Popeye, Superman, Steve Canyon, Andy Capp, the Peanuts characters, Dick Tracy, Joe Palooka, and many more comic characters have statues dedicated to them. Now, finally, the famous Abe Martin has a statue, er, cutout. Abe Martin by Kin Hubbard began 115 years ago, first appearing in the Indianapolis News on December 17, 1904. above: Kin […]
John Jackson Miller is THE statistics man as far as circulation numbers for comic books go. Here’s a look at the Decade in Review, a year-by-year glance back at the trends shaping comics shop orders. It’s mostly been a decade of growth, with downturns in 2010-11 and 2017-18. John has a recap of the numbers for […]
Happy Kwanzaa! And to make this year more special Ray Billingsley has returned with a new Kwanzaa Tale. A decade ago Ray treated us to annual Kwanzaa stories… that has now become an occasional reward: Those are a hassle to do because of the confines of the strip. It’s so small I really have to […]
One of the facts of life for reporters is that the news is a 24/7 thing and someone is going to have to work on holidays. Today’s Mother Goose and Grimm reminds me of a favorite story. I have several favorite working-on-Christmas stories, because after you’ve run around and talked to the people at the […]