More fencing comics
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008A webcomic you may be familiar with, Sheldon, ran an Olympics story arc in which hapless lizard Flaco takes up Modern Pentathlon and travels to Beijing. See the fencing strip here or check out the entire story arc in the archives running from July 29 to Aug 29. I just wish author Dave Kellett had looked at some fencing gear first…his “fencers” look more like they are wearing a baseball catcher’s chest protector and the mask looks, well, different. Nevertheless, please check out Sheldon as his strips are always enjoyable!
Just as entertaining but more accurate is the August 30 strip from Cleats, in which cartoonist Bill Hinds imagines a future hybrid of gymnastics and sabre fencing. He even goes for the modern visor masks! Check out his entire “future Olympic sports” series starting on Aug 25. Cleats is a rare sports comic strip which centers mostly around soccer, but fencing frequently makes a cameo as Bill’s daughter has taken up the sport. Bill also co-creates Tank McNamara, where the subject tends to be more big-time professional sports.
Know any other sports strips? See fencing in a comic or other popular media? Let me know and I’ll blog about them here!
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