CSotD: The Perils of Sarcasm and Subtlety
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Willy Black by Guillermo Saldaña is Added to the Comics Kingdom Schedule
Comics Kingdom has again expanded their roster with the addition of Willy Black by Guillermo Saldaña. Very limited information as…
CSotD: Ways of Knowing or Not Knowing
On the Fastrack (KFS) reminds me that the first course I took in my major was called “Ways of Knowing,”…
A Syndicated Newspaper Comic Strip First?
Yesterday there was, I think, a first for mainstream newspapers around the United States when a same sex marriage occurred…
CSotD: Dubious Fact-Checks
I’ve learned not to bother fact-checking Frazz (AMS), though it will lead you down some fascinating wormholes. This one touched…
Foolin’ with Space and Time
Sunday Synchronicity Mutts and Mary Worth panels play well off each other. I imagine I am far from the only…
First and Last: Smilin’ Jack
It wasn’t the first aviation comic strip – Tailspin Tommy (1928), Skyroads (1929, which had Zack Mosley art assist), Scorchy…
CSotD: Personal takes and square deals
Who says comics can’t be educational? Today’s Andertoons (AMS) sent me scrambling for the googles, where, by yompin’ yiminy, I…
The Great Replacement II
The Bay Area News Group posted a brief notice that Loose Parts by Dave Blazek was the overwhelming choice to…
Great Moments in Baseball
Thirty years ago: Two out, bottom of the ninth. The eternal goat (not G.O.A.T.) Charlie Brown steps up to the…
CSotD: Unclench with some intentional silliness
We’ll start the day with a rebus rather than a joke, though a rebus is, really, a form of joke….
The King Kong Comic Strip is 90
The public birth of King Kong, the movie monster, was 90 years ago. The movie debuted in New York City…
The Tinkersons Tenth
Take It From the Tinkersons by Bill Bettwy is nearing its tenth anniversary. The comic strip began April 1, 2013…
CSotD: Scams, shortcomings & other funny stuff
I worked at a paper where this Pardon My Planet (KFS) pretty much described the company health plan. There were…
Weekend Funnies Wrap-up
Gaming the Funny Pages – part two Last weekend we noted Joe Wos playing games. This weekend it was Jef…