King Features Sends Birthday Greetings to Barney
At Comics Kingdom today a number of John Rose’s stablemates joined in wishing Barney Google a Happy One Hundredth….
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Barney Google is 100
Barney Google (and Snuffy Smith) June 17, 1919 – present (and beyond) We’ve mentioned the centennial celebration here…
Popeye at 90 – License to Grow
It’s the 90th anniversary of Popeye‘s debut (and the 100th of Thimble Theatre). But age isn’t slowing down the…
Exploring Calvin & Hobbes site launches; new book next week
Universal Uclick has launched a new website to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the launch of Bill Watterson’s Calvin…
Luann turns 30. All month long
March 17th will mark the 30th anniversary of Greg Evans’s Luann (see the first comic above). From GoComics: ?If time…
Larry Wright’s Kit ‘N’ Carlyle Celebrates 30 Years
Larry Wright’s Carlyle celebrates 30 years in syndication on December 1st. The comic features Kit, a single working woman, and…
Review: Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Trudeau
I buy comic collections for a number of reasons. Pure entertainment, “behind the scenes” information, interesting comic history and love…
Blondie turns 80 years old today
Chic Young’s Blondie first debuted in newspapers 80 years ago today. The strip featured Blondie, a hip young flapper and…
In the Bleachers celebrates 15 years
Congrats go out to Steve Moore today. His feature, In The Bleachers, is celebrating its 15th year in syndication. Steve…
Belated happy 3rd anniversary to Arctic Circle
Alex Hallatt’s Arctic Circle turned three last week. Alex has posted a recap of her syndication experience so far and…
Beetle Bailey turns 60 this Saturday
The AP has story about Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey turning 60 this Saturday. Mort Walker, who conjured up Beetle and…
Green Eggs and Ham turns 50
“Green Eggs and Ham” – the book Dr. Seuss created on a bet with his editor that he could write…
Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog turns 4
A small shout-out to Jonathan Mahood who’s webcomic Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog hit its four year mark yesterday. In dog…
Jimmy Johnson’s Arlo and Janis turns 25
This Thursday, Jimmy Johnson’s Arlo and Janis will celebrate 25 in syndication. From E&P: “I really wanted to do a…
Hilary Price’s Rhymes With Orange Turns 15
Yesterday marked Hilary Price’s Rhymes with Orange turned 15. As she remarks on her blog – that’s 5,475 strips. As…