What’s Up Newp is pleased to announce that Sour Grapes – A Comic Strip by Tim Jones will now be run weekly on WhatsUpNewp.com.

Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California, and Texas and is also available online. 

Tim grew up in Attleboro, Massachusetts and now lives in Smithfield, Rhode  Island with his wife, and two daughters. He has been a freelance cartoonist for over 20  years. Tim is a member of the National Cartoonists Society and a member of ARIA  (Association of Rhode Island Authors). He has created several Sour Grapes compilation  and story-coloring books. Tim teaches cartooning and speaks at local schools and  libraries. He also appears at various book signings, events and comic conventions.

We’re incredibly excited to add Tim (and Aesop) to our regular roster of regular contributors and, of course, look forward to reading Sour Grapes every Tuesday.

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes;

For more information on Sour Grapes, visit www.sourgrapescomic.com. Follow Sour Grapes on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip; “SOUR GRAPES” about “Aesop”, a miserable-flying dog, living in a strange, problematic and troubled world along with his odd family and pet cloud, ‘Ominous’. Originally from Attleboro, Massachusetts, Tim lives with his wife and two daughters in Smithfield, RI. He is a cartoonist, freelance illustrator, author and comedian. He is also a member of the National Cartoonist Society and the Mid-South...