Edge City
Encyclopedia
"Edge City" is an American
newspaper
comic strip
created by the husband and wife team of Terry LaBan
and Patty LaBan. The scripts are written by both of them, with the art being created by Terry LaBan. The strip debuted in 2000 and is syndicated by King Features Syndicate
.
The main characters in "Edge City" are the members of the Ardin family. The parents are Len, the co-owner of a courier service, and Abby, a therapist. Their children, Colin and Carly, are both elementary school
students.
The Ardins are Jewish, and the strip generally features the characters celebrating Passover
and Hanukkah
at those times of year.
The strip has been compiled in Edge City: A Comic Strip Collection (2007) (ISBN 0740763563).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
created by the husband and wife team of Terry LaBan
Terry LaBan
Terry LaBan is an alternative/underground cartoonist and newspaper comic strip artist. He is probably best known for his comic book series Cud, and his syndicated strip Edge City....
and Patty LaBan. The scripts are written by both of them, with the art being created by Terry LaBan. The strip debuted in 2000 and is syndicated by King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers worldwide...
.
The main characters in "Edge City" are the members of the Ardin family. The parents are Len, the co-owner of a courier service, and Abby, a therapist. Their children, Colin and Carly, are both elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
students.
The Ardins are Jewish, and the strip generally features the characters celebrating Passover
Passover
Passover is a Jewish holiday and festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt...
and Hanukkah
Hanukkah
Hanukkah , also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE...
at those times of year.
The strip has been compiled in Edge City: A Comic Strip Collection (2007) (ISBN 0740763563).