In writing this week’s strips, I spoke with a few women I know who’ve read “Cathy” for years. There’s a definite love-hate relationship going on there.
Not unlike this Not Safe For Work (you’ve been warned) version of Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie”:
I'll miss Cathy, too. Was the artist of retirement age, or just burned out?
More on her decision here
Thanks for the link, Steven Shuster. It was amazing and it also had other links I read. I didn't know the author married Cathy off to her boyfriend and also wrote two books. So, she is going to follow other creative ventures. I wonder if that would include animation? It would be a logical progression, would it not?
[...] week artist Darrin Bell is paying homage to Cathy upon the strip’s upcoming retirement. This particular strip, from Tuesday (panel shown here), sums up a lot of [...]