Monday, July 30, 2012

Medical Lingo


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JIM Unger [Vedio Here]


Jim UngerJim Unger, creator of the very popular c
omic panel "Herman" was not only brilliant but a guy willing to go the extra mile for his fans.

Many years ago I wrote Mr. Unger to express my great pleasure in reading his comic feature. I could always count on getting a chuckle and often a big laugh out of his zany sense of humor. He, in turn, was very kind to send me an ori
ginal "Herman" which I now proudly display on my studio wall. It cost him over $3.00 to mail it to me as he was, at the time, living in the Bahamas and I'm in the United States. I've never forgotten that kindness and in return I sought out as many "Herman" collections as I could find.
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The Second Herman Treasury
I don't know how many cartoonists would have done that for someone they didn't know. But Jim Unger did. (Cathy Guisewite, creator of 'Cathy' actually took the time to make a drawing of her character for me.)

Unger's work influenced many strips with a weird zaniest about them, such as Gary Larson's 'The Far Side' (who never did respond to my letter!!) and many, many more, including my own work.



The Second Herman Treasury open
Original Herman by Jim Unger on my studio wall.




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