About this strip:
Towner was created in 1997
and named after my favorite composer,
John Towner Williams, and is basically a
kid-friendly miniaturization of my own
ChrusherComix characters in a
cute little-kids format. I was inspired by Bill Watterson's
Calvin and Hobbes along
with Charles Schultz's Peanuts and
countless others during my childhood. After failing to get a newspaper syndicate to take a chance on
them, Towner & Friends were placed in hibernation, only coming out of it to do seasonal newspaper
advertising my family's greenhouse
and
go-karts
in Oswego, NY. Towner remained in suspended animation
until
the completion of my children's book,
Tee and Wee
when I found
ComicGenesis,
which is a free webhosting and site automation service for webcomics.
Towner, along with his "older brother" comic, "Chrusher", are brought to the
world for the first time online for free! So enjoy! Unless a syndicate
calls, Towner will likely not continue in strip format (unless by web-viewer
request), and will only be
seen in future books and my local newspaper advertisements. Unlike most
cartoons and comics in the world today (including
my other webcomic, which
I'll admit, has been a bit vulgar in the past when I was younger), I've kept Towner 100%
clean of vulgarity and suitable for all-ages. While a handful of people have
thanked me for that, I get no support for this project outside of my mom and
wife, and when I notice that all the most highest-rated webcomics are either
vulgar, poorly done, and/or not for children, I get discouraged from doing this. So, if you
think I'm a talented cartoonist, you like this kind of clean/cute strip, and
wish for me to continue to expand the Towner collection, then please
consider support me by votes, donations, or
buying my children's book.
Crusher and Towner comics, and all intellectual properties on this page are
© copyright 1997-2007
Christopher Galletta Stevens.
Copyright means that I made it and can prove it. It means
it's illegal to steal.
Please ask permission before using any of the artwork on this website, although you may link to it without permission. All artwork (pencil/ink/color), characters, stories, names, and ideas on this website are created and owned by Christopher Galletta Stevens and are protected under copyright laws as such.
Artist is seeking publication or syndication of this project, and/or any other project for pay. Offers are welcome. Please consider donations as they are essential for the survival of un-syndicated cartoonists, including this one.
I am a freelance commercial artist, graphic designer, computer colorist, freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and/or website designer.
Contact me with offers and/or comments,
especially
if you're a fan, a syndicate or a publisher.