I was talking to my publisher in Britain and was told here we are - we are sixty million people and we… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
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The syndicates take the strip and sell it to newspapers and split the income with the cartoonists. Syndicates are essentially agents. Now,… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
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