Ozy and Millie
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Ozy and Millie is a webcomic, created by D. C. Simpson, which debuted in January 1998. It follows the adventures of assorted anthropomorphized animals. New strips are released on most weekdays. The comic centers on Ozy and Millie, two young foxes from a town called North Harbordale contending with everyday elementary school issues such as tests and bullies, as well as more surreal situations.
The strip usually concentrates on character interaction, but occasionally veers into political commentary. Simpson airs his political views more directly in his other comic, I Drew This. Many of the strips have been reprinted in six books, the first five were released by Plan 9 Publishing, and the sixth was released by Lulu.com. Its animal characters, focus on grade-school matters, use of ink and brush as drawing implements, cynical-yet-hopeful tone, and generally bizarre situations remind some readers of Calvin and Hobbes, though readers have also seen connections to Berkeley Breathed's and Walt Kelly's work.
The comic was part of Keenspot for a time, but eventually split off and became independent again. In 2002, the strip won the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards for Best Anthropomorphic Comic.
Characters
Ozy and Millie's raccoon friend Avery has devoted his life to trying to be "cool," even though that sometimes means ditching his "uncool" friends (if only for a while). Ironically, he often hangs out with Stephan the aardvark, the nerdiest character by far, whose lifetime goal seems to involve the ultimate destruction of Microsoft. Also hindering Avery's quest for coolness is his kid brother Timulty, whose innocence is greatly welcomed in a world where adults seem to be no smarter than kids.
The two major antagonists are Felicia the sheep, the "popular girl" who's always teasing Millie for being too individualistic (or in some cases just plain weird), and Jeremy the rabbit, whose favorite pastime is stuffing Ozy into trash cans.
Other characters include Ms. Sorkowitz, Ozy's kangaroo teacher; Principal Beau Vine, the bull principal of the school and Dr. I. Wahnsinnig (german for insane or mad), the ring-tailed lemur psychiatrist of the school. Also included are Ozy's dragon cousin Isolde, who is in charge of various conspiracies from time to time (the most notable is the time she hijacked a truckload of thermometers as a roundabout way of getting hired as a reporter for a cable news network), and Captain Locke, a kid pirate from an alternate dimension on the other side of the couch, in which people age backwards. This is how Locke, currently the age of the children, is also Millie's biological father.
Collected Editions
- Ozy and Millie. 128 pages, Plan Nine Publishing, 2000, ISBN 1929462115
- Ozy and Millie, volume 2: Never Mind Pants. 152 pages, Plan Nine Publishing, 2000, ISBN 1929462204
- Ozy and Millie, volume 3: Ink and White Space. ISBN 1929462433
- Ozy and Millie, volume 4: Authentic Banana Dye. ISBN 1929462565
- Ozy and Millie, volume 5: Om. ISBN 1929462697
- Tofu Knights: Ozy and Millie, 2004-2005. 128 pages, 2006 (No ISBN)
- Prehistrionics: Ozy and Millie, 1997-2000. 176 pages, 2006 (No ISBN)
- Material from Ozy and Millie appears in [[Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists]].
See also
External links
- [Official site] of Ozy and Millie
- [Define "Cynical"] - Fan site and discussion board
- [House Rules] - Ozy and Millie colored by fans
- [Comixpedia Interview with D. C. Simpson]
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