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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 5.04 - JULY 2000
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Comic Book Showcase
Mel Basham was recently made a finalist in the Scriptapalooza television contest in the sitcom category and is currently part of a creative team of writers in development on a new animated series for a variety show with Universal. Her other writing credits have included five episodes for an episodic comedy pilot for an Orlando production company as well as work on various stage productions. Her strip Nuts, Inc.is syndicated by Toonscape, Inc. Darrin Bell was born on January 27, 1975. Although both his parents were teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Bells were not eligible for welfare. So, Darrin carved a set of pencils and brushes from a nearby fern and taught himself to draw. Darrin was sent to the best public schools in Los Angeles, and was, nevertheless, admitted to the University of California at Berkeley where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science. He currently serves as the staff cartoonist for The Daily Californian,is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times,the San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Tribune,and has contributed to several other publications in the U.S. and Europe. Darrin has won several awards, including first place in the California Intercollegiate Press Association competition (1999 and 1998), second in the Charles Schulz Awards (1997 and 1996), and second in the AAEC's Locher Awards (1998). His editorial cartoons are distributed on-line by iSyndicate, and a major syndicate will launch his comic strip Lemont Brownin 2001. His other comic strip Rudy Park,which he co-created with journalist Theron Heir, is in development with United Media for syndication in 2001. Theron is a writer based in Northern California. He is the presumptive heir to the Heir fortune, which consists of the collected works of Barry Manilow on 8-track tape and three counterfeit Beanie Baby dolls. He is suing his parents for poor taste.
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