Beyond the Black Stump (comic strip)
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- This article refers to Beyond the Black Stump the comic strip. For Beyond the Black Stump the novel, see Beyond the Black Stump
Beyond the Black Stump is an Australian comic strip written by Sean Leahy. The strip hosts a cast of Australian wildlife dealing with the day-to-day stresses of marriage, parenting and friendship.
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Floyd
Floyd is a wannabe rock 'n' roller echidna. He spends a lot of his time, and a lot of his out of tune music, to protest against whatever comes up, whether it be saving the environment, or saving the echidnas.
[edit] Dave
Dave the kangaroo is an original larrikin and party animal. He’s always a jump ahead of the rest ... but with his feet that’s easy.
[edit] Benny
Benny's a magpie and a single parent to Spud. He devotes a lot of time to raising Spud properly, but with limited success. Being a solo parent is never an easy job.
[edit] Spud
Spud is a smart and quick-witted boy, but his grades don't show it. It sometimes seems that he tries to make his father's life a misery.
[edit] Sinker
Sinker's a pelican of many hats...barman, shop-keeper, waiter...he’s in any opportunity that pays.
[edit] Boss
Boss the galah is every employee‘s nightmare– Mr Hyde one minute and Mr Hyde the next!
[edit] Frank
Frank's clumsy, muddled and befuddled. He can't fly, but's always trying. HE's an emu that never learns.
[edit] Fish
Fish the mixed up marsupial is a platypus who enjoys the odd drink... the odder the better.
[edit] Bruce
Bruce is a lazy koala and the only married male in the strip. Despite this fact, he also seems to be the least committed of the cast.
[edit] Katy
Katy is the dynamic and independent career woman who‘s only handicap is her husband.
[edit] Clive
A Wombat who thinks a T– shirt is a fashion statement no matter what’s printed on it. A fellow who is obviously a few sheep short in the top paddock.
[edit] Awards
Beyond the Black Stump won the "Best Comic Strip" at the 2003 National Coffs Harbour Cartoon Awards and the "Comic Strip Cartoonist of the Year" at the Australian Cartoonists Association's Stanley Award the same year.
[edit] Sean Leahy
- For the full article, see Sean Leahy
Sean Leahy has been cartooning proffesionally since the age of 17. His main job is in editorial cartooning, but Beyond the Black Stump has become almost equally as famous.
