The Dinette Set is a single-panel newspaper comic by artist Julie Larson. Set in the fictional Midwestern suburban community of Crustwood, the comic satirized middle-class culture; its main characters are 50-ish sisters Verla Darwin and Joy Penny.[1] The comic poked fun at middle-class perceptions (and misperceptions) of common, everyday issues.
Larson's comic began as Suburban Torture in the Los Angeles Reader and other alternative newspapers on November 16, 1990.[1] It was then syndicated daily by King Features from September 9, 1997, to 2003, when it moved to Creators Syndicate.[2]
In January 2010, Larson announced The Dinette Set was leaving Creators for self-syndication.[3] In 2003, however, Larson signed on with United Feature Syndicate.[4]
The strip continued until November 29, 2015, after which Larson retired from drawing.[5]
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The strip is a single panel comic that usually has two panels in most Sunday papers. It usually takes place in the Pennys' dining room or in their living room, or in the summer months, at their backyard pool. Much of the humor in the strip comes from the shirts the characters are wearing and signs hanging in the background. The characters are usually wearing T-shirts that have the name of a popular book or movie or TV show and then the saying, "on ice" (e.g., "The Jerk on ice") . Usually these pop-culture references have never been performed on ice.[citation needed] A lot of times at least one of the characters have a coffee mug that says "shut up" on it. In the scenes in the dining room, there is a to do list hanging in the background for humor. The strip usually has an object hidden in the picture for the reader to find known as a "find it". The main characters are Burl and Joy Penny; Joy's sister and mother, Verla and Ma; neighbors Marlene and Dale and their grandson Timmy; and occasional friend with a bad toupeé, Jerry.
Referencesedit
^ abAstor, David (November 30, 1996). "Middle Class Is Satirized In 'Set". Editor & Publisher. Pg. 22
^Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 125. ISBN9780472117567.
^Gardner, Alan. "Julie Larson takes Dinette Set to self syndication," The Daily Cartoonist (January 25, 2010).
^Gardner, Alan. "The Dinette Set moves to United Feature Syndicate," The Daily Cartoonist (May 20, 2010).
^Staff. "‘The Argyle Sweater’ replaces ‘Dinette Set’ as comic’s creator retires," Journal Star (Nov. 28, 2015)
External linksedit
The Dinette Set at GoComics.com
The Dinette Set on Creators.com - old site, no longer updated
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dinette, single, panel, newspaper, comic, artist, julie, larson, fictional, midwestern, suburban, community, crustwood, comic, satirized, middle, class, culture, main, characters, sisters, verla, darwin, penny, comic, poked, middle, class, perceptions, misperc. The Dinette Set is a single panel newspaper comic by artist Julie Larson Set in the fictional Midwestern suburban community of Crustwood the comic satirized middle class culture its main characters are 50 ish sisters Verla Darwin and Joy Penny 1 The comic poked fun at middle class perceptions and misperceptions of common everyday issues The Dinette SetAuthor s Julie LarsonCurrent status scheduleConcluded daily gag panelLaunch date self syndication November 16 1990 November 16 1990 syndication 1997 1997 End dateNovember 29 2015 November 29 2015 Alternate name s Suburban Torture 1990 1997 Syndicate s King Features 1997 c 2003 Creators Syndicate c 2005 Feb 2010 United Feature Syndicate 2003 2005 March 2010 Nov 29 2015 Genre s humor Contents 1 Publication history 2 Format 3 References 4 External linksPublication history editLarson s comic began as Suburban Torture in the Los Angeles Reader and other alternative newspapers on November 16 1990 1 It was then syndicated daily by King Features from September 9 1997 to 2003 when it moved to Creators Syndicate 2 In January 2010 Larson announced The Dinette Set was leaving Creators for self syndication 3 In 2003 however Larson signed on with United Feature Syndicate 4 The strip continued until November 29 2015 after which Larson retired from drawing 5 Format editThe strip is a single panel comic that usually has two panels in most Sunday papers It usually takes place in the Pennys dining room or in their living room or in the summer months at their backyard pool Much of the humor in the strip comes from the shirts the characters are wearing and signs hanging in the background The characters are usually wearing T shirts that have the name of a popular book or movie or TV show and then the saying on ice e g The Jerk on ice Usually these pop culture references have never been performed on ice citation needed A lot of times at least one of the characters have a coffee mug that says shut up on it In the scenes in the dining room there is a to do list hanging in the background for humor The strip usually has an object hidden in the picture for the reader to find known as a find it The main characters are Burl and Joy Penny Joy s sister and mother Verla and Ma neighbors Marlene and Dale and their grandson Timmy and occasional friend with a bad toupee Jerry References edit a b Astor David November 30 1996 Middle Class Is Satirized In Set Editor amp Publisher Pg 22 Holtz Allan 2012 American Newspaper Comics An Encyclopedic Reference Guide Ann Arbor The University of Michigan Press p 125 ISBN 9780472117567 Gardner Alan Julie Larson takes Dinette Set to self syndication The Daily Cartoonist January 25 2010 Gardner Alan The Dinette Set moves to United Feature Syndicate The Daily Cartoonist May 20 2010 Staff The Argyle Sweater replaces Dinette Set as comic s creator retires Journal Star Nov 28 2015 External links editThe Dinette Set at GoComics com The Dinette Set on Creators com old site no longer updated nbsp This comic strip related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Dinette Set amp oldid 1156991730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
