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Andy Capp really does live for the present

Monday, November 30th, 2009

For years, I've been reading "Andy Capp" under the presumption that this ongoing saga of a lazy, abusive barfly took place in a quainter...
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Once again, it's funny to be new, as demonstrated in 'Wizard of Id'

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Oh. comics writers! Because newspapers have essentially become informative tip sheets for the elite and elderly, these veteran scribes can't help...
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Slylock Fox turns his furry friends loose for Turkey Day rampage

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Bolt the doors! Slylock Fox has let loose a horde of wild beasts! (Chron.com) Or how about 5) Anyone within 15 miles of this zoo escape ought to...
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Justice Society of America splits in two today

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

In what is either a smart narrative technique or a silly marketing gimmick, DC Comics splits its venerable Justice Society of America team in two...
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What's the best comic of the decade?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Was All-Star Superman the best comic of the decade? (absolutezone.wordpress.com) What comic books were good enough to stand out over the past ten...
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'Frazz' mourns death of Gourmet magazine, weeks after the fact

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Look, we know comic-strip cartoonists have to write weeks in advance in order to keep up with deadlines but today's "Frazz" shows how...
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Thanksgiving brings out the turkey slaughterers in all of us

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 · 1 comment

Lest we forget as we eat ourselves into a tryptophan coma, turkeys really have something of a problem around this time of year....
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Doesn't it feel like every 'Crankshaft' could be the last?

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Ever since writer Tom Batiuk went cuckoo earlier this year and penned a series of strips showing lovable oldster Crankshaft as a drooling human...
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Something smells funny in today's 'Beetle Bailey'

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

We're told the army office in today's "Beetle Bailey" smells, well, "like a wet dog.' And then we discover that there's no wet dog in...
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Eeeek! A horrifying rash is taking over 'Judge Parker'!

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 · 1 comment

In a world cowed by the fear of swine flu, avian flu and the spread of e. coli bacterium through tainted meat, it was only a matter of time before the...
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