''Maintaining'' is a 2007-2009 comic strip by cartoonist Nate Creekmore. Creekmore is a two-time winner of the

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Cartoonist of the Year and an

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award for achievement in college cartooning. Creekmore's strip first appeared in the newspaper at

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. ''Maintaining'' was later picked up for syndication through

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. It was launched on May 7, 2007, and canceled in August 2009 for poor sales. The last daily strip was August 1, 2009.

References

External links

Nate Creekmore websiteMaintaining
on

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