The Duplex
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The Duplex is a comic strip by Glenn McCoy, published by Universal Press from 1993.
The Duplex has been published in numerous newspapers as daily comic strips and on the Internet. A collection of strips is also available in the form of a comic album. Although designed for the American readers, the Duplex enjoys popularity outside the USA.
[edit] Characters
The characters of the Duplex include:
- Eno Camino - overweight, unemployed bachelor, owns 1982 primer-colored Gremlin (car).
- Fang - Eno's best friend, clever and talkative dog.
- Gina - Eno and Fang's neighbour, educated and polite, lives in a house furnished in pink.
- Mitzi - Gina's poodle, Fang's object of affection.
- Elvin - Eno's neighbour and friend.
Furthermore, a number of characters appear occasionally, including policemen and Eno's dates.
[edit] Plot
At the very beginning, the strips were mainly concerned with interactions between chauvinistic pair of Eno and Fang and gentle pair of Gina and Mitzi. Later on, Gina and Mitzi's presence diminished and the stories focused on Eno and Fang, often showing them in reoccurring situations (caught when speeding, watching football, discussing life) thus resulting in running gags.
Typical strip involves:
- Eno being stopped for speeding (often in strange circumstances, such as while playing computer racing games or running treadmill in a gym),
- Eno being rejected (sometimes with the use of force) by his dates or girls he wants to pick up,
- Eno and Fang discussing philosophical questions on the roof of their house.
A number of strips is devoted to the current media events (mainly related to the US pop culture, such as American idol show) or everyday life (such as popularity of Tivo video recorder and universal remotes). The purely surreal humour and ironic view of the American pop culture are rare, but still present.
