AMP Kids has reinvigorated their blog with a new series – Comics 101. Amp Kids is Andrews McMeel‘s publishing arm for young readers. Among others things they have recently started a more or less weekly series about Comics for Kids. Why Comics are Great for Kids (and Libraries) The numbers speak for themselves: When […]
On Friday, July 26 (above), Ray Billingsley started a story line in his Curtis comic strip. This week Ray introduced a new character. My disappointment comes from, after two days of “Quincy Shearer,” none of the commenters mentioning the origin of that name. Quincy by Ted Shearer was a classic, and one of a […]
Bob Gorrell brings up a point that either side can run with. Obviously (well, obviously to me), there is nothing wrong with pointing out racism when it is (A) real and (B) a major factor in something. In fact, you’d be a fool not to, unless the racism is in your favor and you’re hoping […]