Breaking Cat News
Breaking Cat News is a syndicated comic strip created by cartoonist Georgia Dunn. It is syndicated through Andrews McMeel Syndication.
| Breaking Cat News | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Georgia Dunn |
| Website | http://www.breakingcatnews.com and https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news |
| Current status/schedule | Current daily strip |
| Launch date | March 12, 2014 |
| Syndicate(s) | Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication |
| Publisher(s) | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Cats |
Publication history
Dunn created the strip after moving back to her native Westerly, Rhode Island after living in Seattle.[1]
The strip debuted on March 12, 2014, at first self-syndicated by Dunn; and has appeared on the GoComics website since October 20, 2014.[2]
Andrews McMeel Publishing published the first collection of the strip in 2016. Dunn wrote in the foreword that she got the idea when one of her cats made a mess and the others showed up as if to investigate, which led Dunn to create voices for them as if they were television news channel reporters.[2]
Characters and story
The main characters in Breaking Cat News are based on Dunn's own cats Elvis, Lupin, and Puck, augmented by recent arrivals Goldie, Iggy, and Ora Zella. They are drawn in watercolor and ink. The characters' personalities are based on the personalities and behavior of their real-life counterparts. Also in the cast are a human family originally referred to as the Woman, the Man, the Toddler, and the Baby. In a January 5, 2020 broadcast, when the Baby becomes a toddler, they change the reference terms to The Boy and The Girl.[3] Other people, cats, and a few other domestic and wild creatures appear as the live coverage continues. Because this is "news important to cats", a typical lead story might be "There's a great big box in the living room!" or "Someone ate all the flowers and threw up in the hallway." There are larger story arcs, such as Tommy the stray finding his Woman, the Children developing (learning to walk, potty training, becoming Toddlers), the weather, the People buying a house, et cetera.
Bibliography
| Title | Publication Date | Dates Covered | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Cat News: Cats Reporting on the News that Matters to Cats | May 5, 2016 | March 12, 2014 - September 25, 2014 (Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com) October 20, 2014 - April 20, 2015 |
ISBN 978-1449474133 |
| Lupin Leaps In: A Breaking Cat News Adventure | March 5, 2019 | September 29, 2014 - August 31, 2015 (Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com) April 23, 2015 - February 8, 2016 |
ISBN 978-1449495220 |
| Take It Away, Tommy!: A Breaking Cat News Adventure | March 31, 2020 | September 3, 2015 - February 15, 2016 (Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com) February 11, 2016 - May 1, 2016 |
ISBN 978-1524858186 |
| Elvis Puffs Out: A Breaking Cat News Adventure | October 6, 2020 | February 18, 2016 - July 28, 2016 (Original Broadcast on BreakingCatNews.com) May 3, 2016 - July 28, 2016 |
ISBN 978-1524858193 |
| Behind the Scenes with Burt: A Breaking Cat News Adventure | April 5, 2022 | tbd | ISBN 978-1524871277 |
| Pucky, Prince of Bacon: A Breaking Cat News Adventure | September 6, 2022 | tbd | ISBN 978-1524871284 |
| Everything's Coming Up Beatrix!: A Breaking Cat News Adventure | September 5, 2023 | tbd | ISBN 978-1524879747 |
References
- Hewitt, Catherine (October 30, 2017). "Chariho High grad turned feline follies into syndicated strip, 'Breaking Cat News'". The Westerly Sun. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- Doyle, Steven (September 25, 2017). "Breaking Cat News joins News & Record's comics lineup". News & Record. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- Guzman, René A. (March 27, 2017). "'Breaking Cat News' debuts in E-N today". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved October 19, 2017.