Breaking Cat News
Breaking Cat News is a syndicated comic strip created by cartoonist Georgia Dunn. It is syndicated through Andrews McMeel Publishing and has appeared on the GoComics website since 2014.[1] Dunn created the strip after moving back to her native Westerly, Rhode Island after living in Seattle.[2]
The main characters in Breaking Cat News are three cats based on Dunn's own cats Elvis, Lupin, and Puck. The characters' personalities are based on the personalities and behavior of their real-life counterparts. Also in the cast are a human family referred to as the Woman, the Man, the Toddler, and the Baby.[3] Other people, cats, and a few other creatures appear as the live coverage continues. Because this is "news important to cats", a typical lead story might be "There's a great big box in the living room!" or "Someone ate all the flowers and threw up in the hallway."
The syndicate published the first collection of the strip in 2016. Dunn wrote in the foreword that she got the idea when one of her cats made a mess and the others showed up as if to investigate, which led Dunn to create voices for them as if they were television news channel reporters.[1]
References
- ^ a b Doyle, Steven (September 25, 2017). "Breaking Cat News joins News & Record's comics lineup". News & Record. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ Hewitt, Catherine (April 27, 2017). "Chariho High grad turned feline follies into syndicated strip, 'Breaking Cat News'". The Westerly Sun. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ Guzman, René A. (March 27, 2017). "'Breaking Cat News' debuts in E-N today". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved October 19, 2017.