Loose Parts
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Loose Parts is a daily single panel comic strip
drawn by Dave Blazek
since 2001. It is similar in tone, content, and style to The Far Side
, drawn by Gary Larson
, involving Theatre of the Absurd
-style themes and characters. Loose Parts is syndicated by Tribune Media Services
and appears in newspapers across the country and overseas. Loose Parts was nominated for Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon division award in the 2010 National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards.
and Philadelphia Daily News
. In 2001 Gilpin stopped drawing for the single-panel cartoon and Blazek took up those duties as well; he now writes and draws for the cartoon.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
drawn by Dave Blazek
Dave Blazek
Dave Blazek currently writes and draws the single-panel cartoon strip Loose Parts. He is a former stand-up comedian and current advertising creative with over 130 advertising awards. Blazek graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Journalism. He also wrote for the comic strip...
since 2001. It is similar in tone, content, and style to The Far Side
The Far Side
The Far Side is a popular single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world,...
, drawn by Gary Larson
Gary Larson
Gary Larson is the creator of The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to newspapers for 15 years. The series ended with Larson's retirement on January 1, 1995. His 23 books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than 45 million...
, involving Theatre of the Absurd
Theatre of the Absurd
The Theatre of the Absurd is a designation for particular plays of absurdist fiction, written by a number of primarily European playwrights in the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, as well as to the style of theatre which has evolved from their work...
-style themes and characters. Loose Parts is syndicated by Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company.The company has two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products"...
and appears in newspapers across the country and overseas. Loose Parts was nominated for Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon division award in the 2010 National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards.
History
"Loose Parts" began on 1999 as a collaborative effort between Dave Blazek (the writer) and John Gilpin (the illustrator). Both men worked in the marketing department at The Philadelphia InquirerThe Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
and Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
The Philadelphia Daily News is a tabloid newspaper that serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The newspaper is owned by Philadelphia Media Holdings which also owns Philadelphia's other major newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Daily News began publishing on March 31, 1925, under...
. In 2001 Gilpin stopped drawing for the single-panel cartoon and Blazek took up those duties as well; he now writes and draws for the cartoon.
Collections
- Attack of the Chortling Stomach (2011)
- Weird Things in Small Boxes (2008) - ISBN 1-58822-061-3
- Two Hundred Some Odd Cartoons (2006) - ISBN 1-58822-053-2
- Parts of My Brain (2003) - ISBN 1-58822-133-4
- Loose Upon The World (2001) - ISBN 1-58822-006-0