''Rip Haywire'' is an American serial

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written and illustrated by

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artist Dan Thompson. It is a comics version of action/adventure entertainment like

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, and '' Steve Canyon'' for the ''

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'' generation.

Publication history

United Feature launched the strip in

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s beginning 5 January 2009. North Carolina's ''The Times-News'' has published the ''Rip Haywire'' comic strip since March 2, 2009.

Main characters

There are four main characters: Rip Haywire, his cowardly talking collie TNT, his wife Breezy and his ex-girlfriend Cobra Carson. In a one strip, they are joined by an orphan kid they dub R.J. Rip marries Breezy Easy, a young lady with fiery red hair, on August 27, 2016. In an interview with ''Times-News'', Dan Thompson described his Rip, Cobra and TNT characters as the following: * Rip Haywire is "a combination of classic action heroes such as

and Jason Bourne." * Cobra Carson is "always out for herself ... She's like all the James Bond girls rolled into one." * TNT is "the opposite of Lassie."

Reception

According to Madison Taylor, an editor of ''Times-News'', the serial has detractors and fans among the paper readers. Some dislike serials, some desire more humor and less intrigue. Some like it because "it’s different than anything else" Times-News publishes and "it's also got an quirky sense of humor."

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