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That must be some tasty sandwich in 'Mary Worth'!

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 · 1 comment

Warren Zevon said it best. Upon being interviewed by David Letterman as he was slowly dying from an incurable condition, the singer-songwriter told...
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Do you ever wonder if 'Crankshaft' has lost his marbles?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Some days, you just have to wonder if the titular character of "Crankshaft" isn't really crusty, grumpy and hard-bitten, but rather...
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'Deflocked' tackles an uncomfortable topic

Friday, December 11th, 2009 · 1 comment

And now it's time for a very special episode of.... It's, um, a wee bit difficult to laugh at this week's series of "Deflocked" strips,...
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OK, what's wrong with this picture: Beetle Bailey's Otto speaks with non-cartoon doggie

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 · 2 comments

Is Otto really head and shoulders above his canine pal? (Chron.com) How is it, Mort Walker, that one dog walks on all fours and another walks upright...
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Andy Capp really does live for the present

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'

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

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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'Frazz' mourns death of Gourmet magazine, weeks after the fact

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

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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?

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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