Little Dee

Little Dee
Author(s) Christopher Baldwin
Website http://www.littledee.net/
Current status / schedule Monday-Saturday
Launch date June 7, 2004

Little Dee is a webcomic by Christopher Baldwin about a little girl lost in the woods who is befriended by three animals. The animals talk; Dee doesn't. The Washington Post termed it "charming",[1] while others called it "innocent and funny"[2] and "age appropriate".[3]

Begun on June 7, 2004, Little Dee is the last of several strips completed by Baldwin in hopes of syndication. His popular and long-running strip Bruno was never intended to be syndicated, but Baldwin turned to creating more family-friendly and accessible comics.

Each strip is accompanied by a "Buy This Artwork!" link. The art is offered for sale in its original form, without its final shading, usually in two rows (which are combined into one on the web version), 7.75"x10.75" on vellum 100 lb (45 kg) bristol sized 9"x12". Once purchased, the name of the buyer replaces the "Buy" link, accompanied by the date and time of purchase.

On May 30, 2006, Little Dee began appearing on Comics.com, beginning with two weeks of "reruns" to initiate new readers. Comics.com is a service of United Media. On his website on June 13, 2006, Chris Baldwin stated that the deal is a developmental deal, for "a year, give or take, possibly leaning towards syndication depending on how things go." As of August 8 (possibly earlier) the strip is no longer available on Comics.com.

Little Dee's final strip appeared on Tuesday April 6, 2010. To mark the occasion Baldwin offered a limited edition print of the characters for sale, incorporating a customized sketch and signature for each customer. The edition quickly sold out.

In late May 2010 Baldwin announced that the strip would begin a complete re-run on its original site, "larger and with more annotations", commencing June 7, 2010, the strip's 6th anniversary.

Characters and general plot

The strips starts with Dee lost in the woods. Lonely, she hugs the first thing she can find, a bear called Ted. Ted can't find it in his heart to eat such a cute girl, so he adopts her, much to the chagrin of his friend Vachel, a vulture. Blake, a domesticated dog who has become feral, convinces the others that they should look for Dee's parents, which they do periodically. The four live together in a cave inexplicably equipped with furniture, running water, and electricity.

Dee's real name is not known; it is the name Ted has given her. Some of their time is spent searching for Dee's parents; much of the rest is spent in the cave or on other adventures.

Books

Cartoon compilations published to date

References

  1. "Extra, Extra: Vintage Strips Rise Again". Washington Post. Jan 13, 2008. pp. T.8. One of the most charming online series is Chris Baldwin's Little Dee about a preverbal little girl
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harris, Patrick (2009-11-13). "Webcomics Corner". the Raquette. Retrieved 16 August 2010. one of the most genuinely innocent and funny strips
  3. "Feedback". Daily Press (Virginia) (Newport News, Virginia). Jul 3, 2006. pp. A.2. may I suggest one I just ran across recently It's called Little Dee by Chris Baldwin and it's extremely age appropriate

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