Leigh Rubin began making and distributing his own greeting cards in 1979 through his company Rubes. The cartoon Rubes began appearing in newspapers in 1984 and is since January 1989 syndicated by Creators Syndicate to over 400 newspapers worldwide, and was published in paperbacks from 1988 on.[2] It was pulled from the Brigham Young University student newspaper The Daily Universe after several complaints by readers, but seems to have attracted little controversy otherwise.[3]
Being a popular cartoon, Rubes is also heavily merchandised, with calendars, greeting cards, mugs, and T-shirts.[4]
Rubes hasn't won any of the major comics or cartoon awards, but has won a few minor awards like a bronze award at ForeWord magazine’s Book of the Year.[5]
Publicationsedit
Books (collections)edit
The Penguin is Mightier than the Swordfish. Fragments West / Valentine Press, 1987. ISBN978-0-916063-15-3
Rubes Cow Tipping: You Can't Keep a Good Cow Down! Running Press, 2011. ISBN978-0-7624-4008-5
Notesedit
^Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 336. ISBN9780472117567.
rubes, people, surnamed, rubeš, surname, 1926, baseball, team, providence, 1941, 1947, 1950, baseball, team, riverside, syndicated, newspaper, single, panel, cartoon, created, leigh, rubin, november, 1984, author, leigh, rubinwebsitewww, rubescartoons, comcurr. For people surnamed Rubes see Rubes surname For the 1926 baseball team see Providence Rubes For the 1941 and 1947 1950 baseball team see Riverside Rubes Rubes is a syndicated newspaper single panel cartoon created by Leigh Rubin on November 1 1984 1 RubesAuthor s Leigh RubinWebsitewww wbr rubescartoons wbr comCurrent status scheduleRunningLaunch dateNovember 1 1984 syndication January 1989Syndicate s Creators SyndicateGenre s Humor Contents 1 Publication history 2 Publications 2 1 Books collections 2 2 Calendars 2 3 Mega Mini Kits 3 Notes 4 External linksPublication history editLeigh Rubin began making and distributing his own greeting cards in 1979 through his company Rubes The cartoon Rubes began appearing in newspapers in 1984 and is since January 1989 syndicated by Creators Syndicate to over 400 newspapers worldwide and was published in paperbacks from 1988 on 2 It was pulled from the Brigham Young University student newspaper The Daily Universe after several complaints by readers but seems to have attracted little controversy otherwise 3 Being a popular cartoon Rubes is also heavily merchandised with calendars greeting cards mugs and T shirts 4 Rubes hasn t won any of the major comics or cartoon awards but has won a few minor awards like a bronze award at ForeWord magazine s Book of the Year 5 Publications editBooks collections edit The Penguin is Mightier than the Swordfish Fragments West Valentine Press 1987 ISBN 978 0 916063 15 3 Rubes Penguin Group 1988 ISBN 978 0 399 51488 3 Sharks Are People Too Rubes Publications 1990 ISBN 978 0 943384 02 3 Calves Can Be So Cruel The Best of Rubes Cartoons Penguin Group 1990 ISBN 978 0 452 26509 7 Rubes Calves Can Be So Cruel Ravette Publishing 1992 ISBN 978 1 85304 430 4 Rubes Bible Cartoons Hendrickson Publishers 1999 ISBN 978 1 56563 423 7 Rubes Then amp Now Cartoons for the Millennium and Beyond Image Maker Publishing 1999 ISBN 978 0 9644695 4 9 The Wild Life of Dogs A Rubes Cartoon Book BowTie Press 2003 ISBN 978 1 889540 98 6 The Wild Life of Pets A Rubes Cartoon Book BowTie Press 2003 ISBN 978 1 889540 99 3 The Wild Life of Cows A Rubes Cartoon Book BowTie Press 2003 ISBN 978 1 931993 36 4 The Wild Life of Farm Animals A Rubes Cartoon Book BowTie Press 2003 ISBN 978 1 931993 37 1 The Wild Life of Cats A Rubes Cartoon Book Willow Creek Press 2005 ISBN 978 1 59543 233 9 The Wild Life of Love A Rubes Cartoon Collection Willow Creek Press 2006 ISBN 978 1 59543 368 8 The Wild and Twisted World of Rubes A Rubes Cartoon Collection Andrews McMeel Publishing 2010 ISBN 978 0 7407 9156 7 Calendars edit Rubes Farm Animal Funnies Family Organizer 2006 Wall Calendar Willow Creek Press 2005 ISBN 978 1 59543 230 8 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2006 Daily Box Calendar Willow Creek Press 2005 ISBN 978 1 59543 182 0 Rubes Animal Antics Family Organizer 2007 Wall Calendar Willow Creek Press 2006 ISBN 978 1 59543 323 7 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2007 Daily Box Calendar Willow Creek Press 2006 ISBN 978 1 59543 416 6 Rubes Animal Antics Family Organizer 2008 Wall Calendar Willow Creek Press 2007 ISBN 978 1 59543 499 9 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2008 Daily Box Calendar Willow Creek Press 2007 ISBN 978 1 59543 624 5 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2009 Daily Box Calendar Willow Creek Press 2008 ISBN 978 1 59543 831 7 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2010 Daily Box Calendar Willow Creek Press 2009 ISBN 978 1 60755 046 4 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2011 Daily Box Calendar Willow Creek Press 2010 ISBN 978 1 60755 246 8 Rubes 2012 Wall Calendar Day Dream Publishing 2011 ISBN 978 1 4238 1135 0 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2012 Daily Box Calendar Mead 2011 ISBN 978 1 4238 1240 1 Rubes Zoo in a Box 2013 Daily Box Calendar Mead 2012 ISBN 978 1 4238 1612 6 Mega Mini Kits edit Rubes Cow Tipping You Can t Keep a Good Cow Down Running Press 2011 ISBN 978 0 7624 4008 5Notes edit Holtz Allan 2012 American Newspaper Comics An Encyclopedic Reference Guide Ann Arbor The University of Michigan Press p 336 ISBN 9780472117567 Creators Syndicate Rubes by Leigh Rubin Retrieved 2007 02 15 Jeff Hofmann 2002 04 18 Daily Universe discontinues running comic strip BYU Newsnet Archived from the original on October 26 2002 Retrieved 2007 02 15 Central Coast Book and Author Festival Featured Authors Retrieved 2007 02 15 Alan Gardner 2006 08 03 Rubes collection wins humor award Editor amp Publisher Retrieved 2007 02 15 External links editOfficial website Rubes page on the Creators Syndicate website Animated Rubes e cards on Doozy Cards Animated Rubes e cards on HD greetings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rubes amp oldid 1084557536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
