A smart, contemporary satire drawn by Darrin Bell and written by Theron Heir, Rudy Park appears in 80 newspapers, including the Denver Rocky Mountain News and Chicago Sun-Times. At the center of the strip is Rudy Park, a 20-something cafe manager and archetypal Generation X-er. Among the regulars at Rudy's workplace, the House of Java, is his arch-nemesis, Sadie Cohen, an octogenarian with an attitude. Other central characters include Rudy's boss, Armstrong Maynard, a cheap capitalist; Rudy's Uncle Mort, a raving liberal lunatic; Randy "The Rock" Taylor, a former football star; and Darlene Desai, a workaholic and Rudy's unrequited love. The House of Java is a both hangout for the strip's characters and a forum for contemporary issues. The strip is peppered with cameo appearances by a variety of newsmakers, from politicians to pop stars.

The first Rudy Park collection, Rudy Park: The People Must Be Wired was published in 2003 by Andrews McMeel. A self-taught artist, Bell graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A. in political science. His award-winning editorial cartoons have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Oakland Tribune and on "60 Minutes". Theron Heir is the pen name for Matt Richtel, a journalist who writes for The New York Times.

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