Wednesday Comics to appear in USA TODAY
One of the most intriguing news stories of the last few months has been DC's upcoming WEDNESDAY COMICS, a newspaper-sized weekly comic featuring a...
Would Daddy Warbucks have bailed out Lehman Brothers?
The New York Times finds Jeet Heer's analysis of Little Orphan Annie's anti-FDR tone during the Great Depression a "Big Idea" for today, and...
Alley Oop!
Last year the University of Missouri had a special exhibit celebrating 75 years of the comic strip Alley Oop, which concerns a comical, time...
Earth Day with Comics Zombies
Sean Kleefield does all a favor by rounding up the full slate of Earth Day Comics from our dying newspapers' funny pages. Since...
Ted Rall laid off at United Media
Alan Gardner reports that Ted Rall and eight others were laid off from United Media, the cartoon and content syndication giant.
Ted Rall, who...
More awesome old comics: Bringing Up Father
Over at the NBM blog, Terry Nantier reminds us that a collection of BRINGING UP FATHER is on its way:
Well, we’re putting to bed...
Alt weekly comics strips given no reprieve
Tom Tomorrow reprints correspondence that indicates that things aren't any better for alternative weekly comics than they were a few months ago.
To no...
IDW gets in the ring with Family Circus
Billy, Jeffy, Dolly, and PJ are getting their own deluxe collection treatment, as IDW continues to expand their comic strip empire. At their WonderCon...
Don Marquis and George Herriman
Kristy Valenti looks at a lesser known facet of George "Krazy Kat" Herriman's career -- his illustrations for archy and mehitabel. Written by journalist...
Bloom County Library due from IDW
IDW Publishing had become known as the home to some very high quality classic comic strips reprints -- Terry and the Pirates, Dick Tracy,...
Recession Watch: Alt-Weekly cartoons
§ Cartoonist Matt Bors sits down with Kevin Allman, editor of The Gambit, an independent alt-weekly out of New Orleans, to talk about...
IDW plans Rip Kirby reprint
Okay! Finally some good news! IDW is planning to add Alex Raymond's gorgeous Rip Kirby to its deluxe comic strip reprint series, with the...
