Between Friends is an internationally syndicatedcomic strip written by Canadian Sandra Bell-Lundy.[2][3] The comic strips appear in more than 175 newspapers in ten countries around the world. Three middle-agedprofessional women and the problems that they face in their lives are the main focus throughout the comic strip series. Initially, Maeve, Susan, and Kimberly were all childless, but Susan and Kimberly are now mothers. Between Friends initially appeared in the St. Catharines Standard in May 1990,[1] and was syndicated by King Features in February 1994.[1]
All the minor characters are connected to Kim, Maeve, or Susan.
Kimberly previously wrote a column on women's issues from home. She is currently a homemaker and struggling to find a new source of intellectual fulfilment.
Derek, high school English teacher, was a single father before his new marriage to Kim.
Danny has adjusted from being Derek's son to Derek and Kim's son. He is always in the latest kids' fads such as Pokémon, Crash Bandicoot, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Duel Masters. He also loves food but hates making his own meals.
Maeve is a spicy divorcée who always has a snappy comeback. She's the one that a person always remembers at parties. She's a great Sales Director at the office, less great with her personal life.
Helen is Maeve's co-worker, sounding board and voice of experience at the office. She's married with two kids in their pre-teens.
Simon is Maeve's ex-husband. He periodically drops in and spreads chaos.
Susan like Maeve, works in a professional office. Previously she and her husband Harvey were DINKYs. After struggling with infertility treatments, they adopted a daughter, Emma.
Harvey is a laid-back funeral director and Susan's supportive husband.
Emma is Susan and Harvey's adopted daughter.
Tina is Susan's office buddy and frazzled mom with two kids in diapers.
Style
The strip is drawn in detail and appears in colour. It usually runs to four panels, the Sunday strip is in a two tiered format with a large throw away logo panel appearing on the left of the strip. The characters are shown living in their homes, or offices, but they are shown at the mall or the coffee shop from time to time. Unlike usual comics where the characters are frozen in time, here the characters are shown being aging. Emma and Danny, who were show as little tots, are now shown to be grown children.
Sometimes the strip is serialised with the story running for a week or more on occasions. Susan's and Harvey's fertility treatment series and subsequently their adoption series ran with breaks from 1997 to 1998. The fertility treatment series started 16 December 1996 until 11 February 1998 in a total of 35 daily strips. The adoptions series overlapped the fertility series and started on 16 December 1996 and ran till 16 May 1998 in a total of 32 daily strips.[5]
An extended series concerning domestic violence and abusive relationships ran between July 1 and November 22, 2008. Maeve offers advice and support to her friend, Tamara, who feels trapped in an abusive marriage.[6] A series on the social networking site Facebook ran for a week from May 11, 2009 to May 17, 2009 in which Susan is shown to be newly addicted to the site.
Books
Hello, Daughter, Plan Nine Publishing
Coffee, Tea, and Reality: A Between Friends Collection, Andrews McMeel Publishing, ISBN0-7407-4134-9
^Between Friends By Sandra Bell-Lundy King Features
^'Between Friends' cartoonist launches comic speaker series at Grimsby Library Niagara this Week 27 January 2016
^"Sandra Bell-Lundy's "Between Friends" 2009-11-26 at the Wayback Machine", Visual Arts Brampton.
^. Between Friends cartoons.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
^. King Features.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
January 25, 2023
between, friends, comics, between, friends, internationally, syndicated, comic, strip, written, canadian, sandra, bell, lundy, comic, strips, appear, more, than, newspapers, countries, around, world, three, middle, aged, professional, women, problems, that, th. Between Friends is an internationally syndicated comic strip written by Canadian Sandra Bell Lundy 2 3 The comic strips appear in more than 175 newspapers in ten countries around the world Three middle aged professional women and the problems that they face in their lives are the main focus throughout the comic strip series Initially Maeve Susan and Kimberly were all childless but Susan and Kimberly are now mothers Between Friends initially appeared in the St Catharines Standard in May 1990 1 and was syndicated by King Features in February 1994 1 Between FriendsBetween FriendsAuthor s Sandra Bell LundyWebsiteBetween FriendsCurrent status schedulerunningLaunch date debut May 1990 32 years ago May 1990 1 syndication February 1994 28 years ago February 1994 Syndicate s King Features SyndicateGenre s Humor Politics FamilyBell Lundy s original artwork used for the strips was displayed at Artway Gallery in Brampton Ontario in 2009 4 Contents 1 Characters 2 Style 3 Books 4 See also 5 ReferencesCharacters EditAll the minor characters are connected to Kim Maeve or Susan Kimberly previously wrote a column on women s issues from home She is currently a homemaker and struggling to find a new source of intellectual fulfilment Derek high school English teacher was a single father before his new marriage to Kim Danny has adjusted from being Derek s son to Derek and Kim s son He is always in the latest kids fads such as Pokemon Crash Bandicoot Yu Gi Oh and Duel Masters He also loves food but hates making his own meals Maeve is a spicy divorcee who always has a snappy comeback She s the one that a person always remembers at parties She s a great Sales Director at the office less great with her personal life Helen is Maeve s co worker sounding board and voice of experience at the office She s married with two kids in their pre teens Simon is Maeve s ex husband He periodically drops in and spreads chaos Susan like Maeve works in a professional office Previously she and her husband Harvey were DINKYs After struggling with infertility treatments they adopted a daughter Emma Harvey is a laid back funeral director and Susan s supportive husband Emma is Susan and Harvey s adopted daughter Tina is Susan s office buddy and frazzled mom with two kids in diapers Style EditThe strip is drawn in detail and appears in colour It usually runs to four panels the Sunday strip is in a two tiered format with a large throw away logo panel appearing on the left of the strip The characters are shown living in their homes or offices but they are shown at the mall or the coffee shop from time to time Unlike usual comics where the characters are frozen in time here the characters are shown being aging Emma and Danny who were show as little tots are now shown to be grown children Sometimes the strip is serialised with the story running for a week or more on occasions Susan s and Harvey s fertility treatment series and subsequently their adoption series ran with breaks from 1997 to 1998 The fertility treatment series started 16 December 1996 until 11 February 1998 in a total of 35 daily strips The adoptions series overlapped the fertility series and started on 16 December 1996 and ran till 16 May 1998 in a total of 32 daily strips 5 An extended series concerning domestic violence and abusive relationships ran between July 1 and November 22 2008 Maeve offers advice and support to her friend Tamara who feels trapped in an abusive marriage 6 A series on the social networking site Facebook ran for a week from May 11 2009 to May 17 2009 in which Susan is shown to be newly addicted to the site Books EditHello Daughter Plan Nine Publishing Coffee Tea and Reality A Between Friends Collection Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN 0 7407 4134 9See also EditPortrayal of women in comicsReferences Edit a b c My 20th Anniversary Between Friends By Sandra Bell Lundy King Features Between Friends cartoonist launches comic speaker series at Grimsby Library Niagara this Week 27 January 2016 Sandra Bell Lundy s Between Friends Archived 2009 11 26 at the Wayback Machine Visual Arts Brampton The Fertility amp Adoption Storyline Archive Between Friends cartoons com Archived from the original on 2007 09 21 Retrieved 2007 11 24 The Domestic Violence amp Abusive Relationships Storyline Archive King Features com Archived from the original on 2011 06 07 Retrieved 2009 07 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Between Friends comics amp oldid 1117562761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
