Barkeater Lake
{{Short description|Webcomic by Corey Pandolph}}
Barkeater Lake is a webcomic by cartoonist Corey Pandolph, originally published by United Media{{cite web|url=http://featurebank.acquiremedia.com/?title=Bio:Barkeater+Lake+Sunday |publisher=UFS Feature Bank |title=Corey Pandolph Bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707080921/http://featurebank.acquiremedia.com/?title=Bio%3ABarkeater+Lake+Sunday |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }} as part of its Comics.com website{{cite web|url=http://gocomics.typepad.com/laughtracks/2007/04/new_comic_barke.html|publisher=GoComics|title=New Comic: Barkeater Lake!|author=Josh|date=2007-04-23}} from early 2004[https://archive.today/20120712231532/http://humor.about.com/b/2004/03/05/barkeater-lake.htm Mike Durrett, About.com Web Humor columnist, official blog] through January 5, 2007.Originally scheduled through January 6. {{cite web|url=http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/12/04/barkeater-lake-comes-to-end/|publisher=The Daily Cartoonist|title=Barkeater Lake Comes to an End|last=Gardner|first=Alan|date=2006-12-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.drinkatwork.com/2007/01/for-6-barkeater-lake-fans.html|website=Drinkatwork.com|title=For the 6 Barkeater Lake Fans|date=2007-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517123656/http://www.drinkatwork.com/2007/01/for-6-barkeater-lake-fans.html|archive-date=2008-05-17}} Pandolph began publishing the online strip independently on January 22, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://barkeaterlake.com|website=Barkeater Lake|title=Official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224162855/http://www.barkeaterlake.com/|archive-date=2008-02-24}}
Pandolph has published two trade paperback collections: Welcome to Barkeater Lake and Escape from Barkeater Lake.
On September 4, 2009, shortly after the strip returned to GoComics.com, Pandolph announced the strip would end its run October 31, 2009.Pandolph, Corey. [http://www.fakerockstar.com/2009/09/04/all-crazy-things/ FakeRockstar.com: "All Crazy Things…"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909132947/http://www.fakerockstar.com/2009/09/04/all-crazy-things/ |date=2009-09-09 }}, September 4, 2009
About
The ensemble strip, taking place in the titular small Adirondack Mountains town in New York state, revolves around the surreal, picaresque misadventures of big-city expatriate Delores Tanzini, eccentric locals, and the two owner-proprietors of local gathering spot Chuck's Bar: Chuck, a former Olympics bobsled contender and coach, and Banks, a jaded and erudite anthropomorphic dog. Recurring characters include Delores' mother, the vodka-sipping evil mastermind Sabrina Tanzini; Sabrina's ex-husband and present butler, Winston; and what is eventually revealed, after several guest appearances, as hallucinations involving the fallen angel Satan, tired of his career and looking to settle down.
Regulars in the strip have included Allen MacIntire,{{Cite web |last=Pandolph |first=Corey |date=2023-05-11 |title=Barkeater Lake by Corey Pandolph for May 11, 2023 {{!}} GoComics.com |url=https://www.gocomics.com/barkeaterlake/2023/05/11 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=GoComics |language=en}} a young, hapless pharmacist; and Jack, the principal at the local high school, where the attractive young Delores teaches physical education and coaches the varsity football team.
Corey Pandolph
Cartoonist Pandolph was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains town of Saranac Lake, New York. He and his wife, Kristen MacIntire Pandolph{{Cite web |url=http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/elderberries/bio.htm |title=Universal Press Syndicate: The Elderberries - "Meet the Creator: Corey Pandolph" |access-date=2008-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723141132/http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/elderberries/bio.htm |archive-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=dead }} moved to Portland, Maine in 1998; there Pandolph began illustrating for a local alternative newspaper and eventually sold Barkeater Lake to United Media.[http://preprod.unitedmedia.com/comics/barkeaterlake/html/about_author.html United Media: Barkeater Lake - about the author]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Following Barkeater Lake, Pandolph created the online and print-syndicated comic strips TOBY: Robot Satan a.k.a. Toby,[http://www.gocomics.com/toby GoComics.com - Toby] and took over artist duties on The Elderberries from Phil Frank.{{Cite web |url=http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/elderberries/index.htm |title=Universal Press Syndicate: Elderberries |access-date=2008-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906112057/http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/elderberries/index.htm |archive-date=2008-09-06 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.gocomics.com/theelderberries GoComics.com - The Elderberries]
In October 2005 Pandolph and fellow United Media cartoonist Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine) auctioned signed original Sunday strips on eBay to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.{{Cite web |url=http://www.comics.com/comics_update/1005.html |title=United Media's Comics.com October 2005 "Strip Auctions for Katrina Relief" |access-date=2008-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223185537/http://www.comics.com/comics_update/1005.html |archive-date=2008-02-23 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gocomics.com/barkeaterlake}}
Category:2009 webcomic endings