Re: Candorville in (Wilmington, DE) News-Journal


peterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Blinky the Wonder Wombat wrote:
> > Darrin Bell wrote:
> > > Thanks. We'll see how it goes. Candorville always does much better with
> > > 1-month trials than with 1 or even 2-week trials. I'm not sure why,
> > > that's just how it usually works out.
> >
> > They have been trying out several comic strips for two-week runs. Most
> > of them I am familiar with through recommendations from RACS and it
> > seems to me that the two-week runs just weren't long enough to let the
> > readers get a feel for the strip, especially a character-driven one
> > like Candorville. I'd have rather seen a "best of" series of strips
> > that would give a feel for the strip.
> >
> > BTW, the accompanying article about the try-out mentions that your
> > fiance translates the strip for "Spanish-speaking papers" (cool- I have
> > to read my paper, it doesn't speak English). How many Spanish language
> > papers carry "Candorville?" Do you have to change many strips because
> > they don't work in Spanish? (And do you translate Susan's "Dios Mio"
> > into "Dear Lord" in the Spanish strips?)
> >
> > Oh, and congratulations on the upcoming nuptuals! Can we assume Ms.
> > Bustamante is the basis for Susan?
>
> Um, Blinky -- got a URL for that story????
>
> Mike Peterson
> Glens Falls NY

Unfortunately, no, the local paper doesn't publish all it's article
on-line, particularly promotional blurbs. However, I will try to type
in the pertinent part of the story tomorrow morning.

.

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