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The Boondocks strip has been cancelled?
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For the last few days, while reading that comics in my "office", I've noticed that the Boondocks has been missing.
"The artist has discontinued the strip" is what is there.
I haven't seen anything official, but checked out Wikipedia and it seems to confirm it.
In late February 2006, McGruder announced that his strip would go on a six-month hiatus, starting March 27, 2006, with new installments resuming in October. Repeats of earlier strips were offered by Universal Press Syndicate in the interim.[2]. According to Editor & Publisher, two-thirds of The Boondocks' client list substituted different features rather than publish reruns. Universal Press Syndicate president Lee Salem announced on Sept. 25, 2006, that the comic would remain on hiatus indefinitely, saying, "Although Aaron McGruder has made no statement about retiring or resuming The Boondocks for print newspapers ... newspapers should not count on it coming back in the foreseeable future".[3] McGruder's editor at the syndicate, Greg Melvin, met with McGruder in Los Angeles over the course of at least, two days unsuccessfully attemping to have the cartoonist abide by his agreement to return in six months.[3] On October 27, 2006, the strip was officially cancelled. Reruns continued to run in newspapers until November 26, 2006.
This is too bad. I really enjoyed the strip.
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honestly, that's fine by me. never much liked boondocks
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he did it to focus on the tv show...at least that what i heard when he first put it on hold.
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Originally Posted by Jolt21 
he did it to focus on the tv show...at least that what i heard when he first put it on hold.
That's what I heard as well. The TV show is simply hilarious. But I haven't seen anything in quite a while. Hopefully the second season will start soon.
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I never quite understood it.
The Adult Swim was ok, but it seemed like it was just a lot of talking. Kinda preachy too. Very little funny.
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I still read it online...
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It's been a while since I read The Boondocks, but I liked it.
Honest questions here: why did the creator go on such a long hiatus, and why is he so reluctant to return?
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