Pokémon Newspaper Strip

Cover art for the "Pikachu Meets the Press" collection book

The Pokémon Newspaper Strip, sometimes individually printed as Pokémon, was a short-lived daily comic strip run in American newspapers at the height of the Pokémon franchise's early popularity. The comics are written by Gerard Jones and illustrated by Ashura Benimaru.

While loosely based on the Pokémon animated series, it was primarily a gag comic. It started syndication on September 10, 2000, and ran for a little over a year. During this time, the strip faced criticism for the art-style and writing, as well as its inconsistencies with the animated series.

The comics can be found in a collection entitled "Pikachu Meets the Press".

Strips

Main article: List of Pokémon Newspaper Strip comics

External links

• Viz press release (externally archived page)
• Review by Dogasu's Backpack
• Anime News Network

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