CSotD: Truth, fiction and opinions
I was dismayed to read the absurd piece by a Cleveland editor in which he said that, while readers like…
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Beetle Bailey Remains in Uniform and The Funnies as Part of Uniform Comics Pages
The Cleveland Plain Dealer replaced the defunct Funky Winkerbean comic strip with Beetle Bailey which led to some complaints. We…
CSotD: Life, death, marriage etc.
Stephen Collins reflects on the death of water cooler TV, a combination of too many things to watch, too many…
Forever Love, A Comic Strip Duet
There was a duet of sorts in today’s comics between Over the Hedge and Macanudo. Excerpt above is Over the…
Rarity: Mrs Contrary by Marion Farley
It is a rare thing to stumble across a syndicated comic strip that isn’t in Allan Holtz’s book, but that’s…
CSotD: Implausible Deniability
Joe Heller is only one of many cartoonists raising the issue of egg prices, along with an army of meme-creators…
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink
So John McPherson just bops us in the face with it in today’s Close to Home. “It” being the fourth…
The Dearly Departed 2022 – Intercommunal and International
Mike Rhode at Comics DC has posted his list of 2022 Deaths in Comic Arts. This list is much more…
CSotD: Funny stuff, for the most part
We’ll start today with a Free Range (Creators) that doesn’t inspire any Great Thoughts beyond my memories of setting up…
Everyone Knows Its Wednesday
Its Whatnot Wednesday starring Bob Eckstein, a comic strip book sale, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Maine cartoonists, Liza Donnelly, and the health…
CSotD: It’s my party and I’ll lie if I want to
I’ve had enough cartoons about the speakership voting, but I did get a laugh out of RJ Matson’s commentary because…
Scummers Gonna Scam
Rina Piccolo reminds us that scammers hitting on cartoonists and illustrators still abound. Fellow artists, SCAM ALert…if you get something…
CSotD: Throwing the Challenge Flag
You may have to watch sports to know this, but Progressive Insurance is running a series of commercials in which…
Running Amuck Thru the Monday Funnies – Updated (Twice)
Or should it be running “amok?” Writing Explained pulls a Garner’s Modern English Usage (GMEU) estimate “that amok is used…
CSotD: Passing Thoughts
Sunday’s Bizarro (KFS) provoked both a laugh and a sigh. My dad, who died 30 years ago last week, did…