Erik's Journal Now Online!

The Midtoon Herald, May 29, 2009

Erik Campos, the main character of the Midtoon Comic strip has taken a new step towards greatness in creating a new blog called MIDTOON JOURNAL: ERIK. The new blog went online two days ago and can be found at http://midtoonjournal-erik.blogspot.com/.

According to a company spokesperson is "an attempt to chronicle the comings and goings of the most famous 16 year old boy in Midtoon."

The last statement was looked upon with skepticism by many, since they claim that there are not many 16 year old boys in Midtoon that we know about.

"Hey," said Erik in an exclusive. "It's not my fault that no one else in Midtoon stars in comic strip!"

Speculation began immediately about the new "Mario" comic strip, although others seemed more receptive to the idea of a "Javier" strip or even a "Jennifer" strip. This immediately brought up the attention of the Comic Strip Bureau, who stated that "Midtoon is such a small Town that we don't feel there's room for more strips."

"I'll move to Westoon," said an offended passerby. "I'm sure I can have a comic strip there."

This reporter would love to see more Midtoon, wouldn't you?"

Special Feature: Ask Erik

The Midtoon Herald, May 20, 2009

QUESTION: Where is the dog? Why haven't you showed it?

ERIK ANSWERS:
The dog is at home. Javier plays with it a lot. We have not showed it because nothing really interesting is happening there right now. Knowing Javier, though, I have no doubt that we will see him (and his dog) soon.
QUESTION: What happened to New Guy? Officer Mollison?

ERIK ANSWERS:
Those reading the Midtoon Herald, know that Officer Mollison has been suspended without pay until the division of Internal Affairs of the MPD completes an administrative investigation in a police brutality allegation.
New Guy is waiting for the hearing where he will testify against Officer Mollison and to yet another investigation as to who was the anonymous caller that accused him. I guess we will have to wait for the investigation to continue before we'll know anything.

QUESTION: What is New Guy's name?

ERIK ANSWERS:
I don't know. Never asked him.

ASK ERIK is a recurring feature of the Midtoon Herald. Every once in a while, some of your questions are collected and presented to Erik for his answer. If we get enough material, we may include it in a special section of the website, but for now, it is just here.

Copyright (C) 2009, Disassociated Press.

Midtoon High Advances to Semi-Finals

The Midtoon Herald, May 18, 2009

The wait was seven years long, but the fans forgot all the bitterness of the past few seasons yesterday when Midtoon High defeated Weston High in a dramatic game.

"I was hitting it well," said Christopher "Big Chris" Rollins, who turned out to be the most valuable player of the quarter finals in a very short interview. "The ball was going in, and I hit some really important baskets in the fourth quarter."

Midtoon had been lukewarm during the first three quarters, but managed to stay in the game due to a very aggressive defense.

"It was a life or death game," said the team mascot. "The guys came out really motivated, especially in the fourth quarter after the coach gave them a very peppy pep talk. He told them that they were playing awful. but the score was close. He challenged them to go out in the last quarter and finish them off."

The rest is history.

Basketball fans are really excited because it had been a while since the team had a player of the caliber of Big Chris.

"Big Chris is going to the NBA," said a rabid fan. "Mark my words, Big Chris will go NBA."

This reporter is wondering why Big Chris left the court running...

Copyright (C) 2009, Disassociated Press.

EXTRA!!! Midtoon Police Officer Suspended

The Midtoon Herald, May 15, 2009

The public was shocked this afternoon when the Midtoon Police Department admitted that one of their own had been identified in a suit involving police brutality. The Chief of Police declared in front of the astonished reporters that a local police officer was allegedly involved in the case.

"An investigation is in progress," said the Chief. "So we can't disclose the identity of the officer or any additional details of the case.

Sources close to the Police Department identified the suspended officer as Tina Mollison, daughter of the late James Mollison, who used to be a police officer in Centerville, before accepting a post as Chief of Police in Westoon.

"Tina was born to a law enforcement family," said our source. "It is a pity that she allowed her personal life to interfere with her work."

According to our source, Officer Tina Mollison has had several instances of very violent incidents, especially when intervening with men. What brought this case to light is that the victim was an innocent man, falsely accused by an anonymous caller.

Apparently, when responding to investigate the case, Officer Mollison made use of "unapproved interrogation techniques". What those "techniques" were, is a matter of speculation right now, but they seem to have involved ropes and her baton.

Officer Mollison has been suspended without pay until the Internal Affairs Division of the MPD completes their investigation.

This reporter is wondering if Ms. Mollison would care to teach her some knots.

Copyright (C) 2009, Disassociated Press.