Flo & Friends
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Flo & Friends is an American syndicated daily comic strip
drawn by Jenny Campbell and distributed by Creators Syndicate
. The comic was originally created by John Gibel in 2002.
Flo & Friends centers on Flo, a senior citizen whose life does not conform to the stereotypes about the elderly. She hosts a radio show and works hard to stay mentally youthful and active. Flo's granddaughter Treggie lives with her and does a lot to keep Flo young, and also frequently highlights the vast differences between her own generation and her grandmother's.
The strip also features Flo's close friends, Ruthie and Winnie, as well as Treggie's Uncles Larry and Jack, and Cleo the cat and Jasper the dog.
The current author, Jenny Campbell, started at The Arizona Republic
as the paper's first female copyboy going on to become a picture editor, occasional feature writer and sometime cartoonist. She graduated from Arizona State University
in 1979 with a BA in journalism. She then worked for the Pasadena Star-News
and the Orange County Register. She assumed responsibility for the strip after the sudden death of John Gibel in early 2005.
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....
drawn by Jenny Campbell and distributed by Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate is an independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns for daily newspapers. It was founded in 1987 by Richard S. Newcombe, and is based in Los Angeles. Creators was one of the first syndicates to allow its clients to maintain creative control of their material...
. The comic was originally created by John Gibel in 2002.
Flo & Friends centers on Flo, a senior citizen whose life does not conform to the stereotypes about the elderly. She hosts a radio show and works hard to stay mentally youthful and active. Flo's granddaughter Treggie lives with her and does a lot to keep Flo young, and also frequently highlights the vast differences between her own generation and her grandmother's.
The strip also features Flo's close friends, Ruthie and Winnie, as well as Treggie's Uncles Larry and Jack, and Cleo the cat and Jasper the dog.
The current author, Jenny Campbell, started at The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...
as the paper's first female copyboy going on to become a picture editor, occasional feature writer and sometime cartoonist. She graduated from Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
in 1979 with a BA in journalism. She then worked for the Pasadena Star-News
Pasadena Star-News
The Pasadena Star-News is the local daily newspaper for Pasadena, California. The Star-News is a member of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, since 1996. It is also part of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, along with the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Whittier Daily News.Ridder Newspapers...
and the Orange County Register. She assumed responsibility for the strip after the sudden death of John Gibel in early 2005.
External links
- Flo & Friends on Creators.com- updated daily