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CSotD: Press Releases and other delights

Mike Peterson1 month ago1 month ago211 mins

Today is a “Where do I begin?” day, but, with no particular plan in mind, let’s kick off with Bizarro…

CSotD: A War on Words

Mike Peterson1 month ago1 month ago711 mins

In case you missed it, Paul Fell summarizes the growing, and increasingly official, war on the free press. On one…

D. D. Degg on The Long Lost WeekendSeptember 27, 2023
The first Real Life Adventures appeared in The Sunday Detroit News comics section of the combined News/Free Press weekend newspaper…
Allan Hoiltz on The Long Lost WeekendSeptember 27, 2023
Can't quite make out the paper where you found that first Sunday of RLA. Little help?
Darryl Heine on The Long Lost WeekendSeptember 26, 2023
I wonder what the first daily Real Life Adventures strip from 1991 is like since you shown the first Sunday…
AJ on CSotD: Whited sepulchres and other delightsSeptember 26, 2023
Really the #1 difference between Democrats and Republicans (and there are many) is that the Democrats actually hold their people…
James on The Gannett History of Comic StripsSeptember 26, 2023
I have given much thought to syndicated comics. For DECADES syndicates fostered the idea that "only a select few can…
Mark B on CSotD: Whited sepulchres and other delightsSeptember 26, 2023
Sometimes, Prickly City hits one out of the park.
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…