Giveaway: “Tundra” comics collection.

Many years ago, cartoonist Chad Carpenter had just a few syndicated clients. One of them was my then-employer, the Anchorage Daily News, so I actually know the guy. (Well, if “know” is the same as “I used to bug the crap out of him every chance I got.”) These days his daily strip is syndicated in just over 500 newspapers and other publications, mostly in the United States and Canada but in some other countries as well.

At first I wondered how some of the humor would translate to, say, a Norwegian or Jamaican audience. Then again, I guess jokes about outhouses, snowmen and the Grim Reaper are pretty universal.

Which is why I’m putting another Carpenter collection up for grabs — who wouldn’t snicker at a drawing of  people being forced to wear life jackets while heading across the River Styx?

If you haven’t read “Tundra,” you should. Chad’s work has been likened to Gary Larson’s “The Far Side” series. This article from the ADN gives a humorous look at Carpenter’s progression from a guy who mostly did Alaska humor to a guy who slays ’em in the Caribbean.

Some things are just always funny: lawyers, singles bars, mythology, dung beetles, things like that. But Carpenter stays current with digs at the absurdity of modern life, such as Noah parading the animals through a metal detector before letting them board. Visit the official Tundra Comics home page for a look at some of his work.

First, though, take a shot at winning this collection. That’s the frugal way.

To enter:

If you do any (or all!) of these things, please leave separate, additional comments to get credit for each entry.

The deadline is 9 p.m. PDT on Monday, June 19. If the winner does not respond to my e-mail by Wednesday evening, I’ll have the random number generator draw another winner.

 

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41 thoughts on “Giveaway: “Tundra” comics collection.”

    • I subscribe through email. My husband would definitely love these. If I would win, it would make a nice belated Father’s Day gift, or even keep for Christmas, if I could wait that long to give it!

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  1. I also subscribe via RSS. And PS, while thinking of my brother-in-law, you had me at jokes about outhouses. Apparently that’s his kind o’ humor! Thanks again.

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  2. i’ve seen these ~~ he is so funny! would love to gift this to my brother for his 45th birthday on the 25th of this month. keeping my figes crossed!

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  3. Wow, could really use some laughs! Maybe since the creator has a universal appeal, my mexican husband would even enjoy it. Would love to put a smile on his face.

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