| Prickly City | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Scott Stantis Eric Allie |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Running |
| Launch date | July 11, 2004 |
| Syndicate(s) | Universal Press Syndicate (2004–09) United Features Syndicate (2009–present) |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Politics |
Prickly City is a dailycomic strip originally drawn byScott Stantis, theeditorial cartoonist for theChicago Tribune, and distributed throughUnited Features Syndicate. The cartoon follows the adventures of Carmen, a young girl of color, and acoyote pup named Winslow. The strip is frequentlypolitically oriented with aconservative point-of-view.[1]It is currently drawn by Eric Allie.[2]
Carmen – a 'feisty' conservative and aRepublican. For a brief time, she had a crush onTucker Carlson. Carmen made her first appearance at least 4 months before the strip began, in one of Stantis's editorial cartoons.[3]
Winslow – named for the town ofWinslow, Arizona, is a coyote with political aspirations who acts patronizing, condescending and impulsive. Hisliberal responses are typically the source of the strip's jokes. Carmen is continuously frustrated by Winslow's assumption that she should be a liberal feminist. Early in the strip's run, Winslow had a crush onCondoleezza Rice, even writing a poem about her (which Carmen initially misunderstood as being a poem about herself).
TheChicago Tribune refused to run the February 7, 2005 strip, which inaccurately quotedTed Kennedy. According to Stantis, the syndicate erroneously added quote marks to the dialogue without his permission.[4] Later that yearThe Seattle Times refused to run a series of strips about theTerri Schiavo case.[5] Later, a series of strips beginning August 25, 2008 accused the attendees of the2008 Democratic National Convention of being communists.
Prickly City has paid tribute to the passing of famous people during 2006. On July 31, they paid tribute toHooters presidentRobert H. Brooks.Frank and Ernest cartoonistBob Thaves was remembered in the September 10, 2006 edition.
On September 16, 2019, the strip paid tribute to comics syndicate editorLee Salem.
On February 13, 2021, the strip paid tribute to baseball playerHank Aaron.
| Title | Cover | Publication Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greetings from Prickly City | September 1, 2005 | ISBN 0-7407-5451-3 |
The strip changed over to the United Features Syndicate in 2009 and Stantis again passed his creation on to another cartoonist. Eric Allie is now the lead on humour and art forPrickly City.
