Ink Pen is an American daily comic strip by Phil Dunlap which was syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick from 2005 to 2012.
The strip is about an employment agency for out-of-work cartoon characters. As of October 2012, the daily strip ended its syndication.[1] Although there were announced plans to have new weekly comics running concurrently after a brief hiatus,[2] this has not happened.
Characters
Some of the characters include:
- Bixby — the former child star and now a dirty rat who works at the agency.
- Captain Victorious — a lazy super hero with a would-be sidekick, Scrappy Lad, that he doesn’t want.
- Dynaman — the rival of Captain Victorious.
- Fritz — a dog and boss of the agency.
- Hamhock — a pig who is trying to get his 15 minutes of fame.
- Hel — the Norse goddess of the Underworld, with a surprisingly cheerful disposition. She claims to be related to Tyr, but their kinship is rather tenuous.
- Jenn Erica — a female filler character who tries repeatedly to get a lead character.
- Moxie Gumption — a more streetwise version of Little Orphan Annie.
- Mr. Negato — the enemy of Captain Victorious.
- Ms. Amazement — gives the impression of being a parody of Wonder Woman, but her background is Celtic rather than Greek.
- Ralston — a rabbit who is just looking for a higher group of people.
- Scrappy Lad — the would-be sidekick of Captain Victorious who is interested in Moxie Gumption.
- Tyr — the Norse god of single combat, trying to pull his decent weight around anger management and Valhallan Attitude.
External links
- About Phil Dunlap and his comic at ‘The Cartoonists’
- Ink Pen: A Cartoon Collection by Phil Dunlap, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2009