Another Mayonnaise Monday: I'll Have the Basset-Harrell Combo, Please?
by John GlynnWell, it's happening again. I had fried foods for lunch and another Mayonnaise Monday (c) blog post is here to bring you to very verge of entertainment.
Today, we're talking about the crazy/zany antics of Adam@Home. Adam is the brainchild of noted Seattle-ite Brian Basset. Brian has a deep history in the newspaper/cartoon world including a long stint as the editorial cartoonist for The Seattle Times. Brian's dad Gene Basset was also an editorial cartoonist for decades with stops in Honolulu, Indianapolis, Brooklyn, Atlanta (to name a few). Brian retired from Adam back in 2009 to focus on his beautiful Red and Rover comic (also seen here on GoComics).
So, Brian handed off the comic to noted Hoosier Rob Harrell. And Rob's done a great job of keeping the Newman family touching our souls and fracturing every bone in our body. Funny bones that is! (that are?) .
Can you believe Adam@Home has been around since 1984? WTH! Did you also know it was originally just titled "Adam"? Did you also know that cheese curds are very delicious? They don't even need a dipping sauce.
Did you also know that Rob did the critically acclaimed and beautifully executed Big Top comic? Also available here on GoComics and includes a book collection? It's criminal that Big Top didn't get picked up by more newspapers. Sometimes, it can be difficult to figure out why something doesn't work and this is certainly near the top of my list, with other inexplicable launches we had of wonderful comics like Mark Pett's Lucky Cow and Phil Dunlap's Ink Pen that never connected with enough newspaper editors.
Rob has a bunch of best selling books out for young people as well; these include The Monster on the Hill and the Life of Zarf series.
Take a look and see you next Monday!