Former journalist Don Steinberg and erstwhile Daily News cartoonist Rich Harrington are not just creating comics about cereals but also serving up an indie comics expo.
Illustrator Rich Harrington and Writer Don Steinberg, the team behind Boink Comix, an independent comic book and humor zine publisher, posed for a portrait at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Pa. on Thursday, March 28, 2024.with business meetings, vengeful micromanagers, and a cast of cereal box mascots looking to unmask the hidden evils of power-hungry executives.
“We’re for grown-ups, but it’s the piece of kid in you,” Steinberg, 62, said. “It’s the idea you grow up with this cereal, and the characters kind of live with you. It reminds you of your younger days and simpler times.”as a TV series at first, but convinced the script would only collect dust, he asked Harrington, a longtime friend, to add visuals to the story.
Before launching Boink Comix in 2022, most of Steinberg’s career was spent in newsrooms, including those at the Wall Street Journal, GQ, and The Inquirer. His foray into comic books, he said, was an inevitable path. “I was always writing things that would make people laugh, and it was the coolest thing in the world,” he said.
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