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CSotD: While you were out winning a Nobel instead

Mike Peterson5 years ago5 years ago210 mins

The Lockhorns sounds a predictable note this morning, but I chuckled. The strip has been quite hip in recent months…

James on The Gannett 34September 26, 2023
If you're asking me - clearly a dead cartoonist doesn't create anything. A syndicate however, may continue to offer a…
Greg Walker on The Gannett 34September 26, 2023
How does a “dead cartoonist” produce new material?
Atanwat on The Long Lost WeekendSeptember 26, 2023
I would have loved to see it, but that URL generated a "404 not found" error. P.S. The Zippy strip…
James on The Gannett 34September 26, 2023
See my comment about the financial split - dead cartoonists aren't costly, and they're (syndicate) not about to pay much…
James on The Gannett 34September 26, 2023
Sadly, "reruns and zombie strips" offer a bigger profit margin for syndicates. When an artist takes over a long established…
James on The Gannett 34September 26, 2023
"story/series" strips are doomed in print papers. Case in point - my hometown paper published 7 days av week and…
Ben Fulton on CSotD: Sunday PotpourriSeptember 26, 2023
Varvel's comic is a bit reminiscent of the Rube Goldberg classic of the house on the bomb on a precipice;…
Kevin Powers on The Gannett 34September 26, 2023
The fact they are not using all 34 of these comics is sickening. If they did, I would’ve felt a…
Mike Peterson on CSotD: Candor and quibblingSeptember 26, 2023
It's a grand old name!
Dennis Bradt on CSotD: The Company We ChooseSeptember 25, 2023
This reminds me of a well worn and durable quote. "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to…