On September 20, my new comic strip, “Freshly Squeezed,” published by United Features Syndicate, will launch in daily newspapers. Those of you who followed my “Denver Square” feature in the Rocky Mountain News will recognize the characters, although they’ve been updated a bit. In the new strip, Irv and Sarah, Liz’s parents and Nate’s grandparents, have lost their retirement savings in the economic collapse, and have moved in with their grown children and their grandchild. That’s when the inter-generational fun begins.
According the the Pew Research Center, multi-generation families are growing rapidly, with 49 million Americans living in multi-generation homes as of 2008, largely as a result of economic trends, and that number is surely larger today. Folks over 65 are the most likely to live this way. In other words, the strip is relevant and timely. And well-drawn and funny, and emotionally honest, if I do say so myself.
Now, here’s what I’m asking of you, dear readers: if you’d like to see “Freshly Squeezed” in your local daily paper, call them and tell them about it. Ask who buys the comic strips (usually the managing editor or the features editor) and speak with that person directly. Tell them you’ve heard about this great new strip, and that they should carry it in their comics pages.
Here are a few samples from the early weeks of “Freshly Squeezed.” Enjoy.
Hey Ed! Congrats! It looks fabulous!
My first reaction is: SEP20 WTF! Why the delay? And, then I thought: Oh, Old Media, Without a clue.
These strips should be available tomorrow.
My second reaction is: how do I get this strip online for $0.05/day (which is about what I pay to read a strip in a dead-tree medium)?
My third thought is: I love Denver Square.
Ed, I’ve missed these folks – they always felt like family. So glad that they’ll be back. Hope the Post picks it up!
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Great stuff, Ed. I will look forward to reading the strip as it progresses. Take care.
Congratulations Ed. Very happy to read the news.
I loved Denver Square. I can’t wait for this one!
Ed, the new strip looks terrific! I called the editor of the Evansville Courier & Press to give it a plug. Good luck.
[...] New Multi-Gen Comic Strip: Cartoonist Ed Stein will be launching a new comic strip on September 20th. The strip is called Freshly Squeezed and will be based on a multi-generational household. ”Can three generations of one family share their lives, their feelings, their dwindling fortune — and a bathroom?” Apparently these questions all get their humorous due. So far the Knoxville News Sentinel is scheduled to pick up Freshly Squeezed. Let us know if your paper starts to publish this new multi-gen gem. See more of Freshly Squeezed here. [...]
Congratulations … but would really love for the political commentary / cartoons that you so generously share via email and this blog … were carried in every paper in the nation… I have come to depend on them as a source of wry but reasoned wit in an increasingly wacky world.
Great stuff, Ed. Your talent will get you going.