Darrin Bell Returns to Substack

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1. Abraham

   Well, good luck, he will need it

2. Charles Brubaker

   Has there been any updates on his legal issues?

3. PaulWBerge

   I believe that commenting on Substack is open only to individual substackers’ subscribers. If someone here subscribes to Bell’s page, they could verify whether his comment section is open or closed.

   1. Judge Magney

      A lot of substacks allow commenting only by paid subscribers, but it’s not a universal. I don’t know whether it’s a default that people just don’t turn off or an active choice. It makes it impossible to post corrections For creators I like, like Clay Jones. (why, Mr jones, why?)

4. Nancy Beiman

   I am a subscriber to his Substack blog. Comments have been disabled for everyone.

5. Darryl Heine

   I wouldn’t mind if Candorville/Rudy Park was revived as a webcomic.

6. Roger Faulkner

   I received the substack and while inclined to respond, decided to allow whatever time he felt needed to expand or explain this situation.

7. Grant

   This may be a little off topic, but something occurred to me on all those comic strips listed as Candorville replacements. A few people suggested with Curtis that the editors were thinking about switching one comic strip with a black main character to another, but I don’t think that is the case. Based on the ones that were in that sort-of list from the 24th I compiled in the comments section, to start
   Candorville – drawn by Darrin Bell(Black)
   Curtis – drawn by Ray Billingsley(Black)
   Six Chix – drawn by six women
   Dumplings – an exception
   Crabgrass – drawn by Tauhid Bondia(Black)
   Breaking Cat News – drawn by Georgia Dunn(Woman)
   Phoebe and Her Unicorn – drawn by Dana Simpson(Woman)
   Thatababy – another exception
   I think most newspapers chose to replace Candorville with another comic strip done by a minority cartoonist instead of basing it on the characters.

8. Bill Abelson

   The Seattle Times went with Classic Doonesbury.