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Rina Piccolo is a particularly good cartoonist who has provided some good laffs in the syndicated world with Tina's Groove — smooth graphics, good gags and a nice newspaper comic. A good strip and on my daily diet. (Tina is a bit like Betty Boop in that I am embarrassed to be turned on by ink lines. This is a talent not to be despised.)
Now Rina is now going another direction with a web strip called "Velia, Dear." The direction she's going is to tell a story she wants to tell, instead of a story she can tell on behalf of newspapers.
Listen: I am not down on comic strips as mass media. As a former newspaper person, I like the people who create the features that can make newspapers viable.
But I also like the people who stretch the limits and who have decided to make comics more than a gentle reader-friendly feature for newspapers or (B) a geeky way to show how hip you are. I think Rina is into a level of cartooning that is honest, mainstream and meaningful.
Rina's intentions are well outlined on Mike Lynch's blog. There's no point in my repeating it; go read.
I've broken with my usual "today" format to post the first comic, and I invite you to hit the "next" button for the few strips that have already run, and then bookmark this strip so you can see what a terrific cartoonist does with a well-rooted subject.
For my part, I'm really looking forward to the ride. Please join me.
Mike Peterson has posted his "Comic Strip of the Day" column every day since 2010. His opinions are his own, but we welcome comments either agreeing or in opposition.
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