HERMAN®, the hilarious groundbreaking cartoon feature that appears in hundreds of newspapers worldwide, continues despite the sad passing of creator Jim Unger.
Unger, who died in June 2012, left a legacy of more than 8,000 HERMAN comics and a large following that’s still going strong today. In order to keep the laughs coming, Unger passed the comedic torch to cartoonist David Waisglass and illustrator Roly Wood. Waisglass had been working closely with Unger on HERMAN since 1997, when Waisglass stopped work on his own syndicated comic, FARCUS®, to assist his mentor and manage HERMAN.
Unger’s outrageous humor and distinct illustrative style was an industry, with millions of HERMAN book collections sold in more than 25 countries. Born in London, Unger floated from job to job — including soldier, policeman, office clerk and repo man — before realizing his phenomenal comedic and drawing talent.
In 2010, Wood joined the team to help create new Sunday strips with Waisglass and Unger. Unger told friends and family that he'd never before met anyone who could draw HERMAN as well as, if not better, than himself! Unger loved the new material and began contributing more and more new gags until his death.
Although Unger wanted to publicly credit his creative partners, Waisglass and Wood strongly believed that the focus should remain on the work and its originator.
The positive response from fans, friends and the entire Unger family has been terrific, encouraging the creative duo to continue the work that Unger started.
"Roly and I are deeply committed to honoring Jim's comic legacy and his original brand of cartoon humor," says Waisglass. "It was his greatest wish that HERMAN live on and continue to make us laugh."
Universal Uclick distributes the best of Jim Unger's classic cartoons along with new HERMAN material.
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Comments (18) (Please sign in to comment)
nazzofoggenmach said, about 19 hours ago
she used to absolutely adore his standup
IamJayBluE said, about 19 hours ago
“I used to put him on a pedestal”…
Jo Clear said, about 18 hours ago
Did you ever ? I’m guessing not…
edclectic said, about 18 hours ago
Nah, not gonna say it…
oldpine said, about 18 hours ago
@edclectic
Oh, go ahead.
SusanSunshine
said, about 17 hours ago
C’mon, level with us…. did you ever?
olddog1 said, about 15 hours ago
@edclectic
We’re already thinking it. Or at least I am.
Grim Reaper said, about 14 hours ago
@Jo Clear
Yes once, someone put him up to it.
edclectic said, about 14 hours ago
@olddog1
Good enough…
Ned Snipes said, about 12 hours ago
When they’re toes to toes his nose is in it and when they’re nose to nose his toes are in it.
whmIII said, about 11 hours ago
Eye to navel maybe…
IamJayBluE said, about 11 hours ago
@edclectic
Great minds stifle alike……
Sherif (& hed playt likker) MunkyBluz said, about 10 hours ago
♪ oo-ooh that smell ♪♫♫
Linguist said, about 10 hours ago
I’m not going there ! And that’s the long and the short of it !
baldhedjer said, about 9 hours ago
Not so sure that they ever did!