Fisher (comic strip)
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Fisher is a Canadian
comic strip
, which runs daily in The Globe and Mail
.
The strip, written and drawn by cartoonist
Philip Street
, first appeared in the Globe and Mail on June 26, 1992. The strip's central character is Tom Fisher, an advertising copywriter. The other main characters are Fisher's housemates Alison, a former art student who currently draws her father's comic strip The Snugglebunnies, Ruth, a school teacher, and Eugene, a business consultant.
Tom and Alison married in June, 2002, and Ruth and Eugene followed suit in August. It wasn't long after that Tom and Alison moved into a home of their own, and recently they've had a baby, Paul. After the move the comic strip changed focus from the four in the household and shifted it to Alison, Tom, and their new family.
Ruth and Eugene were also trying to have a baby, but ran into some difficulties. As a result, while they're still friends with Alison and Tom, they don't seem to be as close as they used to be. This is possibly due to feelings of jealousy, but it could just be because they now live in different houses. Ruth and Eugene are an interracial
couple; Ruth is black
and Eugene is white
.
Tom's established career at Waverly & Mogul came to an abrupt end recently when J.B. Mogul informed Tom of his dismissal. Tom theorizes he was terminated because he'd "lost touch" with today's youth.
Recurring characters include Fisher's former ad agency boss J. B. Mogul, Fisher's sister Marion and her husband Biff, Alison and Tom's pets Newcombe (a cat) and Bixby (a sentient robotic personal assistant), a trendy beatnik-type character named Comrade Black and a panhandler/street poet named Homer with whom the characters sometimes interact with on the street.
The strip often carries a layer of social commentary. Strips set in Fisher's workplace satirize office politics and corporate bureaucracy; strips set in Fisher's home are based around relationship humour, with a strong focus put on Tom's tendency to be introspective. With Paul's arrival the wry satirical observations have an added perspective, since baby Paul seems to have wisdom beyond his years (or months, as it were).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
, which runs daily in The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
.
The strip, written and drawn by cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
Philip Street
Philip Street
Philip Street is a Canadian cartoonist and animator who lives in Toronto. He lived in Blyth, Ontario during his childhood and studied at St. Michael's College in Toronto. Throughout his career he has also lived in Kingston, Ontario....
, first appeared in the Globe and Mail on June 26, 1992. The strip's central character is Tom Fisher, an advertising copywriter. The other main characters are Fisher's housemates Alison, a former art student who currently draws her father's comic strip The Snugglebunnies, Ruth, a school teacher, and Eugene, a business consultant.
Tom and Alison married in June, 2002, and Ruth and Eugene followed suit in August. It wasn't long after that Tom and Alison moved into a home of their own, and recently they've had a baby, Paul. After the move the comic strip changed focus from the four in the household and shifted it to Alison, Tom, and their new family.
Ruth and Eugene were also trying to have a baby, but ran into some difficulties. As a result, while they're still friends with Alison and Tom, they don't seem to be as close as they used to be. This is possibly due to feelings of jealousy, but it could just be because they now live in different houses. Ruth and Eugene are an interracial
Miscegenation
Miscegenation is the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, sexual relations, and procreation....
couple; Ruth is black
Black Canadian
'Black Canadians is a designation used for people of Black African descent, who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The term specifically refers to Canadians with Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin...
and Eugene is white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
.
Tom's established career at Waverly & Mogul came to an abrupt end recently when J.B. Mogul informed Tom of his dismissal. Tom theorizes he was terminated because he'd "lost touch" with today's youth.
Recurring characters include Fisher's former ad agency boss J. B. Mogul, Fisher's sister Marion and her husband Biff, Alison and Tom's pets Newcombe (a cat) and Bixby (a sentient robotic personal assistant), a trendy beatnik-type character named Comrade Black and a panhandler/street poet named Homer with whom the characters sometimes interact with on the street.
The strip often carries a layer of social commentary. Strips set in Fisher's workplace satirize office politics and corporate bureaucracy; strips set in Fisher's home are based around relationship humour, with a strong focus put on Tom's tendency to be introspective. With Paul's arrival the wry satirical observations have an added perspective, since baby Paul seems to have wisdom beyond his years (or months, as it were).