Comments on: Doonesbury on 3 month vacation

By: Peter Marmorek

Peter Marmorek — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:52:24 +0000

“. This break begins Sunday, March 23, 2008 through June 16, 2008″

OK. It’s 6/16/08. Where is Doonesbury?

By: A Wiggin

A Wiggin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:46:56 +0000

How anxiously I am awaiting the return of Doonesbury! My local paper chose this period to DROP THE STRIP. Another surefire way to avoid controversy in the sleepy midwest! -Not! I will find it online, in another paper, anywhere I can. Somehow Trudeau keeps a wry humor in these unsettling times. And I think we need this more than ever….

By: Michael Carroll

Michael Carroll — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:43:31 +0000

Signing on late to say this, but I agree with Jeff.

I remember practically every Doonesbury I’ve ever read — and that means almost all of them. I don’t mean I remember them if you ask me about them, but the moment I start reading one I remember the entire strip that goes with it.

It’s great that Trudeau isn’t charging anyone for these reruns, but they are taking up the most valuable space in most newspapers today. It would be great if some of the papers would use this opportunity to test some new edgy strips to replace the insipid, monotonous, banal garbage that rules the comics today. Garfield hasn’t had a new joke in ten years and Marvin has never been funny. Ah, well … time’s up.

By: David Hare

David Hare — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:37:27 +0000

Well, back in March I was wondering how to get by without the daily Doonesbury fix. The strips that were reran have gotten me through quite nicely. It will be interesting to see whats coming when GDT gets back to work.

By: Thomas Verrillo

Thomas Verrillo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:32:21 +0000

I too have taped the Memorial Day comics on my cube wall each year. They half cover my flag poster. These are the men and women I work for and I miss the strip greatly.

By: Ali McJ

Ali McJ — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:34:06 +0000

What a time to go on break. No one could have predicted the events of the last three months: so much material, and it practically writes itself.
Nonetheless, I am still wondering what Mr. Duke thinks of the run up to the Democratic nominations — and what his hand in it is.

I need to look for Doonesbury’s take on the Democratic convention, summer of — ohhhh it’s been a long time. Mr Duke would surely remember — 1968. Like Mike D., I was sitting in front of the tv watching what I thought was a civilized & informative political process & then was rubbing my eyes, shaking my head, & changing the channel in disbelief: “Are we seeing policemen with sticks there?”

By: nancy r

nancy r — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:22:46 +0000

I miss seeing your comments. For the last several years, I’ve taped your Memorial Day comics on my front door. Today, I realized that you wouldn’t be there for this year … so I needed a differeint way to express my outrage.

Come back soon!

By: KRANKY (JOE RANK)

KRANKY (JOE RANK) — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:18:00 +0000

Here’s a suggestion: run “Doonesbury” cartoons from the Nixon era, but print them in German.

By: Kim Nayyer

Kim Nayyer — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:53:17 +0000

I remember that last extended leave and the changes in the strip when he came back – but how can it have been sixteen years ago already? Oh… right, I forgot. I’m old now.

By: Ralph McLain

Ralph McLain — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:21:49 +0000

Rather than re-running recent strips that we all remember, why not replay some that most of us have never seen? Such as when Gary was in college, or during the Nixon administration?