Edge City
About Edge City
Meet the Ardins! They’re the stars of Edge City, a groundbreaking comic strip that follows a hip Jewish-American family juggling relationships, careers and tradition at the fast pace of modern life. Len owns a delivery service, and Abby is a psychologist. Fueled by caffeine and gasoline, they and their kids, Colin and Carly, power their way through self-employment, after-school activities, pursuing their dreams and lining up for carpool.
Len and Abby take stress for granted—but not each other. Modern marriage isn’t easy, but the Ardins make it work, facing what life throws at them with intelligence, humor and an occasional hissy fit. It also helps to have friends and family, the latest self-help book, weekend rock-and-roll sessions and decent carryout. So, pack the kids off to school, grab a latte and try to beat rush hour on I-25—it’s life on the edge every day in Edge City!
Meet the Creators
Patty Laban
Patty LaBan is a psychotherapist, parent, daughter and wife based in the Philadelphia area. She enjoys collaborating with Terry, her husband of over 30 years, on creative projects as well as traveling and writing.
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Terry Laban
Terry LaBan is a cartoonist, graphic recorder and illustrator. He started his career as a political cartoonist, then worked for many years in the comic book industry as both an artist and writer. In 2001, he and his wife Patty started creating the daily comic strip “Edge City.” Terry’s company, Breakthrough Visuals (https://breakthroughvisuals.com/), creates graphic […]
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Characters
Abby
Wife, mom and therapist — for Abby, there just aren’t enough hours in a day. Nonetheless, Abby manages to make it all work out — at least, so far. The well-being of A...
Bev
Len’s mom Bev only recently moved back into town. An unreconstructed child of the ’60s, Bev would rather take her grandchildren to a protest rally than the zoo. Unfortunate...
Carly
Carly spends her time negotiating the rocky shoals of third grade social life and worshiping pop star Dustin Blieber.
Colin
The Ardin kids’ schedules are almost as packed as their parent’s, but since they’ve never experienced anything different, they don’t mind. At the ages of 11 and...
Edna and Morris
Abby’s parents live nearby, which makes it easy for them to spend time with the Ardins. When they have the time, that is, because Edna and Morris are, if anything, even busier th...
Len
Between being Abby’s husband, Colin and Carly’s dad and co-owner of a business, Leadfoot Couriers, Inc., Len has his hands full. Whether he’s coaching Carly’s s...
Rajiv
Len’s business partner, Rajiv, is co-owner of Leadfoot Couriers. A second-generation Indian-American, Rajiv’s calm and somewhat cautious approach to business balances Len&#...