Stripped (film) explained

Stripped
Director:	Dave Kellett Frederick Schroeder
Producer:	Dave Kellett Frederick Schroeder Chris Countryman
Music:	Stefan Lessard
Cinematography:	Frederick Schroeder
Editing:	Ben Waters
Studio:	Sequential Films
Runtime:	85 minutes
Language:	English

Stripped is a 2014 documentary film about comic strips and their transition from the failing newspaper industry to the web.^[1] Work on Stripped began in 2010. The film's original concept was to make a documentary about cartoonists in their studios.

Stripped features interviews with over 70 comic creators,^[2] who discuss their trade and its prospects in the 21st century.^[3] Interviewee Bill Watterson created the poster for Stripped, his first published art since ending Calvin and Hobbes in 1995. The film was crowdfunded through Kickstarter,^[4] and was released on the iTunes Store on April 1, 2014.^[5]

Interviewees

• Jean Schulz, widow of Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts, 1950 - 2000)
• Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey, 1950–)
• Jeff Keane (The Family Circus, 1960–)^[6]
• Cathy Guisewite (Cathy, 1976–2010)
• Jim Davis (Garfield, 1978–)
• Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes, 1985–1995)
• Greg Evans (Luann, 1985–)^[7]
• Bill Amend (FoxTrot, 1988–)

• Jerry Holkins (Penny Arcade, 1998–)
• Mike Krahulik (Penny Arcade, 1998–)
• Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content, 2003–)
• Richard Thompson (Cul de Sac, 2004–2012)
• Karl Kerschl (The Abominable Charles Christopher, 2007–)
• Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant, 2008–)
• Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal, 2009–)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Calvin and Hobbes' Creator Bill Watterson Publishes First Cartoon in 19 Years. Green. Dennis. 2014-02-27. Mashable. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301224216/http://mashable.com/2014/02/27/bill-waterson-calvin-hobbes/. 2014-03-01. live. 2014-03-08.
2. News: Gustines. George Gene. 2014-02-26. Some New Art From 'Calvin and Hobbes' Creator. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 1645522. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626164002/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/some-new-art-from-calvin-hobbes-creator/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0. 2014-06-26. live. 2014-03-11.
3. Grow. Kory. 2014-02-28. 'Calvin and Hobbes' Creator Draws First Comic in 19 Years. Rolling Stone. 0035-791X. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306043013/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/calvin-and-hobbes-creator-draws-first-cartoon-in-nearly-two-decades-20140228. 2014-03-06. live. 2014-03-08.
4. News: Runcie. Charlotte. 2014-02-27. Calvin and Hobbes creator releases rare new artwork. The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 0307-1235. 49632006. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305031929/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10664948/Calvin-and-Hobbes-creator-releases-rare-new-artwork.html. 2014-03-05. live. 2014-03-08. Bill Watterson, the artist behind the beloved Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, has released his first new artwork in 19 years as part of a new film about cartoons.
5. Web site: iTunes - Movies - Stripped . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513153156/https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/stripped/id816065098?ls=1 . 2014-05-13 . live . 2014-03-08.
6. News: Cohen. Nicole. 2014-02-27. 'Calvin & Hobbes' Creator Pens His First Public Comic In 18 Years. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311202211/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/27/283437272/calvin-hobbes-creator-pens-his-first-public-comic-in-18-years. NPR. 2014-03-11. live. 2014-03-11.
7. News: 2014-03-10. 'Stripped' shines spotlight on comic strips. The Cycle. MSNBC. 2014-03-11. Filmmakers Dave Kellett and Frederick Schroeder talk about their documentary “Stripped,” which takes a look at the history of comic strips and the future of the funnies..