Clear Blue Water

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Clear Blue Water
Author(s)	Karen Montague-Reyes
Website	http://www.karenmontaguereyes.com/
Current status / schedule	formerly in print, now webcomic
Launch date	May 3, 2004 (print) October 17, 2008 (web)
End date	September 28, 2008 (print)
Syndicate(s)	Universal Press Syndicate (former)
Genre(s)	Humor

Clear Blue Water is an American comic strip written by Karen Montague-Reyes, formerly in print syndication to newspapers and now a webcomic. The phrase "clear blue water" in this case comes from the world of politics. It describes the ideological divide between two political parties.

The strip focuses on Eve Merriwether-Torres and her husband, Manny Torres, and their daily discussions and encounters of religion, politics, sex, and bizarre pop culture in their home state of Florida. One notable recurring storyline involves their son Seth, who is autistic. Eve and Manny's other children are Ivy, Owen, and twins Iris and Maizy.

The comic occasionally delves into self-reference, such as strips in which the characters discuss renegotiating their contracts in order to be drawn more attractively.

It was carried by the Universal Press Syndicate from May 3, 2004^[1] until September 28, 2008.^[2] On October 17, 2008, the strip re-appeared at the author's own web site, http://karenmontaguereyes.com/.

References

1. ^ Montague-Reyes, Karen (2008-10-17). "A new beginning…". Clear Blue Water. http://clearbluewatercomic.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/a-new-beginning/. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
2. ^ Gardner, Alan (2008-09-16). "Clear Blue Water Ends in Print, Continues on Web". http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/09/16/clear-blue-water-ends-in-print-continues-on-web/. 

External links

• Clear Blue Water -- official site for webcomic
• Clear Blue Water -- Karen Montague-Reyes' blog
• Clear Blue Water at Gocomics.com
• Discussion at Aspies for Freedom
• Article on end of syndication with plans to continue on the web