Family Circus Creator, Bil Keane, Passes Away

Nov11
by on November 11, 2011 at 8:57 am
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You may or may not have heard the sad news, but Bil Keane, creator of The Family Circus, passed away at the age of 89 on November 8.

Love it or hate it, The Family Circus is one of the most famous and treasured newspaper comics of all time. Yes, I know many people consider The Family Circus to be corny, but the strip has had a major impact on the funny pages since its launch in 1960.

I had the pleasure of meeting Bil Keane back in 2000 at the Reuben Awards held at the World Trade Center in New York City. He was a very nice man and actually very funny in person.  He was kind enough to draw me a quick sketch, which I would like to share below.

Bil Keane will most certainly be missed by many fans around the world.

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This Little Piggy Gets a Price Drop!

Oct26
by on October 26, 2011 at 9:03 pm
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Fans at This Little Piggy Gets Even NY Comic Con really seemed to dig the price point of $10 for the newest Suburban Fairy Tales book, This Little Piggy Gets Even.  The $10 price was quite a bargain considering the online price for the book has always been $13.

Unfortunately there were some people who passed by the Suburban Fairy Tales booth at NY Comic Con and didn’t really discover the comic strip until they got home and read one of those little postcards we were handing out.  So naturally they were bummed that they missed out on picking up the book for the cheaper convention price.  Well I’m here to tell everyone not to worry, because effective immediately This Little Piggy Gets Even is now $9.95!  This price drop is only on Amazon for now, but will soon hit other booksellers such as Barnes & Noble and Buy.com.

Click here to buy This Little Piggy Gets Even for $9.95 from Amazon now!

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NY Comic Con a Success!

Oct17
by on October 17, 2011 at 12:00 pm
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It was a long weekend — Thursday through Sunday, but I have to say that it was definitely a success.  The place was packed!  105,000 people showed up to fill the halls of the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City and Suburban Fairy Tales had a great presence.

Suburban Fairy Tales was in the Small Press area, booth #2841.  We were right next to Artists’ Alley, so we had a great location.  It was so busy at times that you couldn’t even move!  I was lucky enough to meet some current fans face to face and I also made a bunch of new ones.  Oh, and I also got interviewed by a puppet.

The newest Suburban Fairy Tales book, This Little Piggy Gets Even, was being sold at the booth and came with a free sketch.  Let’s just say that I couldn’t draw the sketches fast enough!

I want to thank all the fans who came to the booth and supported the comic strip.  You guys really are the best!  I’d also like to thank the people who helped me run the booth.  There’s no way I could have done it without you!  Special thanks to Alina, Stephanie, Pete, and my wife LeeAnne.  And another thanks to Chris and Eric, who shared a small section of my booth in the beginning, until they happened to get a booth of their own.

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New Design for NY Comic Con

Oct12
by on October 12, 2011 at 12:07 am
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Well, it’s been about, oh, six years since the debut of Suburban Fairy Tales and I’ve finally decided to start a blog.  Not only that, but I’ve also decided to redesign the site to make it easier to navigate through all the comics.  The main page on FrancisBonnet.com will still remain up, but all the important stuff will be happening right here on suburbanfairytales.com.  A special shout out to Eric Hutchison for all his help with the redesign.

This new layout couldn’t come at a better time.  NY Comic Con is in just a few days and I’ll be there  to promote Suburban Fairy Tales and sign some books.  If you’re coming to NY Comic Con, stop by my booth and say hello!  Suburban Fairy Tales will be at booth 2841.  Hope to see you there.

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