Rip Haywire Explained

Rip Haywire
Author:	Dan Thompson
Status:	Current serialized daily strip
First:	(syndication)
Syndicate:	United Feature Syndicate
Genre:	Adventure

Rip Haywire is an American serial comic strip written and illustrated by North Carolina artist Dan Thompson.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3] [4]}

North Carolina's The Times-News has published the Rip Haywire comic strip since March 2, 2009.^[5]

Main characters

There are four main characters: Rip Haywire, his cowardly talking collie TNT, his wife Breezy and his ex-girlfriend Cobra Carson.^{[1] [6]}

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:^[7]

• 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."^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. News: "Rip Haywire" swings onto comics pages . . January 13, 2009 . June 9, 2011.
2. Web site: 'Rip Haywire' gets Syndicated January 5 . Robert Greenberger . December 12, 2008 . comicmix.com . June 9, 2011.
3. Web site: United Media launches Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson . Alan Gardner . December 10, 2008 . The Daily Cartoonist . June 9, 2011.
4. Web site: Q&A: Dan Thompson and RIP HAYWIRE . Tom Mason . January 14, 2009 . comics.gearlive.com . June 9, 2011.
5. Web site: Coming soon: Rip Haywire, directly from Graham . Madison Taylor . February 22, 2009 . . June 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820110609/http://madisontaylor.freedomblogging.com/2009/02/22/coming-soon-rip-haywire-directly-from-graham/1013/ . August 20, 2011 .
6. Web site: Rip Haywire - Meet The Characters . . June 10, 2011.
7. Web site: Comic strip's creator mixes adventure and humor . Mike Wilder . February 22, 2009 . . June 9, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003175329/http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/thompson-22841-haywire-strip.html . October 3, 2011 .
8. Web site: Art imitates life, maybe . Madison Taylor . November 23, 2010 . . June 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820111640/http://madisontaylor.freedomblogging.com/2010/11/23/art-imitates-life-maybe/5086/ . August 20, 2011 .
9. Web site: The bully pulpit . Madison Taylor . September 16, 2010 . . June 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820111519/http://madisontaylor.freedomblogging.com/2010/09/16/the-bully-pulpit/4598/ . August 20, 2011 .