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   Friday, February 16, 2007  
Universal Press picks up Bleeker the Dog

:: Posted by Bryan @ 2/16/2007 12:02:00 AM
Universal Press Syndicate has picked up the Canadian webcomic Bleeker, the Rechargeable Dog by Parry Sound, Ontario cartoonist Jonathan Mahood. The strip, about a boy and his robotic pet, becomes part of of the gocomics.com content family.

The promo copy:

Ah, the joys of a boy and his dog. His robotic dog...Yes, Skip Smalls' dream of a canine sidekick came true when Bleeker beeped into his life -- batteries included. For this delightful duo it's not just about tug of war and the gnawing of bones. Bleeker can fetch, but he can also fax -- and print, place calls, detect smoke, photograph, download email, take a GPS reading, and handle Skip's homework planner. He's not bug-free: if he spends too much time with Grandpa, he starts hooking rugs and wearing slippers. And if you stuff Mars bars in his battery socket -- well, there are problems. Nonetheless Bleeker (BLKR501 to IM pals) is all the dog a boy, or a comic strip, could want.

Bleeker was just picked up by Universal Press Syndicate's GoComics for online syndication.


It's exciting to take Bleeker to a bigger audience and hopefully find its way to print.

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