A Bit More with The Sunday Funnies

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1. Joseph Nebus

   I apologize for the intrusion and for not having a more direct source, but just found a comment on my blog about John Allen, whose Nest Heads ended abruptly last year. If the report’s correct, Allen died of brain cancer in September. https://nebushumor.wordpress.com/2020/07/30/the-comic-strip-nest-heads-is-ending-like-10-minutes-from-now-it-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-18043

2. Joseph Nebus

   Today’s Bizarro is, by the way, a redraw of a strip from the early 90s. I believe it was a weekday strip in the original run.

   (And, it’s a good joke, worth remaking, and I don’t intend to begrudge Piraro for reusing a joke after decades when maybe four people will spot it.)

3. D. D. Degg  (admin)

   Joseph: The source for John’s passing would seem to be a comment left on his entry at Lambiek’s Comiclopedia https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/allen_john.htm
   That entry is adapted almost entirely from his Creators biography
   https://www.creators.com/author/john-allen

   I am tempted to write an obituary for John, but after doing a bit of searching I can find no backup for his passing. It is not that I don’t believe Kristin, I would just like some kind of additional confirmation.