Wayback Wednesday: Schulz Books 1952-74
Early Peanuts First Editions The definitive guide to identifying early [first edition] Peanuts strip reprint softcovers and hardcovers, published…
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McClatchy Standard Comics Pages Update
It’s been three years since we first reported on McClatchy standardizing the comics pages in all their papers. Since that…
CSotD: Swift Moves
We’re starting our commentary on a uniquely American phenomenon with reactions from a pair of Canadians, and why not? If…
Wallace the Brave and Garfield Return – Separated by 45 Years
The Providence Journal gave notice that Will Henry’s Wallace the Brave comic strip returned to the newspaper on Monday January…
CSotD: Politics washed, spun and hung out to dry
Kal Kallaugher offers an antidote of sorts to all the polling and panic, pointing out that party members barely make…
Wash. Times: G. B. Trudeau Has a Severe Case of Trump Derangement Syndrome
If the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used by psychiatrists, were to officially recognize Trump Derangement Syndrome as…
Comic Strip Notes and Nods
Partnering with the old man. Let’s start with not a comic strip. Kidtown, a puzzle and activity feature written and…
CSotD: Winter’s Tales
Mort Gerberg offers this cheerful, well-timed reminder. I’ve got to admit that we’ve done all right so far. We’re far…
CSotD: Judge Parker goes missing again
Things are getting pretty noir. If you’ve never followed Vintage Judge Parker (KFS), this is an excellent time to jump…
Rick Detorie Retires One Big Happy?
January 29 will begin the fifth week of One Big Happy in rerun mode. Has Rick Detorie retired the comic…
Alex Cook – RIP
Editorial cartoonist Alex Burns Cook has passed away. Alexander Burns (Alex) Cook February 1, 1926 – January 25, 2024 Editorial…
CSotD: Funny stuff that makes me grouchy
Sandra Bell-Lundy is a little coy about how successful Kim is as a writer, which makes this Between Friends (KFS)…
The Lockhorns No Longer Available to Longview (Tx) News-Journal Readers
QUESTION: What happened to Leroy and Loretta in the Sunday comics? They were my favorites and I miss them. Thank…
And Now Wick Communications Standardizes Their Comics Pages
Wick Communications, a media group with 24 newspapers mostly west of The Mississippi, will be consolidating their comics pages beginning…
CSotD: A House (and other things) Divided
In case you hadn’t noticed, Mike Smith (KFS) points out that the border has become a major campaign issue for…