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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Jo Clear said, 5 months ago
Always funny….Merry Christmas to Herman artists…Love all of the continued work…
rhsasl said, 5 months ago
Merry Christmas everybody, luv the strip
Veteran said, 5 months ago
Merry Christmas y’all.
Ahhh Lost in Space.
You had to be concerned there a few times.
Dad lets his vivacious teenage daughter run around with a young verile pilot and his son runs with a whinning odd acting man that never lost the opportunity to grab and hold him tight. Ewww. Just jabbing. Never got into it was more Star Trek.
whmIII said, 5 months ago
Oh well, Merry Christmas.
Geeboo said, 5 months ago
Good to have a laugh.
Linguist said, 5 months ago
This is when you begin to realize that, perhaps, your son has out-grown the need for a babysitter !
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !
octagon said, 5 months ago
It’s nice to see just a typical comic strip instead of all the argument provoking holiday stuff.
truecanadianliberal said, 5 months ago
@Veteran
Star Trek?
My respect for you just grew exponentially.
Odd Dog said, 5 months ago
Care full there my boy dynamite comes in small package’s
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL