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In the comics, everything old is new again. Why?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Seems like so many of the newest comic concepts are just some of the oldest ones in new wrapping. Just yesterday, Marvel released the latest issue of...
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There's nothing funny about the economy, unless you're 'Beetle Bailey'

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

The scene: The studios of Mort Walker Consolidated Amalgamated Humor Incorporated. The players: Mort and his Humor-Wielding Cronies, a group of...
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Looks like it's OK to have comics with 'cougars'

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

If it's OK for the ABC television network to devote a half hour each week to 40-something women hooking up with younger gents ("Cougar...
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'Animal Man' scratches out a weak ending

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

After the DC Comics miniseries "Last Days of Animal Man" debuted about six months ago,I was pretty gung-ho: DC's done well with series that...
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Someone's having a bad dream and thinks they're Ziggy

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Oh, the wan, sickly-sweet sentiment that only a perfect comics panel can bring! Usually, this sort of stuff is found only in "Ziggy" or a...
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The Secret Truth of 'Blackest Night:' it's just a DC marketing tool

Friday, October 30th, 2009 · 5 comments

So there I am, leafing my way through DC Comics' zombie-rific mega-series "Blackest Night," in which dead characters from the last several...
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Out of the mouths of cute little worms: Why so much anger in 'Ollie & Quentin'?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Have you ever been in a situation where someone just starts yelling at you or insulting you for no good reason whatsoever? And you simply don't know...
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Proof positive there are only so many jokes available for the funnies

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Yes, it's funny when a character is sooooooooooooo lazy that even a great din fails to rouse them form their slumber! And such is the case today in...
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Maybe it's not such a good idea for Marge Simpson to pose in Playboy...

Sunday, October 25th, 2009 · 1 comment

Marge Simpson posing in Playboy is about as appetizing as a mayonnaise soda. And I'll tell you why. Some things simply weren't meant to be. Cartoon...
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Here's why 'twitter' is a bad word in 'Tina's Groove.'

Ha, ha, ha! I get it! You used 'twitter" as part of a joke in your comic strip! So of course, your comic is now all of those things that are so...
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