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Krazy Kat Vs. Little Nemo

Julian Darius — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:30:48 +0000

Dichotomies are dangerous, though useful, monsters. As silly as debating the relative merits of Star Trek and Star Wars can be, these conversations inevitably probe our relative biases and also outline the vast set of… [more]

Newspaper Comic Movies: Little Nemo

Harry Edmundson-Cornell — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:00:42 +0000

Little Nemo" title="Newspaper Comic Movies: Little Nemo" style="float:left;" />So newspaper comic week doesn’t leave many film related options. And the ones it does leave aren’t exactly…great. The Spirit. Garfield. You get the idea (holy shit I just realized I should’ve watched that Bill… [more]

Newspaper Comic Movies: The Spirit

Harry Edmundson-Cornell — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:00:56 +0000

The Spirit" title="Newspaper Comic Movies: The Spirit" style="float:left;" />I have to admit, I like a bad movie. A certain kind of bad movie anyways. The kind that took effort. The results of a lone crazy man off in the woods with a camera.… [more]

Up Front: How Bill Mauldin’s Cartoons Captured the Truth of WWII

Paul Jaissle — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:00:42 +0000

Up Front: How Bill Mauldin’s Cartoons Captured the Truth of WWII" title="Up Front: How Bill Mauldin’s Cartoons Captured the Truth of WWII" style="float:left;" />Although the name usually implies humor, cartoons don’t always have to be funny. In fact, like any other artistic medium, cartoons can –and should– express the entire range of emotions, and just maybe they can… [more]

Breaking Through The Far Side: Gary Larson’s Postmodern Antiquity

Stuart Warren — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:00:34 +0000

The Far Side: Gary Larson’s Postmodern Antiquity" title="Breaking Through The Far Side: Gary Larson’s Postmodern Antiquity" style="float:left;" />Many grow up with the presence of newspaper strips immediately within reach. These snippets of surreality appeal primarily to children, which is odd considering the intended audience of the “funnies” earlier in the 20th century.… [more]

“Australia’s Favourite Boy” Gets the Chop

Emmet O'Cuana — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:00:40 +0000

Hey gang! If you could click this link and vote the second strip (Ginger Meggs) to keep me alive I’d be grateful. Yes that is just a fictional character’s plea on a promotional Facebook page… [more]

Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts: The Longest Jazz Solo in History

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:00:41 +0000

Peanuts: The Longest Jazz Solo in History" title="Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts: The Longest Jazz Solo in History" style="float:left;" />The panel opens on a barren sidewalk. Two unnamed children, a boy and a girl, sit on some steps, leading to another, equally barren sidewalk. There are no trees, no buildings, no animals, no cars… [more]

It’s Newspaper Comics Week on Sequart!

Julian Darius — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:00:04 +0000

Coinciding with this week’s release of a remake of Annie, based on Little Orphan Annie comic strip begun in 1924, Sequart will be celebrating newspaper comics all this week. The history of comics as a medium… [more]