Francis Bonnet (cartoonist)

Francis August Bonnet (born December 21, 1978), is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip "Suburban Fairy Tales". Other comics that he has worked on include "Made to Malfunction" and "Crunchy" .

Francis Bonnet started his cartooning career in the 4th grade by passing out self-drawn, pocket-sized comic books for his classmates to read and enjoy. A joy that has never escaped him, Francis continues creating new works week after week.

Francis first began publishing comics on the web in 2003 with the strip "Crunchy". The strip centered around a crazy turtle of the same name and ran for over two years. Since ending "Crunchy" in 2005, Francis has worked on two other series, "Suburban Fairy Tales" (2005 - 2006, Commencing again some time in 2008) and "Made To Malfunction" (2006 - present). The complete run of all three strips been featured not only on francisbonnet.com, but also on 3rd party sites such as Comics Sherpa.com and Online Comics.net.In addition to the web, Francis' strips have appeared in various print publications. "Crunchy" ran in MarketPlace Publications, a New York Community Newspaper, from 2002 until 2006, and was replaced by "Suburban Fairy Tales", which is published to this day. The entire run of "Suburban Fairy Tales" has also been published in book form, which is available for purchase in the Merchandise section of this site. "Made To Malfunction" has also been featured regularly in Raytoons Cartoon Avenue Magazine, a magazine featuring underground cartoonists and local college newspapers.

Francis Bonnet's Comic Strip History

"Crunchy" was a gag-a-day strip featuring a crazy turtle, who was the pet of a little girl named Tara. Eventually the strip's focus began to shift away from Crunchy and more on Tara and her friends. By the end of the strip's run, it was clear that Patrick, a friend of Tara, had taken over as the lead character. With this strip, Francis first began experimenting with small story lines that would occasionally run through the strip every so often. He also learned to never name a comic strip after a specific character, because strips change direction over time.

"Crunchy" concluded on June 29, 2005 to make way for a new strip titled "Suburban Fairy Tales". The series focused on teenage fairy tale characters living in a modern times. Pinocchio and The Frog Prince quickly took over as the strip's stars. Although "Suburban Fairy Tales" featured a wealth of gag-a-day strips, Francis began to further explore working with more complex story lines, which he had first touched upon during "Crunchy". The final "Suburban Fairy Tales" story line was the most intricate, running from August 16 through September 26, 2006. This story actually introduced the characters and concept that was to become Francis' next series, "Made To Malfunction".

"Made To Malfunction" began on October 2, 2006 as a spin-off of the final "Suburban Fairy Tales" story line. This new series, which mixes science fiction and humor, focuses on the character Mortimer, an inventor striving to create something to better mankind, and his lazy housekeeping robot, Error. Instead of featuring a mix of gag-a-day strips with minor story lines thrown in, "Made To Malfunction" runs in full story arcs. This format allows for the characters and the strip to better evolve over time, as well as allowing the science fiction element to be explored in greater detail.

Longtime readers will notice subtle connections between all three strips as characters and ideas have occasionally been referenced

External links

* http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/home.html ;
* http://www.onlinecomics.net/pages/member_details/comics_favs.php?memberID=44185
* http://www.raytoons.funurl.com/
* http://webcomicgeek.com/2006/11/23/daily-dose-of-bonnet/
* http://suburbanfairytales.com
* http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/121668827.html?dids=121668827:121668827&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+26%2C+2002&author=&pub=Newsday&edition=&startpage=G.11&desc=Strip+Tease+%2F+Stardom+elueds+the+lonely+lot+of+Long+Island%27s+underground+cartoonists