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August 2, 2011 by Brigid Alverson

Richie Rich and Gumby are back!

August 2, 2011 by Brigid Alverson   2 comments

Two classic comics properties are back, with new content and a new look.

ICv2 reports that Ape Entertainment will launch two Richie Rich series this fall. Ape, which also publishes the Strawberry Shortcake comics and the creator-owned comic Scratch 9, tested the waters with a four-issue Richie Rich miniseries and have now decided to do an ongoing Richie Rich comic with new material. Richie Rich: Rich Rescue will be released in November and will be listed as issue #5, to continue the numbering of the miniseries. Richie Rich GEMS will reprint classic stories from the old Harvey comics, and each issue will also include a new comic by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon (best known for their work on a very different book, The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adapatation). Reflecting its heritage, the GEMS series will start numbering with #44, picking up where the original Richie Rich series left off.

Meanwhile, creator Chris Reilly announced on his blog that he has written a new Gumby comic, a one-shot to be published by Gumby Comics. I can’t possibly improve on their capsule description, so here it is:

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There’s a new player in Clokeyville, an off-kilt philanthropist named Mr. Golfer!

 What is Golfer’s secret? What are the Wooly Mammals? Why are there astronauts selling the founding fathers the Andrew Jackson? Who stole Picnic Park? Who is helping the nefarious Blockheads?

 And most importantly, how did Gumby become King of the Pirates?



The comic is illustrated by Jorge Santillan and will be available in comics stores in early September.

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About Brigid Alverson

Brigid Alverson, the editor of the Good Comics for Kids blog, has been reading comics since she was 4. She has an MFA in printmaking and has worked as a book editor and a newspaper reporter; now she is assistant to the mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts. In addition to editing GC4K, she writes about comics and graphic novels at MangaBlog, SLJTeen, Publishers Weekly Comics World, Comic Book Resources, MTV Geek, and Good E-Reader.com. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters in college, which is why she writes so much. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.

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  1. Chris Reilly says

    August 3, 2011 at 12:26 am

    Gumby one shot by Chris Reilly and Jorge Santillan:
    “really well-drawn, lots of fun, and just plain terrific. Highly recommended!”

    –feedage.com

  2. Chris Reilly says

    August 3, 2011 at 1:46 am

    Sorry, that quote was not from feedage.com it was from Chuck Wells at Comic Book Catacombs.

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