523:, Downs says, "I wrote a Christian comic because I am a Christian. …My basic philosophy is a biblical philosophy of life." However, he opted to be subtle so he would not alienate readers. There were exceptions, however. For example in one strip, a child writes Santa Claus and asks, "They say you know if we’ve been sleeping; you know if we’re awake. Doesn’t this demand omnipresence? You know if we’ve been bad or good. This implies your authority to assign moral absolutes. Are you aware of the staggering theological implications of these claims?”
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Downs series of "heavy-handed satire" depicting a starving
Ethiopian child, "or possibly a hunger-shrunken adult," alongside overfed and insensitive Americans were considered "offensive" and "crude" by many readers who were used to a strip that "normally deals breezily with today's singles scene."
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Saturday/Sunday feature for the next six years. Universal promoted it as "a comic strip that captures the humor and lifestyle of a new generation." This snapshot of current singles life "appealed strongly to baby boomers who recognized themselves and their friends," One
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Christian and soon my attitude began to change toward a career in the fine arts. The problem was that sculpting and painting were intensely personal, almost like therapy, and I had things I wanted to
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strip had taken a strange turn this week." Newspaper columnist Sue Ann Wood said, "It struck me as questionable taste indeed. The tragedy of starving children in
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Captain Relative. Captain Relative does goods deeds such as rescuing a girl's cat from a tree, but throws it in the bushes when he learns the girl has no money for a reward. Downs also expressed his beliefs when broke with the usual tone of
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Downs's cartooning style has been described as "crisp and uncluttered." He followed a strict schedule for writing and drawing, creating one strip a day." He says he "wrote in bunches, always carrying a notebook" in case inspiration struck.
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for a time. Downs said, "Well it is a tragic situation and I'm not trying to make light of it. I apologize to anyone I've offended. I was trying to point out the callous attitude people tend to have about hunger in the world."
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which he started working for in 1979. Downs said he wanted to show the "insensitivity that sets in among some
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in 1985, only to bring it back when "extremely loyal" readers sent a "flurry of angry letters." When it ended, Downstown was only in 15 newspapers, representing about 2 million readers.
303:. I finally had to ask myself if it was the kind of strip I wanted to be drawing 10 years from now, and realized that it wasn’t.” In short, Downs was living a married life with a son in
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Josh who meandered through life, looking for recognition and romance with little success with either. He was "looking for someone who can cook a peanut butter sandwich."
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Chuck Laylo morphed from a fraternity guy into a vain and shallow lounge lizard. One writer said, "Laylo embodied the worst qualities of the singles stud bar."
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Americans are insensitive to the plight of Ethiopians. I didn't think he was very successful. I hoped he wouldn't try to do it again."
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is the most consistently funny and insightful strip I had ever read. Ever."
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which immediately began to publish the strip as a daily feature
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who lived in an off-campus apartment with his roommate John.
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The Laylo Papers: The Complete Guide to Relationships
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1737:"Artist Isn't Doodling; He's Syndicated at 25"
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