''Six Chix'' is a collaborative

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distributed by

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which debuted in January 2000. The gags provide

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from a female point-of-view. The series is drawn by six female cartoonists who rotate the drawing duties through the week based on a fixed schedule: * Monday – Isabella Bannerman * Tuesday –

Bianca Xunise Bianca Xunise is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and self-described "goth of color". Her work is nationally syndicated through the '' Six Chix'' comic strip collaborative. Early life Xunise was born in Chicago to artistic parents; her mot ...

; Martha Gradisher (through January 2020); Margaret Shulock (through March 2017) * Wednesday – Susan Camilleri Konar; Rina Piccolo (through October 2016) * Thursday –

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;

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(through August 2017); Carla Ventresca (October 2005 through July 2007);

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(through September 2005) * Friday – Maritsa Patrinos;

Benita Epstein Benita L. Epstein is a prolific gag cartoonist for magazines, greeting cards, websites and newspapers. She was a regular contributor to the comic strip '' Six Chix'', distributed by King Features Syndicate. Before becoming a cartoonist, Epstein e ...

(through March 2019);

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(through April 2009) * Saturday – Stephanie Piro * Sunday – Rotates

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The

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is drawn by the team members on a rotating basis. The look and feel of the strip varies greatly among the six artists with no particular attempt made to introduce any sort of thematic cohesiveness. ''Six Chix'' has been syndicated to more than 120 newspapers, including the ''

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''. Five months after the strip was launched, the original six women met each other for the first time on May 27, 2000. The occasion was a National Cartoonists Society Reubens Dinner in New York. On June 2, 2000, they appeared together on the Lifetime for Women Television Network. The original team lasted for about five and a half years, through September 2005; since then, there has been additional turnover, though original members Isabella Bannerman (Mondays) and Stephanie Piro (Saturdays) remain.

References

External links

King Features: ''Six Chix''

* * http://www.chron.com/comics/?date=20120508&name=6Chix
Six Chix website and blog
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