F Minus

F Minus

Infobox comic strip
title= F Minus


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author= Tony Carrillo
url= http://www.fminus.net/
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status= running
first= 2002 [http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComic.mpl?date=2006/4/17&name=F_Minus]
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syndicate= United Features Syndicate
publisher= Andrews McMeel Publishing
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"F Minus" is a horizontally oriented single panel comic strip by Tony Carrillo, started when he was a sophomore at Arizona State University. It ran daily in "The State Press", an independent newspaper at ASU, from 2002 until 2004, when Carrillo graduated.

In an online mtvU strips contest with Scott Adams of "Dilbert" fame as member of the jury and with almost 200,000 people voting to find the best college comic strip, "F Minus" came in first place. [cite web |url=http://www.mtvu.com/on_mtvu/f_minus/ |title=The Best of F Minus |accessdate=2007-02-15 |author=mtvU |authorlink=mtvU |year=2004 |month=December]

Having won a development deal with United Features Syndicate through the contest, syndication of "F Minus" (in daily newspapers) began on [http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComic.mpl?date=2006/4/17&name=F_Minus April 17, 2006] in 75 newspapers throughout the United States.cite web |url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=63445 |title=Cartoonist graduates to the big time with an ‘F Minus’ |accessdate=2007-02-15 |author=Michael Grady |date=2006-04-17 |work=East Valley Tribune]

According to Tony Carrillo, most of the comics are about stupidity and losers. It doesn't feature any recurring characters or story lines, and is often compared to one of his favorites, "The Far Side" by Gary Larson.

In 2007, "F Minus" was nominated in the 2007 Reuben Awards for Best Newspaper Panel but lost to "Rhymes with Orange" by Hilary B. Price. [cite web |url=http://www.reuben.org/ncs/news2.asp |title=News from the NCS |accessdate=2007-11-18 |publisher = The National Cartoonists Society |year=2007 |]

The Phoenix New Times named "F Minus" as the best syndicated comic strip in its "Best of Phoenix 2007" issue. [cite web |url=http://bestof.phoenixnewtimes.com/bestof/award.php?award=553736&year=2007 |title=Best Syndicated Comic Strip (2007) |accessdate=2007-11-18 |publisher = Phoenix New Times |year=2007 |]

Books

There is one collection of "F Minus".

Notes

External links

* [http://www.fminus.net/ Author's web site]
* [http://www.comics.com/comics/fminus/index.html F Minus on comics.com]
* [http://www.featurebank.com/?title=Bio:F%20Minus%20Dailies United Features Syndicate page on F Minus]


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