Comic Strips

This Little Piggy Made Energy (With Methane)

Neil Wagner | Posted 03.26.2012

Neil Wagner

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PHOTOS: 9 Awesome Comics

Michel Choquette | Posted 02.21.2012

Michel Choquette

Contrary to what has been claimed by various reviewers, "The Someday Funnies" was not 40 years in the making, though it is true that four decades elapsed between the time I undertook the project and the time the book finally saw the light of day.

Does Continuity Exist In Modern Comics?

Gary Roszko | Posted 02.18.2012

Gary Roszko

Taken with a sense of disbelief, superheroes live in a world of constant danger. A day off is always just out of reach. Even a day at the beach brings up bad memories of a Sandman/Hydroman team-up. And the Waynes couldn't even enjoy a quiet night at the theater.

7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 10.03.2011

It's Wednesday which means we're here with seven more websites to distract and entertain you. We know you're probably worried about the alleged cyber-...

Celebrate Father's Day With Comic Strip Dads

Kate Kelly | Posted 08.15.2011

Kate Kelly

As Father's Day nears, I decided to take a look back at some comic strip fathers to see how dads have been depicted over time.

Comics of the Past: Appreciated on Many Levels

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Kate Kelly

Fifty years ago, parents outright discouraged children from reading comics because they "took up time that could be used reading real literature." But children knew all along that comics had value.

Valentines Comic #1

Nikole Beckwith | Posted 05.25.2011

Nikole Beckwith

For Valentines Day, I will post a new heart comic daily between now and the 14th. Enjoy.

Valentines Comic #2

Nikole Beckwith | Posted 05.25.2011

Nikole Beckwith

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I Think We Should Break Up

Nikole Beckwith | Posted 05.25.2011

Nikole Beckwith

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Holy Farewell, Brenda! Peanuts and Changing of the Comics Cosmos

David Crumm | Posted 05.25.2011

David Crumm

t might seem that comics themselves are dying, but the truth is that comics are alive and well. In fact, they are conquering global culture. What's more: Comics increasingly are the home of our spiritual imagination.

'Brenda Starr' Comic Strip Ending After 70 Years

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — No more late nights or looming deadlines for globetrotting reporter Brenda Starr. The redheaded comic heroine, whose first appearance...

I Hope

Nikole Beckwith | Posted 05.25.2011

Nikole Beckwith

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Still

Nikole Beckwith | Posted 05.25.2011

Nikole Beckwith

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A Very Accurate Comic

Nikole Beckwith | Posted 05.25.2011

Nikole Beckwith

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'Garfield' Cartoonist Apologizes Over Offensive Veteran's Day Strip

Posted 05.25.2011

By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Cartoonist Jim Davis apologized Thursday for a Garfield strip that some veterans may have found offensive. T...

NOT GOING ANYWHERE

AP | STEPHEN SINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

STAMFORD, Conn. — Beetle Bailey is slouching toward retirement age, but the lazy Army private won't be getting rest anytime soon from his tour o...

'Peanut' Love

The Guardian | Joe Queenan | Posted 05.25.2011

The premise, after all, is a bit of an inside joke: the central character in Peanuts is the hapless, downbeat Charlie Brown. Americans do not ordinari...

'Cathy' Comic Strip ENDING

AP | MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The comic strip "Cathy," which has chronicled the life, frustrations and swimsuit season meltdowns of its namesake for more t...

Sunday Comics Raise Awareness About Breast Cancer

Posted 05.25.2011

Over 50 Sunday comics will be going pink this weekend to raise awareness about breast cancer. The special pink comic strips will appear in national ne...

Shocking Revelations for Last Week of Cathy Comic Strips

Spencer Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Spencer Green

- Cathy admits brief affair she had with Uncle Duke in 1970s while substituting as his interpreter in China - Best friend Andrea leaves husband, join...

'Annie' Comic Strip Ending After 85 Years

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — Come this summer there will be no more tomorrows for "Annie." After 85 years, Tribune Media Services announced Thursday that it will ...

Your Move, Jake Gyllenhaal

Jonathan Bender | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Bender

In an effort to have a legacy, every man has three dreams. We want to be made into an action figure, be immortalized in a comic, or be frozen in carbonite.

Good Grief! Comic Characters Leave Newspapers for a Day

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Dave Astor

Given that most newspapers still don't publish weekday comics in color, my mistake was putting today's cartoon guests in the green room rather than the black-and-white room.

See You in the Funny Papers

Paul Krassner | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Krassner

The economic crisis has made its way into the nation's syndicated comic strips. A few have included references to companies going bankrupt.

Vote "Yesh!" on Prop 2

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Markarian

Patrick McDonnell, the creator of the comic strip MUTTS, has dedicated a full week beginning this Sunday to the theme of protecting farm animals from cruelty.