The Other Coast
Encyclopedia
The Other Coast is a comic strip
, drawn by Adrian Raeside
. It has been syndicated by the Creator's Syndicate since 2001. It is syndicated to more than 150 newspaper
s worldwide. The strip blends environmental, political
, and animal rights
issues with comedy
.
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 Adrian Raeside
Adrian Raeside
Adrian Raeside is an editorial cartoonist for the Victoria Times-Colonist. He was born in 1957 in Dunedin, New Zealand.He began drawing cartoons on washroom walls as a kid. After being expelled from his first art class at the age of 15, he moved with his parents to England, then to Canada...
. It has been syndicated by the Creator's Syndicate since 2001. It is syndicated to more than 150 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...
s worldwide. The strip blends environmental, political
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, and animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
issues with comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
.
Collections
- The Other Coast: Road Rage in Beverly Hills (2004); ISBN 0740754505
- This Is Your First Rock Garden, Isn't It?: An Other Coast Collection (2005); ISBN 0740746685