In the Bleachers
{{Short description|American comic strip}}
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{{Infobox comic strip
|title= In the Bleachers
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|author= Steve Moore (1985–2018)
| current = Ben Zaehringer (2018–present)
|url= {{URL|http://www.gocomics.com/inthebleachers}}
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|status= Current daily gag panel
|syndicate= Tribune Media Services (1985–1995)
Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication (1995–present)[https://www.gocomics.com/blog/3053/steve-moore-in-the-bleachers "Steve Moore (In the Bleachers): by GoComics,"] GoComics (March 13, 2015).
|publisher= Warner Books
|first= {{start date and age|September 1, 1985}}
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|genre= Sports, Humor
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In the Bleachers is a comic strip that comments on, and lampoons, sports. It was created in 1985 by American cartoonist/filmmaker Steve Moore and is currently syndicated internationally by Andrews McMeel Syndication.{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/moore_steve.htm|title=Steve Moore|publisher=Lambiek|access-date=2018-10-20}}
Publication history
The single-panel cartoon appears in about 200 newspapers worldwide, including the Washington Post.{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Steve |title=Comics The Washington Post |url=http://wpcomics.washingtonpost.com/client/wpc/bl/2017/06/07/ |work=Universal Uclick |date=2017-06-07 |access-date=2017-06-20 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Moore got the idea for In the Bleachers while working as sports editor at The Maui News. The comic was launched in September 1985,{{cite book |last1=Holtz |first1=Allan |title=American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide |date=2012 |publisher=The University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor |isbn=9780472117567 |page=204}} shortly after Moore was hired as an editor at the Los Angeles Times.
In a July 2018 interview, Moore said that because of his condition of essential tremor, he could no longer create the comic strip.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2018/07/09/exclusive-interview-steve-moore-to-step-away-from-in-the-bleachers/|title=Exclusive Interview: Steve Moore to Step Away from 'In the Bleachers'|publisher=The Daily Cartoonist|date=2018-07-09|access-date=2018-10-20}} The current writer is Ben Zaehringer.{{cite web|url=https://www.gocomics.com/inthebleachers|title=In the Bleachers|publisher=gocomics|access-date=2018-10-20}}
Collections
In the Bleachers has been published in six book collections, including The Best of In the Bleachers by Warner Books.
In other media
In 2006, Sony Pictures Animation released the movie Open Season based on In the Bleachers hunting-related cartoons. Moore was executive producer, along with partner and producer John Carls. The movie grossed nearly $200 million worldwide. There were also sequels called Open Season 2, Open Season 3 and Open Season: Scared Silly.
On November 4, 2002, 15-second animated shorts by Ed Wexler and Gary Katona of Disney Television Animation began airing on ESPN. Voices included April Winchell, Kevin Michael Richardson and Jeff Bennett.{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/disney-animation-in-the-bleachers-with-espn/|title=Disney Animation In The Bleachers With ESPN|last=Ball|first=Ryan|work=Animation Magazine|date=2002-10-31|access-date=2014-01-07}} Moore also co-directed several of the episodes.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.gocomics.com/inthebleachers}}
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Category:American comic strips
Category:Comics adapted into television series
Category:Comics adapted into animated series
Category:Television series by Disney Television Animation
Category:Comic strips formerly syndicated by Tribune Content Agency
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