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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Linguist said, 5 months ago
I hate to say this but I actually said that to someone who used to work for me, many years ago. Did the late Mr. Unger or Mr. Waisglass have my office bugged ?
stomps said, 5 months ago
@Linguist
This is from 1987 so he might have…
George Tirebiter said, 5 months ago
My Boss told another employee: “We’d like to pay you what you’re worth, but there’s a minimum wage law…”
Perkycat said, 5 months ago
@Linguist
So you didn’t fire him? Or you waited for the office party to do it?
whmIII said, 5 months ago
@Linguist
It probably gets said a lot these days…
Bobzilla said, 5 months ago
We don’t fire anyone. We quit paying them. If they get POed and quit . . .
Linguist said, 5 months ago
@Perkycat
Not quite, I just “downsized” his position and cut back ( gradually ) on his hours until he quit.