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During this period, Hillenburg became fascinated with animation, and wrote a comic book titled The Intertidal Zone starring various anthropomorphic forms of sea creatures, many of which would evolve into SpongeBob SquarePants characters, [2] including "Bob the Sponge", who was the co-host of the comic and resembled an actual sea sponge as ...
While he was there, he had the initial idea that would lead to the creation of SpongeBob SquarePants—a comic book titled The Intertidal Zone. The host of the comic was "Bob the Sponge" who, unlike SpongeBob, resembled an actual sea sponge. [4] In 1987, Hillenburg left the institute to pursue an animation career. [4] [5]
The Intertidal Zone ' s Bob the Sponge resembles an actual sea sponge, and at first, Hillenburg continued to use this design. [34] [39] [40] [43] In determining the new character's behavior, Hillenburg drew inspiration from innocent, childlike figures that he enjoyed, such as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Jerry Lewis, and Pee-wee Herman.
The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an enthusiastic and optimistic sea sponge. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone , which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s.
The Intertidal Zone ' s Bob the Sponge resembles an actual sea sponge, and at first, Hillenburg continued to use this design. [4] [9] [10] [13] In determining the new character's behavior, Hillenburg drew inspiration from innocent, childlike figures that he enjoyed, such as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Jerry Lewis, and Pee-wee Herman.
It featured anthropomorphic forms of sea life, many of which would evolve into SpongeBob SquarePants characters [25] – including "Bob the Sponge", the comic's co-host, who resembled a realistic sea sponge, as opposed to his later SpongeBob SquarePants character, a sea sponge whose stylized square shape resembles a kitchen sponge. [26]
SpongeBob Comics is a comic book series based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It was published by United Plankton Pictures and distributed by Bongo Comics . It was initially published every two months in the United States beginning in February 2011 and was published monthly from June 2012 to October 2018.
The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an enthusiastic and optimistic sea sponge. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone , which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s.