Hey Kids! Comics! Comic Strip Edition
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Below are some comic and cartoon books scheduled for January 2026 release (or so).
Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets,
though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea.
Silly Symphonies Collector’s Box Set by Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris, Al Taliaferro, Earl Duvall and others
A new Disney slipcase box set featuring the classic 1930s comics that made Donald Duck a star, plus the Big Bad Wolf’s huff-and-puff howls—and Bucky Bug’s wild adventures in a microscopic world!
The 1930s were the heyday of Disney’s second-ever newspaper comics feature: the full-color weekly Silly Symphonies! And with it came Donald Duck’s first starring roles… from his debut as a barnyard brat to his battles with Mickey’s naughty nephews—and the unforgettable debut of Donald’s own riotous relatives, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, first created for this strip by artist Al Taliaferro!
Also included in this two-volume set: Zeke the Big Bad Wolf, always in pursuit of the Three Little Pigs—and Bucky Bug … [plus] feisty Max Hare, slow-but-sure Toby Tortoise, that awful bandit Dirty Bill (who “never took a bath, and he never will!”)… and timid Elmer Elephant.
It’s Showtime, Sophie: A Breaking Cat News Adventure by Georgia Dunn
It’s slumber party time at the Breaking Cat News studio when Tommy, Sophie, and Beatrix visit the Big Pink House! Intrepid reporters by day, the cats have a secret life as professional wrestlers in Best Cat Wrestling, and they’re hard at work putting together the best show ever! Sensitive artist Sophie says she doesn’t want to play, but she confides to her diary that she longs to be included and make friends, she just doesn’t know how.
Join the fun as Sophie, with some help from her new friends, steps into the spotlight on the grandest stage of them all: Tusslemania!
The fun doesn’t stop there! The “More to Explore” section includes all new paper dolls of the cats of Breaking Cat News as their wrestling characters!
Still Smitten Short-Form Comics About Long-Term Love by Catana Chetwynd
#1 New York Times Bestselling comics creator Catana returns with an all-new collection, filled to the brim with the heartwarming, cozy commentary on love, relationships, and growing up that fans know and love.
In Still Smitten, Catana welcomes readers into the next chapter of her love story as she shares the ups, downs, and laugh-filled in-betweens of being in a long-term relationship that both celebrates and challenges as you grow alongside each other. With an emphasis on keeping the spark alive, staying in love, and continuing to find your way back to your person after years of individual growth, Still Smitten is the perfect gift for anyone who has found their forever person.
Oaky Doaks 1935-1937 Dailies by Robert B Fuller
The misadventures of Oaky Doaks and his trusted horse Nellie begin here, collected for the fisrt time in book form, of the classic 1930’s newspaper strips. A fantasy medieval comedy adventure series, with lots of action and romance.
Little Folks: Dailies, 1930 by Tack Knight (publisher’s comment)
This first-ever collection of “Tack” Knight’s Little Folks brings you all the dailies from 1930, the first year of the strip. Close to 300 strips about the neighborhood kids and their joys, obsessions, foibles, and puppies. Knight, a long-time cartoonist and creator of a popular how-to-cartoon guide, had honed his teeth on this soret of material as the ghost artist on the popular strip Reg’lar Fellers, but here, with his own strip, he fleshes the world out more with more than token female members of the crew.
Up To Snuff: A Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Collection by John Rose
A bodacious collection of King Features popular, long-running Barney Google and Snuffy Smith comic strip by John Rose. In this volume, Rose selects his favorite strips from 2021-2025.
Popeye the Sailor: The 1960s TV Cartoons by Fred M. Grandeinetti (revised and updated)
“An absolute ‘must read’ for the legions of Popeye the Sailor fans, “Popeye the Sailor: The 1960s TV Cartoons” is impressively informed and informative — and ‘behind the scenes’ fascinating from cover to cover. This iconic cartoon character and his beloved (and constantly endangered) Olive Oil, and of course, the pals, villains, nephews, and an endless supply of just-in-time cans of spinach, is a part of boomer era popular culture and one that still continues in popularity today with Popeye the Sailor cartoons being a regular feature on TCM cable television channels Saturday morning line-up.
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