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CReATOR of cartoon
strip " Dweezll," Chris
l"arrar shows some of
his creations to Dena
Bandazlan. Dweezll
appeared In the Arg.
Campus Voice. and U.
Farrar receives national attention for his favorite hob
C.S. Farrar is
probably the only
guy on campus who
could ever get away
with insinuating
that UJ President
Richard Gibb has
been busted for
DUI. even though it
is a mere fabrication.
Unlike the above
cartoon idea, some
of his other Ideas
are based on real
events like the high
price of textbooks
and the antics and
opinions of Bruce
Skaug. known to
Dweezil fans as
" Loose Kaug."
He a l so writes
about sorority girls
such as " Betsy
Boopner" with the
big doorknobs, a
drunk frat boy
named "Chad Hansen".
and "Burt Revert
... a typical student
fighting the
system.
Farrar began
drawing Dweezil almost
three years
ago for the Argonaut.
" Dweezil is an accumulation
of the
average college student,"
Farrar said.
" I thought Dweezil
was a funny name."
Dweezil has appeared
not only in
the Arg. but in national
publications
such as Campus
Voice and U. magazines.
"I got In by freelancing;
just send­
Ing the m in my
strips," said Farrar.
" The U. actually
saw my cartoon in
the Argonaut and
liked it a lot. It 's
great exposure."
Syndication Is every
cartoonists
dream. and Farrar
is no different.
" It is a real challenge.
like getting a
record contract for
a garage band, but
it's worth pursuing
since you're set for
life if you can get
syndicated."
In the nearer future.
Farrar hopes
to publish a book.
" I keep a portfolio
of my work. I've
got around 190
strips right now. I'd
like to try publishing
a book by the
end of next year. It
should be .300
strips by then," Farrar
said.
Each strip takes
three to four hours
to complete. but
when pressed for
time. Farrar can put
one out in an hour
and a half. He tries
to keep eight cartoons
ahead of
schedule as well as
keeping track of
funny ideas in case
he hits a dry spot.
Farrar will continue
to draw for th e
Argonaut in the future.
but would like
to focus more on
political cartoon s
and get more feedback
from the students.
" Controversy is
always good for
readership," Farrar
said.
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