More Rejected Cartoon Characters

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Phil Fountain

Every cartoonist wants to hit it big with that unique (and highly marketable) character that resonates with John Q. Public. Well, I’ve been sending my ideas to Mr. Public and the syndicates for years and so far *sigh* no Burger King cups for yours truly.

Here are the latest casualities, both summarily rejected by everyone I sent them to. In order to even get them published here on A News Café I had to get up really early in the morning and post them before Doni or Kelly had their morning frappé (or coffee, either).

Now, I really don’t know what it takes…I mean, both of these characters are cuddly and endearing. Certainly they would tickle both young and old. What’s with these “syndicates”?

Maybe if both Mortimer and Blinky developed a penchant for lasagna… hey, that’s it! Excuse me, I have some re-writing to do!

Phil Fountain

Phil Fountain is a pseudonym for ANC’s prodigal cartoonist, Philbert Phountain, who has recently returned from a working hiatus where he served as the lead fact-checker for George Santos. He lives in Shasta County with his long-suffering wife, Christine, as well as a variety of layabouts and urchins who claim to be his progeny … including three grandchildren. He busies himself with his crayons and obsessing over the fate of his favorite baseball team while a small dog sleeps under his desk. He’s actually not such a bad guy as evidenced by the fact the dog rarely bites him anymore. Look for his crudely rendered drawings in future posts on A News Café.

Phil Fountain

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