Comments on: Doonesbury hiatus creating many changes

By: Milo Long

Milo Long — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:36:45 +0000

Both Tundra and The Argyle Sweater are weak, weak.
Look at Sweater’s balloon print–it’s unreadable! Maybe that’s to hide the weak humor?

By: Jimmy Delach

Jimmy Delach — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:39:20 +0000

My newspaper, the St. Petersburg Times, currently runs “Doonesbury” (the Times also stuck with “Doonesbury” during its’ 1992 hiatus), “Peanuts”, and “For Better Or For Worse”. My take on all three:

“Doonesbury” – best satirical strip hands down.

“Peanuts” – I still think it’s a wonderful comic strip and I hope the Times still continues to run Peanuts as long as United Features continues to distribute the repeats.

“Better Or Worse” – Don’t mind the occasional old strips but I got tired of the current version a few years ago.

By: John Just

John Just — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:36:44 +0000

The Palm Beach Post runs Doonesbury, For Better or for Worse and Peanuts. While it hasn’t replaced any of those, it has added The Pajama Diaries. I’m surprised the papers that dumped Doonesbury haven’t quit the others (Peanuts is on permanent vacation, and who knows when Better or Worse will get off its Jekyll or Hyde jag of old or new).

It’s hip for newspapers to buy syndicated editorial cartoons instead of hiring their own (the way radio stations would rather buy the services of a cheap voice-tracker like Delilah instead of paying extra for a local). I hope papers don’t extend the idea to the funny papers. I watched my old paper give up its old Sunday magazine in favor of the syndicated Parade. Do we want the Parade company to supply papers with the Sunday funnies?

By: Dan Thompson

Dan Thompson — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:06:03 +0000

“Deflocked” looks funny! Jeff’s sheep looks hilarious! I googled the Deflocked strip and the strips i’ve read look great! Good stuff!

Dan

By: Eric Burke

Eric Burke — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:52:51 +0000

Malc, you should know by now that I only smoke the finest! Lost Sheep is a very good strip that Universal should've syndicated, but I'm willing to give Deflocked a chance to earn my readership and a blurb in the Sunday Funnies ReviewÂ®... ...if it's lucky.

By: Malc McGookin

Malc McGookin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:36:34 +0000

Another oops. Dan Thompson is the creator of Lost Sheep of course, sorry Dan.

By: lefitte

lefitte — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:52:42 +0000

I like Deflocked too.

Is Lost Sheep still running new strips? I think Dan’s moved on to a different strip — Rip Haywire.

By: Armour Thornen

Armour Thornen — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:55:00 +0000

Dan Thompson is the creator of “Lost Sheep”.

By: Malc McGookin

Malc McGookin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:48:30 +0000

Ooops, did it again. Went looking for “Deflocked” and, er…..
Eric, what are you smoking?

Eric Thompson’s “Lost Sheep” has already trod this ground, excellently, I might add, I don’t mind general themes, kid strips, family strips, and even dog and cat strips are pretty universal, but when there’s a sheep strip out there already, well, you’d think an artist would steer clear.

By: Malc McGookin

Malc McGookin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:31:26 +0000

One day I’m going to go with my instincts and NOT click on these links.