily Bruin . It was also self-published by the artist on the web.
The primary character of the comic is Mona Montrois, a chain-smoking Parisienne living in Los Angeles. Her sidekick is Monsieur Smokey, a lewd, chauvinistic stuffed bunny.
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