# Is Pibgorn Kaput? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923 "2007-04-20T12:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/1 "2007-04-20T12:49:02Z")
I went to the comics page for my Friday morning fix of Pibgorn and the links are dead. A quick google search turns up old news with the exception of one [comment](http://www.thewebcomiclist.com/p/1549/pibgorn) by a reader who claims Brooke announced the end of the strip on 4-18-07. Anybody else know of a direct quote or story. I’m sure going to miss the comic strip if its true that he’s quitting it. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/2 "2007-04-20T13:02:55Z")
Sorry to hear it, but Brooke was clearly losing interest. He cut back to three a week and spent forever on that “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which eliminated the need for him to write a story. I was also concerned about the economics of it. Did it appear in any newspapers? The syndicate wasn’t making much on it. It struck me as a time-consuming side project that Brooke was losing interest in. I’d love to have all the strips collected, but I’m not surprised it’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/3 "2007-04-20T13:08:50Z")
I got nothing. And just when it looked like it was getting interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/4 "2007-04-20T13:20:51Z")
Brooke asked to be released from his contract with the syndicate, and promises that **Pibgorn will return** in a “new home”–but as for where and when, no one is saying. What’s unclear to me is why this happened so abruptly, cutting off the comic just a few weeks into a new story arc and ending on a cliffhanger. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/5 "2007-04-20T13:42:25Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] Brooke asked to be released from his contract with the syndicate, and promises that **Pibgorn will return** in a “new home”–but as for where and when, no one is saying. What’s unclear to me is why this happened so abruptly, cutting off the comic just a few weeks into a new story arc and ending on a cliffhanger. [/QUOTE] How do you know this? (not criticizing, I’d just like to read the story if you have a link) ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/6 "2007-04-20T13:48:23Z")
He’s producing a daily strip without much, if any, help (I’m willing to be corrected on this point). If _Pibgorn_ is a labor of love, it’s probably best that it _be_ that, don’t you think, rather than an unpaid chore? Here’s a guy whose strengths are drawing pin-up-quality women and writing believeable dialogue for a certain range of ages and both sexes, and a small talent for absurdity. Narrative has never been the hook with _Chickweed_, and any mythology (like _Pibgorn_)requires narrative by the carefully-crafted ton. So his daily comes naturally and _Pibgorn_ does not. Okay. I hope he doesn’t give either up, ever, but I’d be a fan of either one even without the other. Interestingly, all links to _Pibgorn_ seem to be broken _except_ the e-mail address for ordering the one profitable product (the first book) it has yet produced. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/7 "2007-04-20T14:35:30Z")
I want his _Midsummer_ series in Trade Paperback form. WANTITWANTITWANTIT!!! \ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/8 "2007-04-20T16:18:21Z")
[QUOTE=BubbaDog] How do you know this? (not criticizing, I’d just like to read the story if you have a link) [/QUOTE] E-mail from Brooke posted on another forum, hence no linky. The message was frustratingly vague, stating only that the “needs” of [comics.com](http://comics.com) and Pibgorn had grown “divergent and incompatible.” Possibly this means he wants the strip to be even more adult in content; or perhaps he was getting too much flak from [comics.com](http://comics.com) about the degree of adult content already present (both possibilities being pure speculation on my part). ETA: What **Bosda** said. In spades. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/9 "2007-04-20T18:00:54Z")
Thanks, Maybe we will see something public in the next few days. I’d like to know if he plans to take it somewhere else. The SDMB is my only personal web subscription. Pibgorn could entice me into another if it goes to a subscription service. Well, at least Chickweed Lane is still going. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/10 "2007-04-20T19:06:29Z")
If I ever get a desire to change my username **Pibgorn Kaput** is near the top of the list. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/11 "2007-04-20T20:20:56Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] E-mail from Brooke posted on another forum, hence no linky. The message was frustratingly vague, stating only that the “needs” of [comics.com](http://comics.com) and Pibgorn had grown “divergent and incompatible.” Possibly this means he wants the strip to be even more adult in content; or perhaps he was getting too much flak from [comics.com](http://comics.com) about the degree of adult content already present (both possibilities being pure speculation on my part). ETA: What **Bosda** said. In spades. [/QUOTE] So? Contact him, & ask for it! ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/12 "2007-04-21T04:48:19Z")
Here’s [a copy of the announcement as posted on the Comics Curmudgeon](http://joshreads.com/?p=1040), the hilarious comics blog by Josh Fruhlinger. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/13 "2007-05-09T16:42:15Z")
I emailed Brooke months ago, about whether or not the Pibgorn Shakespeare adaptation would come out as a graphic novel. Letter & reply below– > [@](#): > > ``` > So. > > ``` > > When? > Whenwhenwhenwhen? > WHEN will you put “A Midsummer Nights Dream” in Trade Paperback or Hardcover format? > > I’ve been collecting various attempts at Cartoon Shakespeare for a while now, & yours is the most promising since Oval Press’ “Much Ado About Nothing”. > > You’ve got fine cartooning, Shakespeare, an excellent educational tool, & fun in one package. > > Publish soon! > > - **Bosda** His reply– > [@](#): > > Although I don’t know when it will happen, I, too, hope “A Pibsummer Night’s Dream” will appear in book form. > > Thanks for your enthusiasm, and thank you for taking the time to write. I appreciated hearing from you. > > All best wishes. > > Brooke McEldowney > 9 Chickweed Lane > and > Pibgorn ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/14 "2007-05-09T17:04:07Z")
From the [Official Pibgorn Livejournal](http://officialpibgorn.livejournal.com/), dated May 7thNews from the Pib Front: Everything’s Up To Date in Kansas City The deal is done. “Pibgorn” will now appear on [gocomics.com](http://gocomics.com), your friendly comics purveyor in the “Show-Me” state. At present, the plan is that Pib will go live commencing on May 14th. Because a lion’s share of Pib readers missed the beginning of the present story when it appeared on [comics.com](http://comics.com), I decided to start it over, with Geoff wandering into that secluded lake, oblivious to the events about to overtake him. For those of you who did see it, bear with me. I’d rather do it this way; it provides a sense of continuity, and it gives me some time to work ahead (seriously, sometimes “Pibgorn” installments are finished 12 hours before they go online). Stay tuned here just in case the inaugural date changes – but I’m sure the 14th is it. Brooke ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pibgorn-kaput/400923/15 "2007-05-09T17:31:40Z")
Yay! Way to feed my Pibgorn addiction, Brooke.