Pacheco Prairie Dog’s Southwest Almanac by Ryan T. Cook – New!
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A new comic strip is appearing in the Sunday Santa Fe New Mexican!
Pacheco Prairie Dog’s Southwest Almanac by Ryan T. Cook began appearing in The Santa Fe New Mexican on July 13, 2025, replacing a long-running column whose author retired. From the July 6 New Mexican:
Alex De Vore at the Santa Fe Reporter interviewed cartoonist Ryan about the new comic strip:
While we normally wouldn’t center a competing paper in our own pages, Cook’s new strip is just too good to ignore, so we caught up with him to ask about his work, his aspirations and the importance of the comic strip.
You’ve done various styles of comics, like you said, but you’ve posted recently online about the importance and specific achievement of having a weekly strip in a newspaper. Why is that so important to you?
Whether it’s 1925 or 2025, the holy grail for any cartoonist is a Sunday color comic. I feel like I’m walking on the moon, and especially today, when print is such a tough nut to crack. I mean, you’re in print, so you know it’s not easy. This is the ultimate dream come true, and I really have to give huge thanks to my editor and publisher for their support.
The first four Pacheco Prairie Dog’s Southwest Almanac strips are up at Ryan T. Cook’s website.
Pacheco Prairie Dog’s Southwest Almanac
by Ryan T. Cook
July 13, 2025 –
Sunday only
Santa Fe New Mexican
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