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Creators Syndicate was founded in February 1987 by Richard Newcombe. Over the past twenty years, the Los Angeles-based syndicate has done what few believed possible when it was originally founded: it has become only the second major independent syndicate founded since the 1930s.
Dozens of new syndicates are started every year, but other than Creators Syndicate, the only successful independent syndicates founded in the past 50 years have been Universal Press Syndicate in 1970 and the Hall Syndicate more than half a century ago.
With the newspaper industry in a period of reorganization because of competition from other media, most experts thought it impossible to start a successful new syndication company in recent times.
When Rick Newcombe left News America Syndicate after it was sold to King Features in 1986, his upstart syndicate was quickly given substantial fire power when Ann Landers, and soon thereafter Johnny Hart, signed on. Within a few months Herblock joined the team.
Creators Syndicate now represents over 100 of the most talented writers and artists in the world, including Robert Novak, Mike Luckovich, Bill O'Reilly, One Big Happy, BC, Wizard of Id, Speed Bump, and many many others.
On February 13, 2007, Creators Syndicate celebrated its 20th Anniversary. The company has marked its 20th year by rolling out a completely redesigned website, [www.creators.com].
Founding
When Creators Syndicate was founded in 1987, it revolutionized the syndication industry by allowing cartoonists to own their work and have relatively short contracts. It set these policies to help correct past abuses in which cartoonists were fired from their own strips, given no input on the licensing of their characters or frustrated by syndicates that refused to tell them where their work appeared or even to answer their phone calls or letters.
In the 20 years since its inception, Creators has been at the forefront of this paradigm shift, with other syndicates following suit and improving the industry as a whole.
When Rick Newcombe founded Creators Syndicate, he made waves not only by giving artists control of their work, but also by taking with him Ann Landers, an industry giant who was syndicated in over 1,200 newspapers at the time. Shortly after the formation of the company, political cartoonist Herblock and cartoonist Johnny Hart, of BC and Wizard of Id fame, joined as well. Creators now syndicates over 100 features worldwide.
Features represented by Creators Syndicate
Comics
Agnes
Andy Capp
Archie
Ask Shagg
BC
Ballard Street
The Dinette Set
Dog Eat Doug
Doodles
The Far Side
Flight Deck
Flo & Friends
For Heaven's Sake
Girls & Sports
Heathcliff
Herb and Jamaal
Liberty Meadows
The Meaning of Lila
Momma
Natural Selection
On a Claire Day
One Big Happy
The Other Coast
'Rubes'
Rugrats
Speed Bump
State of the Union
Strange Brew
Wee Pals
Winnie the Pooh
Wizard of Id
Working it Out
Zack Hill
Opinion Columnists
Michael Barone
Bruce Bartlett
Austin Bay
Tony Blankley
Brent Bozell
Patrick Buchanan
Steve Chapman
Mona Charen
Linda Chavez
Alexander Cockburn
Joe Conason
Larry Elder
Susan Estrich
Joseph Farah
Suzanne Fields
Froma Harrop
Molly Ivins
Terence P. Jeffrey
Lawrence Kudlow
David Limbaugh
Phil Lucas
Michelle Malkin
Roland Martin
William Murchison
Oliver North
Robert Novak
Marvin Olasky
Bill O'Reilly
Miguel Perez
Dennis Prager
Deb Price
Alan Reynolds
Paul Craig Roberts
Debra J. Saunders
Robert Scheer
Ben Shapiro
Mark Shields
Norman Solomon
Thomas Sowell
John Stossell
Jacob Sullum
Matthew Towery
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
Walter Williams
Lifestyle Columnists
Annie's Mailbox, by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Ann Landers
Dear Margo, by Margo Howard
Dr. Sylvia Rimm on Raising Kids
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Single File, by Susan Deitz
The Advice Goddes, Amy Alkon
At Work by Lindsey Novak
The Savage Truth on Money
Succeeding in Your Business
Ask Stacy, Stacy Jenel Smith
The Hollywood Exclusive, Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Lynda Hirsch on Soaps
Energy Express, Marilynn Preston
Lifelong Health, Dr. David Lipschitz
Your Health, Dr. Rallie McAllister
Horoscopes by Holiday Mathis
Dogs, Cats, and Other People by Matthew Margolis
Andy Borowitz
W. Bruce Cameron
Peter McKay
Lenore Skenazy
Around the World with Jennifer Merin
Dan Berger on Wine
Inside Relationships, Jan Denise
Kids Talk About God, Carey Kinsolving
The Word Guy, Rob Kyff
Larry Meeks
Lucky Dog Poker
Zig Ziglar
Editorial cartoonists
Chuck Asay
Steve Benson
Chip Bok
Ken Catalino
John Deering
Bob Gorrell
Clay Jones
Steve Kelley
Mike Luckovich
Dwane Powell
Steve Sack
Gary Varvel
- Alice6- Official site of writer Chiaki J. Konaka. Profile, interview, and information on The Big O and Digimon Tamers. [Japanese and English]
- Makoto Shinkai Fan Web- News, biography, synopses of his works, staff profiles, fan art, photos, and links.
- Studio Viewn- Official site of animation director Tadano Kazuko. Profile, list of works, original characters, and image gallery. [Japanese and English]
- What the Avant Gardesman Have to Say- Anno Hideaki and Ikuhara Kunihiko discuss the state of the industry. Translated from Newtype Magazine in 1998.
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