Another Stereotype Bites the Dust

"Another Stereotype Bites the Dust" is creator Darrin Bell's second "Candorville" collection. In this thought-provoking strip Bell uses a diverse group of friends to paint a real yet humorous portrait of inner-city America. An educated underachiever, Lemont Brown is an aspiring writer. Socially conscious, he wants to work at changing the world and infusing it with wisdom and justiceif only he could pay his rent. Lemont's childhood friend Susan Garcia is a book-smart and street savvy Mexican-American woman who won't let bigotry or any glass ceiling keep her down. And Lemont's friend Clyde (aka "C-Dog") is a streetwise thug and undiscovered rapper who'd rather mooch off his mother than get a job.

"Another Stereotype Bites the Dust" deals with some tough issuespoverty, homelessness, racism, and personal responsibilitywith knowing irony and incisive satire. Bell uses edgy dialogue and modern situations to jab everything from political correctness to political spinning, from political hindsight to office politics, making it a hit among socially aware 20- and 30-somethings.

Syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group, "Candorville" appears in the "Los Angeles"" Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press," and "Al Dia" (Dallas Morning News Spanish edition), and many other major newspapers.