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2010-03-15 Economy

No Jokes: Newspapers Cutting Comic Strips

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Posted by Fred 2010-03-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Its harder to make money today because of the media assisted propaganda campaign for democrats across the land...

Posted by newc 2010-03-15 00:27|| 2010-03-15 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 you could always count on a smile from at least one corner of the daily newspaper: the comics.

No you can't! I suppose this writer hasn't read the comics section for the last 20 years. What a wasteland. I mean, come on, B.C.? What is this, 1968?

Posted by gromky 2010-03-15 05:19|| 2010-03-15 05:19|| Front Page Top

#3 The comics are the only reason I crack open a newspaper anymore at my in-law's house.

One more reason not to read 'em.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-03-15 07:25|| 2010-03-15 07:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Save 50¢: comics.com

Posted by ed 2010-03-15 08:56|| 2010-03-15 08:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Yet another thing in the universe that I don't understand

And hopefully will never be unfortunate enough to be in a position where it suddenly does make sense. :-)

Posted by gorb 2010-03-15 09:51|| 2010-03-15 09:51|| Front Page Top

#6 actually over the years the comics themselves have become polluted by leftist agiprop

Candorville probably had an anti Bush message 40% of the time during his admin and frequently distorted facts and fanned conspiracy theories
Doonesbury had a leftist message at least 75% of the time.
Nonsequiter had leftist messages about 20% of the time.

There were some right leaning comics also but they were far more subtle.

Posted by lord garth 2010-03-15 10:11|| 2010-03-15 10:11|| Front Page Top

#7 I get my newspapers out of the recycle container up the road. I use them for wadding in my cannon.

Posted by notascrename 2010-03-15 10:28|| 2010-03-15 10:28|| Front Page Top

#8 They have been transferring comics to the Op/Ed and Entertainment section for about 2 years now; just making it official.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-03-15 11:42|| 2010-03-15 11:42|| Front Page Top

#9 If you start at the beginning (or you will be totally lost), I would highly recommend these two online comics:

Schlock Mercenary. Space mercenaries, far in the future, with a healthy dollop of cynicism, some violence, treachery, and humor. Semi-military realism. Several collections in print.

http://www.schlockmercenary.com/

And Wapsi Square. About a Mexican girl in Minneapolis who works for an Anthropology museum, only to discover that what she thought was mental illness is a connection to powerful psychic forces, bizarre beings and an end of the world scenario. Magnificent artwork, especially of demons and otherworldly creatures. Most characters are female.

http://wapsisquare.com/

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-03-15 11:49|| 2010-03-15 11:49|| Front Page Top

#10 And the MSM cuts it's throat even deeper.
Comics were born by Newspapers to increase circulation, Morons.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-03-15 13:18|| 2010-03-15 13:18|| Front Page Top

#11 I haven't looked at a newspaper comic strip section since The Far Side went away.
Doonesbury's still around?

Posted by tu3031 2010-03-15 15:45|| 2010-03-15 15:45|| Front Page Top

#12 They've been the most intelligent and truthfull aspect of print news for a long time now. Figures they'd cut the only articles I can really understand.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-03-15 18:07|| 2010-03-15 18:07|| Front Page Top

#13 Last words of Tom Toles: "Doonesbury yet lives."

Posted by Gabby 2010-03-15 19:34|| 2010-03-15 19:34|| Front Page Top

#14 I'm waiting for a newspaper to pick up "Day By Day". I'll probably wait a long time.

"xkcd" is right out.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2010-03-15 20:06|| 2010-03-15 20:06|| Front Page Top

#15 A couple of Australian radio hosts (who are funny), have a regular segment ridiculing how unfunny comic strips are.

I'll have to add to my list of things that define the Left,

No sense of humour. Laughs at things that aren't remotely funny.

Posted by phil_b 2010-03-15 21:44|| 2010-03-15 21:44|| Front Page Top

#16 There's also

It's absolutely hilarious.

I read Schlock too:)

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-03-15 22:12|| 2010-03-15 22:12|| Front Page Top

#17 Okay, it dropped the link.

www.girlgeniusonline.com

Posted by Silentbrick 2010-03-15 22:13|| 2010-03-15 22:13|| Front Page Top

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