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'''''The Dinette Set''''' is a single-panel newspaper comic by artist [[Julie Larson]]. Larson's comic began in the [[Los Angeles Reader]] and other alternative newspapers in 1990.<ref name="Editor & Publisher Nov 96">Astor, David ([[November 30]], [[1996]]). "Middle Class Is Satirized In 'Set''". ''[[Editor & Publisher]]''. Pg. 22</ref> It was then syndicated daily by [[King Features]] in 1997;<ref name="NYT Oct 96">Peterson, Ivor ([[October 28]], [[1996]]). "The Search for the Next 'Doonesbury'". ''[[The New York Times]]''. Pg. 9D</ref> |
'''''The Dinette Set''''' is a single-panel newspaper comic by artist [[Julie Larson]]. Larson's comic began in the [[Los Angeles Reader]] and other alternative newspapers in 1990.<ref name="Editor & Publisher Nov 96">Astor, David ([[November 30]], [[1996]]). "Middle Class Is Satirized In 'Set''". ''[[Editor & Publisher]]''. Pg. 22</ref> It was then syndicated daily by [[King Features]] in 1997;<ref name="NYT Oct 96">Peterson, Ivor ([[October 28]], [[1996]]). "The Search for the Next 'Doonesbury'". ''[[The New York Times]]''. Pg. 9D</ref> it is currently distributed by [[Creators Syndicate]]. |
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The comic satirizes middle-class culture; its main characters are 50ish sisters Verla Darwin and Joy Penny.<ref name="Editor & Publisher Nov 96">Astor, David ([[November 30]], [[1996]]). "Middle Class Is Satirized In 'Set''". ''[[Editor & Publisher]]''. Pg. 22</ref> Some readers have complained that the comic makes senior citizens look "nasty and mean-spirited"<ref name=The Post-Tribune July 2001>Letter to the editor ([[July 5]], [[2001]]). ''It's time to throw out comic strip, 'Dinette Set' ''. ''[[The Post-Tribune]]''. Pg. B8</ref> or "rude, obnoxious and hypocritical."<ref name=Chicago Daily Herald July 2004>Letter to the editor ([[July 24]], [[2004]]). ''Cartoonist unfair to senior citizens''. ''[[Chicago Daily Herald]]''. Pg. 6</ref> |
The comic satirizes middle-class culture; its main characters are 50ish sisters Verla Darwin and Joy Penny.<ref name="Editor & Publisher Nov 96">Astor, David ([[November 30]], [[1996]]). "Middle Class Is Satirized In 'Set''". ''[[Editor & Publisher]]''. Pg. 22</ref> Some readers have complained that the comic makes senior citizens look "nasty and mean-spirited"<ref name=The Post-Tribune July 2001>Letter to the editor ([[July 5]], [[2001]]). ''It's time to throw out comic strip, 'Dinette Set' ''. ''[[The Post-Tribune]]''. Pg. B8</ref> or "rude, obnoxious and hypocritical."<ref name=Chicago Daily Herald July 2004>Letter to the editor ([[July 24]], [[2004]]). ''Cartoonist unfair to senior citizens''. ''[[Chicago Daily Herald]]''. Pg. 6</ref> |
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The Dinette Set is a single-panel newspaper comic by artist Julie Larson. Larson's comic began in the Los Angeles Reader and other alternative newspapers in 1990.[1] It was then syndicated daily by King Features in 1997;[2] it is currently distributed by Creators Syndicate.
The comic satirizes middle-class culture; its main characters are 50ish sisters Verla Darwin and Joy Penny.[1] Some readers have complained that the comic makes senior citizens look "nasty and mean-spirited"Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). or "rude, obnoxious and hypocritical."Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
References
- ^ a b Astor, David (November 30, 1996). "Middle Class Is Satirized In 'Set". Editor & Publisher. Pg. 22
- ^ Peterson, Ivor (October 28, 1996). "The Search for the Next 'Doonesbury'". The New York Times. Pg. 9D
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