Pros & Cons (comic strip)

Pros & Cons is a comic strip about a lawyer, a psychiatrist and a police officer created by Glasgow–based artist Kieran Meehan. [1]It was known as A Lawyer, A Doctor & A Cop before July 7, 2008, when it was renamed in an effort to make the title easier to remember.[2]

Pros & Cons
Author(s)Kieran Meehan
Current status/scheduleRunning
Launch dateSeptember, 2005
Syndicate(s)King Features Syndicate
Genre(s)Humor, Professions, Family

Characters[3][4]

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Lyndon Peel is a sophisticated psychiatrist who is happily oblivious to his own issues.

Samuel Rhodes is a skeptical defense attorney. He is married to Michele. They have an opinionated seven-year-old named Jack, who is based on Meehan's younger brother, David, and nephew, Michael.

Stan Defoe, a tough-talking detective, is dedicated and street-wise.

Sophie Defoe, Stan's sister, is the sagacious proprietor of 'Defoe's Diner'

Gillian Jaggers, a brilliant District Attorney, is a ruthless opponent to Samuel in the courtroom. She and Stan dated for a while.

Recurring themes

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  • Lyndon, Samuel and Stan, a trio of friends, are often seen eating at Defoe's Diner.
  • The trio are also often seen trying to figure out a painting's meaning in an art gallery.
  • Each of the characters are frequently shown solo, working in their respective professions.
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References

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  1. ^ "Kieran Meehan". lambiek.net. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Blog Message:: Pros & Cons". meehancartoons.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  3. ^ "Meehan Cartoons || Characters". meehancartoons.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  4. ^ "King Features Syndicate - Comics". kingfeatures.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-07-12.