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.
© LaughingStock International Inc - All Rights Reserved.
Herb and Jamaal by Stephen Bentley
Home and Away by Steve Sicula
Comments (17) (Please sign in to comment)
Superfrog said, 5 months ago
It was a better view yesterday.
SusanSunshine
said, 5 months ago
Superfrog…. maybe, but in a few days it’ll be a close-up.
finkd said, 5 months ago
@SusanSunshine
And, a few days after that, it’ll be a houseboat.
zman111666 said, 5 months ago
…and then, a submarine.
rshive said, 5 months ago
You can actually see the waves at eye level.
AussieDownUnder said, 5 months ago
Slip sliding away, apologies to Paul Simon.
Linguist said, 5 months ago
Wait till high tide !
Andy White said, 5 months ago
I condo like it.
whmIII said, 5 months ago
Must be in Arizona…
Simon_Jester said, 5 months ago
Oh quit your whining, LOTS of people have houses under water these days.
dfrechet said, 5 months ago
@whmIII
Orange county!
whmIII said, 5 months ago
@dfrechet
Could be…I used to live there and there a some pretty wild beach front houses down there.
Veteran said, 5 months ago
Funny. Now get the dishes and silverware to stay on the dining room table. Wait get the table to stay in the dining room. Wait get the kitchen to stay in the kitchen.
angusdad said, 5 months ago
Nothing like living at Sliding Hills Estate
Jungfrau said, 5 months ago
YETHSIR ! Looks like it’s pretty close to those Malibu, CA “sliding” homes after a hard rain and the mud ’n sand starts moving to the sea !!!