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CSotD: Shut off the firehose, it’s Friday Funnies

Mike Peterson5 years ago5 years ago110 mins

Our weekly respite from the political flood comes just in time. If the Night of the Chickenhawk doesn’t shake a…

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…
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…