A recent comic strip (July 19, 2004) depicts Tiger's friend Hugo peering into the horn-end of his trumpet, saying, "Something is stuck inside my trumpet." Tiger's response over two panels is, "I bet I know what it is... Some notes you forgot from your last song." An August 14, 2004 strip in wide-panel form shows Tiger and little brother Punkinhead building airplane models on a cluttered table. Tiger says, "A model is easy to put together if you follow the instructions." Punkinhead replies, "Not for me. I need instructions for the instructions." How often have we felt that way? Bud's humour really hits the mark, and the heart.
The art of Tiger is a pleasure to the eye. Bold, confident lines and bright colours on a white background bring life to the setting and heart-warming characters. The strip is easy to follow, producing an immediate smile of recognition.
Tiger now appears in 400 newspapers world-wide. Bud Blake has earned the National Cartoonists Society nomination several times for Tiger, and the award for Best Humour Strip (Newspaper Comic Strips) three times, most recently in 2000.
Bud Blake lives in Maine and is now a widower. He is the father of two, Marianna and Jay.
I sincerely regret missing this charming comic strip for so many years. Tiger is now on my list of favourites, and I'm smiling all the more for it.
A quick overview of Bud Blake: *(1)http://www.lambiek.net/blake_bud.htm
Read Tiger daily and Sundays, and find more about Bud Blake:
*(2)http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/com...
A sample cartoon of "Ever Happen to You?" from 1965: http://dlib.lib.ohio-state.edu/cga/html/...
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