Comments on: The sun won’t come out tomorrow for Annie

By: Mike Peterson

Mike Peterson — Sun, 16 May 2010 10:01:20 +0000

Actually, I’d say the opposite, Mark. I was at a paper that canceled “Sally Forth” and it was the right decision. About a year later, Ces took it over and, if we’d still had it, canceling would have been the wrong decision.

The papers to criticize over the death of “Annie” are any that canceled it since the current team picked it up.

In theory, I’m against zombie comics. In practice, I’m more against those who make decisions about comics but don’t keep up with them.

By: Mark McComas

Mark McComas — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:27:11 +0000

If those twenty newspapers were a little more on the ball about studying the demogrphics of their readers, Annie dearest would have died long ago. I’m glad I am not that artist or writer who worked so hard for the pittance they must have earned for royalties from twenty newspapers–evben if they were big ones (doubt that, too).

By: Rick Schmitz

Rick Schmitz — Sat, 15 May 2010 04:50:51 +0000

The comment “It’s just too rich a vein (not) to mine.” is pretty telling about how TMS feels about the strip… and probably explains why it’s down to 20 papers.

By: Brian Powers

Brian Powers — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:06:29 +0000

They should give Annie pupils and then relaunch.

By: Darryl Heine

Darryl Heine — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:55:58 +0000

I know the Chicago Tribune stopped carrying Annie in March 1992. Lucky the New York Daily News is one of the last 20 papers still carrying Annie in the comics pages.

By: Mark McComas

Mark McComas — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:46:49 +0000

Headline writers: Regarding the death of “Annie,” how about something with “No More Leapin’ Lizards?” “Tribune Media Orphans “Annie.” Her hollow eyes creeped me out, too.

By: Brian Fies

Brian Fies — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:57:31 +0000

Sorry to see this. Ted Slampyak was one of the first to warmly welcome me into the brotherhood/sisterhood of cartoonists. He’s a very nice and talented guy, and I thought he and Maeder had done a terrific, witty job of reinvigorating “Annie.”

Also a sad reflection on the state of the once-great adventure strips whose likes we will never see again (not even online, I fear; that kind of skill and professionalism may be gone forever, or at least redirected to more appreciative and profitable outlets than comics).

By: Stephen Beals

Stephen Beals — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:30:06 +0000

I have to admit that I liked the musical as a kid. A lot of that had to do with Carol Burnett. I normally hate musicals.

Her hollow eyes always creeped me out, but not on Barney Rubble or Calvin. I’m not sure why.

The true tragedy is that everyone writing about this just can’t resist the headline “The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow”.

By: Ted Dawson

Ted Dawson — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:54:32 +0000

No doubt this is a reflection on TMS’ ability to sell more than on the cartoonists’ ability to do a good comic strip.

By: Daniel Bielinski

Daniel Bielinski — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:28:06 +0000

Wow, I’m surprised that Annie was still in papers; or even being produced.

I’m not surprised that Scott has posted another stupid comment.

It’s getting old, dude. While you’re online all day, why don’t you google “the golden rule” and see what it means. Read it slowly. Read it a few times if you need to.