Wally and Osborne

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Wally and Osborne
(formerly On the Rocks)
Author(s)Tyler Martin
Website http://wallyandosborne.com/
Current status/scheduleOngoing
Launch dateJuly 4, 2005

Wally and Osborne, formerly titled On the Rocks, [1] is a humor webcomic by Tyler Martin. It was launched on July 4, 2005. The first strip is dated June 27 because Martin launched the site with a week's backlog of strips.

Contents

The setting is Antarctica, where Wallace "Wally" Fitzgerald McGillicutty, [2] the displaced polar bear, and his long-suffering friend Osborne, an adelie penguin (the spelling was later changed to Osborne from Osbourne, as reflected in the new title), have many comic misadventures.

It is not clear how or why Wally, an Arctic polar bear, ended up in Antarctica, although Osborne suggested it might be due to bipolar disorder. [3]

The comic uses a newspaper-style format with occasional bigger "Sunday strips". It is in color with a limited palette consisting of flat areas of black, white, blue and orange. This color scheme was followed through in the original website design.

Martin accompanies the strip with short text pieces and photos explaining the real-life aspects of Antarctic life that inspire the strip. The box gives real-life weather updates for the Antarctic Peninsula.

On July 3, 2006, to mark the strip's first anniversary, Martin relaunched the site with a new URL, design and title, Wally and Osborne, [1] on the grounds that On the Rocks was too generic a phrase. The site's original design, including the original title logo, is still available on the site as an alternative theme.

The original title temporarily continued to appear on the comic's syndicated appearances (see below) until 2008, when the comic on the website came to an end. Martin has released few details as of to why.

On September 3, 2015, seven years after the last update, Martin announced via a new patreon page that he was returning to continue the series, with new installments every Monday.

Characters

Minor characters

Quest for the Beak arc

Syndication

On November 23, 2005, the strip began running on Funbrain, [16] a children's edutainment site, along with new notes by Martin on each strip. Then starting April 7, 2006, On the Rocks began to appear along with For Better or For Worse and Cathy at FamilyEducation's new "Mom's Coffee Break" feature. [17] In addition to syndication at these sites, TeacherVision, an online resource for teachers, also features some On the Rocks strips as lesson plans for students to explore comic strips and further creativity. [18]

Funbrain, FamilyEducation and TeacherVision are properties of Pearson Education (part of Pearson PLC).

Lunchbox Funnies

On January 15, 2007, Martin launched Lunchbox Funnies, a portal site linking together several "all-ages" webcomics including Wally and Osborne. According to the site's introductory message:

The term "all-ages" has become something of a mantra for our creators. We've each been working towards creating highly entertaining comics that can be enjoyed by beginning readers, teenagers, and adults alike. We're convinced that "all-ages" doesn't mean "just for kids," but rather it's a label that should apply to entertainment that allows for shared experiences across generational lines. Our creators benefited greatly from quality all-ages entertainment growing up, but these days stories that can be enjoyed by children and adults seem incredibly rare. Lunchbox Funnies wants to change that.

The complete launch line-up comprises:

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References

  1. 1 2 Martin, Tyler (July 3, 2006). "A New Home". Wally and Osborne.
  2. ↑ Martin, Tyler (2007). "Quest for the Beak Wallpaper". Wally and Osborne.
  3. ↑ Martin, Tyler (July 20, 2005). "Paddle Ball: Bipolar". Wally and Osborne.
  4. ↑ "Quest for the Beak" Wallpaper, Wally and Osborne
  5. 1 2 "Global Warming," Wally and Osborne
  6. ↑ "Quest for the Beak Part VI," Wally and Osborne
  7. ↑ "Capes," Wally and Osborne
  8. ↑ "These Boots Are Made for Climbing," Wally and Osborne
  9. ↑ "Penguinus Maximus: Thawing," Wally and Osborne
  10. ↑ "Max: Trick," Wally and Osbrone
  11. ↑ "Max: Pinguino & the Snow Kids," Wally and Osborne
  12. 1 2 "Quest for the Beak Part III," Wally and Osborne
  13. ↑ "Beaknapped," Wally and Osborne
  14. ↑ "Snooping," Wally and Osborne
  15. ↑ "Quest for the Beak Part IV," Wally and Osborne
  16. ↑ "Funbrain Comics — On the Rocks by Tyler Martin," FunBrain.com
  17. ↑ "On the Rocks - Mom's Coffee Break," FamilyEducation.com
  18. ↑ "Exploring Comic Strips," Teachervision.com
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