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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Herb and Jamaal by Stephen Bentley
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Linguist said, 4 months ago
It’s a par 1 golf course.
win said, 4 months ago
It looks a bit rough all over.
Agent54 said, 4 months ago
My back yard in reverse, I have one flag and three tee offs from different angles with different hazards. You work with what you have, I always say.
PICTO said, 4 months ago
@Linguist
“It’s a par 1 golf course.”
It’s going to be hard to shoot 2 under par.
J. Short
said, 4 months ago
FOUR!
rshive said, 4 months ago
It’s a whole acre. Ten acres if you flatten it out.
battle of plattsburgh said, 4 months ago
A real miniture golf course.
whmIII said, 4 months ago
@battle of plattsburgh
…and on a hill no less.
Linguist said, 4 months ago
@PICTO
I had a buddy out in Arizona who built an 18 hole golf course in his back yard where par on each hole was 1 with the exception of a couple of holes that were Par 2 – only so you had a possibility of finishing the round under par.
Veteran said, 4 months ago
And its all “rough” Tiger would have problems on this one.