- Zongo Comics
Infobox Company
company_name = Zongo Comics
'Zongo Comics are swell comics'
company_
company_type = Private
foundation =1995
location =California
key_people =Mary Fleener , writerGary Panter , writerMatt Groening , publisher
industry =Comics Zongo Comics was founded and published in 1995 by
Simpsons andFuturama creatorMatt Groening . Unlike its counterpartBongo Comics , the comics published were geared towards older audiences containing adult material and did not include any adaptations of Groening’s cartoons. The only two titles in the Zongo Comics range were "Jimbo" and "Fleener".Zongo Comics didn't last as long as its sister group, and the range was cancelled after the series failed to attract a wide audience. Because the Zongo Jimbos were not very popular when they came out Zongo/Bongo printed less of each issue. By issue 6 they only printed 500.
Because only ten Zongo Comics were ever published, they are well sought after by collectors due to their rarity.
Publishing List
Jimbo
*(7 issues) created & written by
Gary Panter Gary Panter 's graphic novelJimbo in Purgatory is thought of as #8 in this series but it was not published by Zongo.The
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) displayedGary Panter 's work, including his Jimbo series as part of the Masters of American Comics exhibition. The exhibition was held from November 20, 2005 through March 12, 2006. The Masters of American Comics explored the rise of newspaper comic strips and comic books while considering their artistic development throughout the century.Postcards of the covers of
Gary Panter 's Jimbo comics were available in the MOCA gift shop.---- During the 1995 San Diego
Comic-Con International theBongo Comics booth gave out three Zongo Comic 1-1/2 promo buttons.
# 1) Zongo Comics Logo
# 2) Jimbo - Red
# 3) Jimbo - Yellow----
Fleener
*(3 issues) created & written by
Mary Fleener External links
* [http://www.garypanter.com/ Gary Panter's official website]
* [http://www.maryfleener.com/ Mary Fleener's official website]
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