Rip Haywire
Introduction '''''Rip Haywire''''' is an American serial comic strip written and illustrated by North Carolina artist Dan Thompson. It is a comics version of action/adventure entertainment like Indiana Jones, James Bond, and ''Steve Canyon'' for the ''Dilbert'' generation.
Publication history United Feature launched the strip in newspapers beginning 5 January 2009.North Carolina's ''The Times-News'' has published the ''Rip Haywire'' comic strip since March 2, 2009.
Main characters There are four main characters: Rip Haywire, his cowardly talking collie TNT, his wife Breezy and his ex-girlfriend Cobra Carson.In a one strip, they are joined by an orphan kid they dub R.J.Rip marries Breezy Easy, a young lady with fiery red hair, on August 27, 2016.In an interview with ''Times-News'', Dan Thompson described his Rip, Cobra and TNT characters as the following:* Rip Haywire is "a combination of classic action heroes such as James Bond, Indiana Jones and Jason Bourne. "* Cobra Carson is "always out for herself ... She's like all the James Bond girls rolled into one. "* TNT is "the opposite of Lassie."
Reception According to Madison Taylor, an editor of ''Times-News'', the serial has detractors and fans among the paper readers. Some dislike serials, some desire more humor and less intrigue. Some like it because "it’s different than anything else" Times-News publishes and "it's also got an quirky sense of humor."
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