What is "rubes"

n. (plural of rube English)

Rubes is a syndicated newspaper single-panel cartoon created by Leigh Rubin in 1984.

Leigh Rubin began making and distributing his own greeting cards in 1979 through his company Rubes. The cartoon Rubes began appearing in newspapers in 1984 and is since 1989 syndicated by Creators Syndicate to over 400 newspapers worldwide, and was published in paperbacks from 1988 on. It was pulled from the Brigham Young University student newspaper The Daily Universe after several complaints by readers, but seems to have attracted little controversy otherwise.

Being a popular cartoon, Rubes is also heavily merchandised, with calendars, greeting cards, mugs, and T-shirts.

Rubes hasn't won any of the major comics or cartoon awards, but has won a few minor awards like a bronze award at ForeWord magazine’s Book of the Year.

Rubes is the surname of:

• Jan Rubeš (1920–2009), Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor
• Susan Douglas Rubes or Rubeš (1925-2013), Austrian-Canadian actress and producer
• Tomáš Rubeš (born 1992), Czech hockey player
• Vladimir Rubes or Rubeš (born 1970), Australian hockey player and coach