Ink Pen

Ink Pen is an American daily comic strip by Phil Dunlap which was syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick from 2005 to 2012.
The strip is about an employment agency for out-of-work cartoon characters. the daily strip ended its syndication. Although there were announced plans to have new weekly comics running concurrently after a brief hiatus, this has not happened.

Characters

Some of the characters include:

Bixby -- the former child star and now a dirty rat who works at the agency.
Captain Victorious -- a lazy super hero with a would-be sidekick, Scrappy Lad, that he doesn't want.
Dynaman -- the rival of Captain Victorious.
Fritz -- a dog and boss of the agency.
Hamhock -- a pig who is trying to get his 15 minutes of fame.
Hel -- the Norse goddess of the Underworld, with a surprisingly cheerful disposition. She claims to be related to Tyr, but their kinship is rather tenuous.
Jenn Erica -- a female filler character who tries repeatedly to get a lead character.
Moxie Gumption -- a more streetwise version of Little Orphan Annie.
Mr. Negato -- the enemy of Captain Victorious.
Ms. Amazement -- gives the impression of being a parody of Wonder Woman, but her background is Celtic rather than Greek.
Ralston -- a rabbit who is just looking for a higher group of people.
Scrappy Lad -- the would-be sidekick of Captain Victorious who is interested in Moxie Gumption.
Tyr -- the Norse god of single combat, trying to pull his decent weight around anger management and Valhallan Attitude.