{"id":8492,"date":"2018-09-04T18:25:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T23:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=8492"},"modified":"2018-09-06T18:25:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T23:25:36","slug":"jim-benton-delights-fans-with-mischievous-bear-misadventures-in-upcoming-clyde-graphic-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/04\/jim-benton-delights-fans-with-mischievous-bear-misadventures-in-upcoming-clyde-graphic-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Benton Delights Fans with Mischievous Bear Misadventures in Upcoming CLYDE Graphic Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dav Pilkey (of\u00a0Dog Man<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Captain Underpants<\/em>\u00a0Fame) Raves That
\nClyde<\/em>\u2019s Jim Benton is \u201cA Comic Genius and a Brilliant Cartoonist\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

SAN DIEGO, CA (September\u00a04, 2018) \u2013 IDW Publishing and Yoe Books are proud to announce\u00a0Clyde<\/em><\/strong>, the all-new original graphic novel written and illustrated by\u00a0Jim Benton<\/strong>, author of\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0York Times<\/em>-bestselling series\u00a0Dear Dumb Diary<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The hilarious and heartwarming story of a mischievous bear who believes that happiness can be found over on the rough side of town,\u00a0Clyde<\/em>\u00a0reaffirms that there\u2019s still room for family, friendship, and altruism in even the most rebellious among us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have sketchy things in our past. It\u2019s a riot to write about a character whose sketchy past is his present!\u201d says Jim Benton.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0Clyde\u00a0the Bear decides to\u00a0ditch his safe and peaceful life in Cubville and head off for the mean streets of Grizzly City, he learns \u2013 with the help of a reformed juvenile delinquent butterfly \u2013 that the Bad Life isn’t always so great, and there’s something to be said for helping your friends and family (even though that really does kind of stink a little).<\/p>\n

What People Are Saying About Jim Benton:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • \u201cJim Benton is a comic genius and a brilliant cartoonist. \u201d \u2013\u00a0Dav Pilkey<\/strong>, Creator of\u00a0Captain Underpants<\/em>\u00a0(in a quote attributed especially to\u00a0Clyde<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • \u201cMr. Benton’s intellectual properties\u2026 have made him stand out in an industry dominated by big entertainment companies. \u201d \u2013\u00a0The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • \u201cHumor in print has many forms; what is amazing is that Jim Benton excels in all of them! \u201d \u2013\u00a0Sergio Aragon\u00e9s<\/strong>, Creator of\u00a0<\/em>Groo the Wanderer<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • \u201cForget that he’s a brilliant, funny, bestselling author \u2013 I’m publishing the incredible\u00a0Clyde<\/em>because, like countless other kids, my own are hugely rabid Jim Benton fans!\u201d \u2013\u00a0Craig Yoe<\/strong>, Editor of Yoe Books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Jim Benton\u2019s\u00a0Clyde<\/em>\u00a0is now available for pre-order via online booksellers and comic book specialty retailers, and slated for release in February.<\/p>\n

          Clyde<\/em><\/strong>
          \nby Jim Benton
          \nISBN 9781684054473
          \n$9.99 (US)
          \n104-page, full-color softcover graphic novel, 6\u201d x 8\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Dav Pilkey (of\u00a0Dog Man\u00a0and\u00a0Captain Underpants\u00a0Fame) Raves That Clyde\u2019s Jim Benton is \u201cA Comic Genius and a Brilliant Cartoonist\u201d SAN DIEGO, CA (September\u00a04, 2018)…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[56],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/unnamed-e1536276301468.jpg?fit=1031%2C1368","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16692,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/17\/dungeons-dragons-infernal-tides-comic-book-heats-up-idw-publishing-in-november\/","url_meta":{"origin":8492,"position":0},"title":"DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: INFERNAL TIDES Comic Book Heats Up IDW Publishing in November","author":"DiRT","date":"May 17, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"The Creative Team of Jim Zub and Max Dunbar Delve Into Upcoming D&D Sourcebook for Inspiration \u00a0IDW Publishing\u00a0reunites the\u00a0Dungeons & Dragons: Legends of Baldur\u2019s Gate\u00a0creative team of writer\u00a0Jim Zub\u00a0and artist\u00a0Max Dunbar\u00a0for an all-new adventure:\u00a0Dungeons & Dragons: Infernal Tides! 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