Frumpy the Clown

Frumpy the Clown is a comic-strip written and illustrated by Judd Winick and appeared from 1996 to 1998. Despite the fact that it only ran for two years and appeared only in 30 newspapers (the largest being the Chicago Sun-Times), it had a fair sized fan base. The strip began when Brad Bragg, a 10 year old kid, brought back a clown to live with his family. The parents were reluctant, but since the kids loved him, they decided to let him stay. Fru... more

Frumpy the Clown is a comic-strip written and illustrated by Judd Winick and appeared from 1996 to 1998. Despite the fact that it only ran for two years and appeared only in 30 newspapers (the largest being the Chicago Sun-Times), it had a fair sized fan base. The strip began when Brad Bragg, a 10 year old kid, brought back a clown to live with his family. The parents were reluctant, but since the kids loved him, they decided to let him stay. Frumpy is a far cry from a normal clown. Though he has the white face, green hair, red nose, huge feet and polka-dotted jumpsuit one might expect, he's fairly grouchy, a chain-smoker, and twice divorced. He doesn't enjoy being stereotyped as an entertainer, and doesn't do magic tricks, balloon animals, or comedy bits. He does love children, however, and teaches elementary school in order to help kids grow up right in the modern world. In the summer, he works as a camp counselor. Characters other than Frumpy include Mike and Mona Bragg, parents,... less