Herb and Jamaal

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Herb and Jamaal
Author(s) Stephen Bentley
Current status/schedulecurrent daily & Sunday strip
Launch date1989;35 years ago (1989)
Syndicate(s) Creators Syndicate
Genre(s)Humor

Herb and Jamaal is a comic strip by Stephen Bentley syndicated by Creators Syndicate. It is published daily and centers on the eponymous friends who own and run a diner together, inspired by the illustrator's experience at a high school reunion, [1] and a desire to provide increased representation for black people in comics. According to Bentley, "Some of the characters in 'Herb and Jamaal' partially come from myself and people that I know but the full story is just a fantasy..." [2]

Contents

Story and characters

The strip centers around the title characters and the diner they own and run together:

Other characters:

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References

  1. ↑ "About Stephen Bentley". Creators Syndicate. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  2. 1 2 Resler, Jerry (1989-08-07). "'Herb & Jamaal' added to comics". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  3. ↑ Bentley, Stephen (September 9, 2013). "Herb and Jamaal". GoComics.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  4. ↑ Bentley, September 23, 2012
  5. ↑ Bentley, September 30, 2013
  6. ↑ "Herb and Jamaal by Stephen Bentley for August 11, 2022". GoComics. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  7. 1 2 Bentley, October 20, 2013
  8. ↑ Bentley, September 17, 2012
  9. ↑ Bentley, August 29, 2013
  10. ↑ Bentley, September 23, 2013
  11. ↑ https://www.gocomics.com/herbandjamaal/2020/08/18?ct=v&cti=76520&comments=visible#comments -- See IDrawH&J's posts under Nailer's comment
  12. ↑ Bentley, October 6, 2013
  13. ↑ https://www.gocomics.com/herbandjamaal/2022/12/20?ct=v&cti=76520 [ bare URL ]
  14. ↑ Bentley, September 12, 2013
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