See also
- Mallard Fillmore – another conservative-themed comic strip
| Prickly City | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Scott Stantis Eric Allie |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Running |
| Launch date | July 11, 2004 |
| Syndicate(s) | Universal Press Syndicate (2004–09) United Features Syndicate (2009–present) |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Politics |
Prickly City is a daily comic strip originally drawn by Scott Stantis, the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune , and distributed through United Features Syndicate. The cartoon follows the adventures of Carmen, a young girl of color, and a coyote pup named Winslow. The strip is frequently politically oriented with a conservative point-of-view. [1] It is currently drawn by Eric Allie. [2]
Carmen – a 'feisty' conservative and a Republican. For a brief time, she had a crush on Tucker Carlson. Carmen made her first appearance at least 4 months before the strip began, in one of Stantis's editorial cartoons. [3]
Winslow – named for the town of Winslow, Arizona, is a coyote with political aspirations who acts patronizing, condescending and impulsive. His liberal responses are typically the source of the strip's jokes. Carmen is continuously frustrated by Winslow's assumption that she should be a liberal feminist. Early in the strip's run, Winslow had a crush on Condoleezza Rice, even writing a poem about her (which Carmen initially misunderstood as being a poem about herself).
The Chicago Tribune refused to run the February 7, 2005 strip, which inaccurately quoted Ted Kennedy. According to Stantis, the syndicate erroneously added quote marks to the dialogue without his permission. [4] Later that year The Seattle Times refused to run a series of strips about the Terri Schiavo case. [5] Later, a series of strips beginning August 25, 2008 accused the attendees of the 2008 Democratic National Convention of being communists.
Prickly City has paid tribute to the passing of famous people during 2006. On July 31, they paid tribute to Hooters president Robert H. Brooks. Frank and Ernest cartoonist Bob Thaves was remembered in the September 10, 2006 edition.
On September 16, 2019, the strip paid tribute to comics syndicate editor Lee Salem.
On February 13, 2021, the strip paid tribute to baseball player Hank Aaron.
| Title | Cover | Publication Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greetings from Prickly City | September 1, 2005 | ISBN 0-7407-5451-3 |
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The strip changed over to the United Features Syndicate in 2009 and Stantis again passed his creation on to another cartoonist. Eric Allie is now the lead on humour and art for Prickly City.
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