tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post56585798555059368..comments2024-01-16T12:18:32.083-05:00Comments on A Nickel's Worth: New Comic StripsScott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-29104834212637143632007-07-08T01:45:00.000-04:002007-07-08T01:45:00.000-04:00Chris, thanks for the insightful comments. I've o...Chris, thanks for the insightful comments. <BR/><BR/> I've only seen a few samples of “Secret Asian Man,” and it may have broad appeal, but UM is obviously using the Asian angle as their hook. <BR/><BR/>I've not seen the "American Born Chinese: book.. Thanks for the recommendation. <BR/><BR/>I, too hope that "Cul de Sac" does well. The samples are excellent.<BR/><BR/>Now, let’s talk about the Scott Nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-1921382502745252007-07-07T17:20:00.000-04:002007-07-07T17:20:00.000-04:00That was me above, by the way. To continue my tho...That was me above, by the way. <BR/>To continue my thoughts, I will respond to your musings about how kid strips can still make it into syndication, despite the syndicates warning against it. <BR/><BR/>Well, what you say is probably true. There is always a market for any strip with any subject as long as its good enough. But the more kid strips there are, the tougher it must be to get a kid Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-56000826252333693262007-07-07T17:04:00.000-04:002007-07-07T17:04:00.000-04:00You want thoughts, Scott? Okay, I'll give 'em to ...You want thoughts, Scott? Okay, I'll give 'em to you...<BR/><BR/>I agree that "Secret Asian Man" is trying to fill an ethnic niche, although I hope it has a wide appeal as well. While there have been few if any comic strips about Asian-Americans in newspapers (see the whole discussion at the Daily Cartoonist), they have not been completely absent from all comics. If you haven't read "American Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com