Rudy Park, by Darrin Bell and Theron Heir, lampoons consumerism, technology and culture. The strip is not afraid to ask the tough questions, like whether it really, absolutely, positively has to be there overnight. And, if technology's so great, how come we still can't program the VCR?
This hectic, modern world is seen through the eyes of the regulars and employees who hang out at the House of Java Cybercafe, including its manager, Rudy Park.
Ginger Meggs, a 10-year-old boy, is a freckled, redheaded, self-proclaimed hero of the masses and all-around good guy. Created by James "Jimmy" Bancks, the strip began running on November 13, 1921, in the Sydney Sunday Sun. In the 30 years Bancks drew the strip, it became the most famous and popular comic in Australia, obtaining icon status.
Bancks died in 1952 with the express wish that the strip continue after his death. It was drawn by Ron Vivian until his death in 1973, and then by Lloyd Piper until his death in 1983. In 1983, James Kemsley took over the Sunday comic, and in 1993 he started the daily. It currently runs in 20 countries, in more than 100 papers. Meggs was made into a live action movie in 1982, and was on an Australian postage stamp in 1986.
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