The Daily Cartoonist

Cute.

I love Pickles. The couple is just like my nextdoor neighbors, who I adore, esp. HIM. :)

Crane drew a very nice card. I think that “Pickles” is the only strip about senior citizens that I actually read. No offense meant to the late Howie Schneider, but “The Sunshine Club” (which ran in my paper) always seemed to be too repetitive and predictable. The same goes for “Flo and Friends” (which runs in my paper), with apologies to Jenny Campbell and the late John Gibel. I realize that it may be because I am young and that a senior citizen might appreciate the humor of those strips more. However, the fact that I enjoy “Pickles” shows what an excellent cartoonist Crane is. (”Pickles” has filled the void in my paper created by the end of “Sunshine Club,” incidentally.)

I was curious as to whether Brian Crane might be related to Roy Crane, the creator of “Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy” back in the ’20s and ’30s. I’m not sure how common their last name is…

Thanks Chris and Dawn for the kind words. Wish I could claim Roy as a progenitor but as far as I know there is no family tie.

Brian,
I’ve been a longtime fan of Pickles and I have to echo Chris’ comment about yours being the only senior-centric strip that I read. It’s always well written.

I created a thread on Toon Talk years ago called Sunday Funnies Review® where I link to that Sunday’s best funnies, and Pickles is always a consistant fav, making as many appearances as Non Sequitur and now Lio. You do fine work, sir…

Shamless plug time!
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Brian, Wonderful drawing!

I hate you, Brian.

Every week I ask my mother what she thought of my strips. My two strips. And she’s honest. Generally, she likes HEART OF THE CITY and generally she doesn’t get LIO. But she never fails to say, “did you see PICKLES today? I dearly love that PICKLES.”

I hate you, Brian. By the way, can I get your autograph at some point?
It’s for my mother.

Brian, My wife and I are over 65 but, your strip in the first one we read each day in the Kitsap Sun…..but, it is also the favorite of our kids and grandchildren.
Do you have someone in your family or neighborhood who inspires you?

Clay

Brian, After reading your strip every morning, I think you are a member of our family. Earl and my husband could be twins. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one living like Opal.
Jackie

Brian–I’m writing to ask what you want for dinner since you apparently live at our house!