BONZZO The Comic Strip
Since he was young, Rivas had on his mind the development of a cartoon character. After he developed the character, he used it to promote his advertising agency. A few years later, the character which he named BONZZO was officially born.
There are no syndicates in the U.S. or Puerto Rico however, BONZZO was first published in 1998 in two of the four leading newspapers in Puerto Rico, El Mundo and El Vocero. His coomic strips were published in both newspapers daily. Later, it was also published on El Reportero newspaper in Huntsville, Alabama. It was also published, years later, on the Primera Hora newspaper in Puerto Rico. Actually, as of 2012, you can see BONZZO's daily comic strip at his website.
Rivas describes "BONZZO" as a young likable adult facing life with a child's mentality. Rivas designed some special "BONZZO" strips commemorating NASA's achievements, including "Beyond the Moon", a calendar of the year 2000 honoring Hispanic heritage.
While U.S. syndication is one of Rivas's immediate goals, he also hopes to create a "BONZZO" theme park, "Bonzzolandia".
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