Filed under: Comic Strips

Kudos to RingTales and Richard Thompson for two more Cul de Sac animations.

I will admit, I’ve always liked Andy Rooney ever since a rant a decade or so about how technology doesn’t really make things better (microwaves don’t make better food than oven, computers don’t make better writers than a typewriter, etc.). Like him or not, here he sounds off about how “funny” the funny pages are.Hat […]

Congrats to Dave Whamond whose panel Reality Check turns 15 years old tomorrow. Dave doesn’t see the world in the same way most of us do. Dave finds humor and silliness in everything, which is exactly why his comic panel Reality Check continues to give readers a laugh. On April 3, Reality Check celebrates 15 […]

Last check, Ted Rall’s efforts to fund a trip to Afghanistan is $3,275 shy of raising the $25k. Only three days left of fundraising. Would be awful to get so close and not make it.

Three publications have listed the 1997 comic strip April Fools switcheroo as one of the all time best. Klue.com lists their top three as: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest, BMW Revolutionary Technology and The Great Comics Switcheroonie. Bob Eckstein, posting on dscriber.com puts the stunt at number two, behind a PC computing article that “noted” legislation […]

A hearty congratulations to Brian Crane, whose feature Pickles turns 20 years old tomorrow. Brian attributes the longevity of Pickles to “dumb luck and clean living, I guess. It’s all been kind of a wonderful mystery to me. I never had a master plan, or anything like that. My only real goal was to do […]

With the upcoming new season of Boondocks, USAToday reports Aaron McGruder has launched an “official unofficial” site.McGruder has been good about keeping us posted via Twitter, and now he has launched an “official unofficial” Boondocks site at http://www.boondocksbootleg.com. Here, you can find screen shots from the new season, video clips and behind-the-scenes stuff, as well […]

Rick Stromoski is celebrating 10 years in syndication with his comic strip Soup to Nutz. Soup to Nutz features a family that is a far cry from the Cleavers, the Waltons or the Bradys. But you’ll undoubtedly recognize them anyway. Most likely, they’re a lot like the family you grew up in … where the […]

DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon took the number one spot over the weekend in the box office with $43.3 million. I’ve heard mostly good reviews. I hope to take the kids sometime soon. If you saw it over the weekend, please post your review below.

I read this morning Pooch Cafe creator Paul Gilligan asking how a panel feature (Non Sequitur) was allowed to be nominated for NCS division award for best comic strip: One eyebrow raiser, though: one of the comic strip nominations this year went to Wiley Miller for Non Sequitur. For those who don’t know, Non Sequitur […]

Ted Dawson has posted two original art from Rose is Rose and Hi and Lois (1961).

The Press Republican (Plattsburgh, NY) is dropping Dick Tracy in favor of Tundra. The write to the readers, “We ask even die-hard fans of “Dick Tracy” to give “Tundra” a serious, objective look. We’re sure you’ll find it more arresting, in the long run.”The good people over at United Media send me briefs occasionally on […]

Back in February, I alerted you that Dan Piraro was launching a Bizarro app in the iTunes app store. This week, it was placed in the “New and Noteworthy” section of the app store.King Feature has dropped the price of the app from $1.99 to $.99 for a limited time. If your procrastinated (like me) […]

The more trailers I see, the more I want to see this. Maybe I’ll even take the kids. Movie hits theaters on July 9th.