Dusk and Dawn (comic strip)


 * "Dawn of Dawn" redirects here. For the Netflix television series, see Dawn of Dawn.

Dusk and Dawn (also known as DreamWorks Dusk and Dawn) is a daily comic strip based on the DreamWorks Animation film franchise of the same name. Like the franchise, the comic strip was written to be humorous. Syndicated by Creators Syndicate, the comic strip was created by Geo G., who served as one of the main character designers for the original 2003 film, of Glass Ball Productions, which currently owns the comic strip series under license from DreamWorks. The strip ran from March 22, 2004 to December 29, 2013.

Occasional comic strips conflict with the continuity of the films, reintroducing characters in different scenarios, but some take plotlines from episodes of the TV series since its debut in 2010. In all, 170 newspapers carried the comic strip at some point during its run, in the United States, Australia, Brazil, and Canada.

History
Character designer Geo G. always wanted to do a comic series based on the original Dusk and Dawn film even before it was completed. Almost more than a few years before Dusk and Dawn, Geo created an idea for two characters named "Blue Boy and Yellow Girl" (who would later become Dusk and Dawn) for a possible comic strip option alongside a television series, a feature film, a children's book, video games, and even characters for Gabriel Garza before the original idea was retooled into BJ and Wally.

Following the release of Dusk and Dawn in December 2003, DreamWorks announced that it would partner with Creators Syndicate to run a comic strip series based on the world of Dusk and Dawn to debut in early 2004, in which Geo would create the strips. The strip debuted on newspapers (and also online) on March 22, 2004, only four weeks left before the VHS and DVD release of Dusk and Dawn. In fact, the strip was originally a promotion for the film's home media release until June 2004.

For the weeks of March 30 to June 7, 2009, the strips were themed to the sequel Dusk and Dawn 2: The Belt of Venus. Although it was originally a promotion for the sequel until its release, the assumption is that the readers have seen the feature film, not fully dealing with the major plot points of the movie. In the April 13 strip, Blue and Golden first appear in the comic strip, without any introduction to the characters.

Collections
A collection is 126 pages, and covers a one- or two-year span of material previously published in daily newspapers.

Treasuries
A treasury is 260 pages, features the "best of" a five- or ten-year span, and contains comics, most of which have been previously published in the collections.

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Trivia
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