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Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strips, Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school ... Read more

 

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]]>CrankshaftFunky WinkerbeanFunkyWinkerbeanHeartbreakInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionMasses of Unloved ChildrenMassesOfUnlovedChildrenMiasmaOfDespairTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2012-05-01T12:30:00 00:00FunkyWatch: March's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' and 'Crankshaft' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/03/funkywatch-marchs-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-cran/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/03/funkywatch-marchs-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-cran/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/03/funkywatch-marchs-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-cran/#commentsFiled under: ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strips, Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school ... Read more

 

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]]>Chuck AyersChuckAyersCrankshaftcrippling depressionCripplingDepressionFunky WinkerbeanFunkyWatchFunkyWinkerbeaninescapable sinkhole of depressionInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionMiasmaOfDespairTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2012-04-03T12:30:00 00:00Newspapers Drop 'Doonesbury' Strips Dealing with Transvaginal Sonogramshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/12/doonesbury-abortion-ultrasound-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/12/doonesbury-abortion-ultrasound-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/12/doonesbury-abortion-ultrasound-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


Several newspapers around the United State have decided not to publish the popular satirical comic Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau this week because of strips dealing with the transvaginal ultrasounds now mandated for any woman who wishes to have an ... Read more

 

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]]>abortioncensorshipdoonesburygary trudeauGaryTrudeauLaura Hudson2012-03-12T17:30:00 00:00FunkyWatch: February's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' and 'Crankshaft' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/01/funkywatch-februarys-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/01/funkywatch-februarys-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/01/funkywatch-februarys-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and/#commentsFiled under: ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strips, Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school ... Read more

 

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]]>Chuck AyersChuckAyersCrankshaftFunky WinkerbeanFunkyWinkerbeaninescapable sinkhole of depressionInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2012-03-01T12:00:00 00:00Superheroes and the '70s Come Alive on 'Garfield' #1 Alternate Covers [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/14/garfield-1-variant-covers-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/14/garfield-1-variant-covers-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/14/garfield-1-variant-covers-preview/#commentsFiled under: ,


Yesterday we found out that Jim Davis' Garfield would be coming to monthly comics via Boom! Studios' team of former Garfield and Friends writer Mark Evanier and longtime Garfield penciller Gary Barker. In anticipation of the series' first issue, ... Read more

 

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]]>BoomBoom StudiosBoomStudiosGarfieldGary BarkerGaryBarkerJim DavisJimDavisKaboomMark EvanierMarkEvanierCaleb Goellner2012-02-14T14:30:00 00:00New 'Garfield' Ongoing Series on the Way from Boom! Studioshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/13/new-garfield-ongoing-comic-book-series-boom-studios/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/13/new-garfield-ongoing-comic-book-series-boom-studios/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/13/new-garfield-ongoing-comic-book-series-boom-studios/#commentsFiled under: ,


Jim Davis' famously fat feline Garfield is coming to monthly comic books with a new ongoing series this May from Boom! Studios' all-ages imprint, Kaboom! Helming the new series is longtime comic book scribe and Garfield and Friends animated series ... Read more

 

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]]>BoomBoom StudiosBoomStudiosGarfieldGary BarkerGaryBarkerJim DavisJimDavisKaboomMark EvanierMarkEvanierCaleb Goellner2012-02-13T16:00:00 00:00FunkyWatch: January's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' and 'Crankshaft' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/01/funkywatch-januarys-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/01/funkywatch-januarys-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/01/funkywatch-januarys-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/#commentsFiled under: ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strip, Funky Winkerbean. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school hijinx has slowly ... Read more

 

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]]>Chuck AyersChuckAyersCrankshaftCrippling DepressionCripplingDepressionFunky WinkerbeanFunkyWinkerbeaninescapable sinkhole of depressionInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionMiasma of DespairMiasmaOfDespairThe Carousel of DeathTheCarouselOfDeathTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2012-02-01T12:30:00 00:00Aaron McGruder of 'Boondocks' on Working with George Lucas and His Future In Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/20/aaron-mcgruder-george-lucas-interview-red-tails/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/20/aaron-mcgruder-george-lucas-interview-red-tails/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/20/aaron-mcgruder-george-lucas-interview-red-tails/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,


Red Tails, the George Lucas action adventure about the Tuskegee Airmen, opens this weekend after twenty years in development. The project features a cast and crew of notable black talent, and one of the names on the project that has drawn the ... Read more

 

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]]>aaron mcgruderaaron mcgruder boondocksAaronMcgruderAaronMcgruderBoondocksboondocksgeorge lucasGeorge Lucas Red TailsGeorgeLucasGeorgeLucasRedTailsred tailsred tails aaron mcgruderred tails george lucasred tails movieRedTailsRedTailsAaronMcgruderRedTailsGeorgeLucasRedTailsMovieThe boondocksThe boondocks adult swimthe boondocks comicthe boondocks tv showTheBoondocksTheBoondocksAdultSwimTheBoondocksComicTheBoondocksTvShowEric Larnick2012-01-20T16:00:00 00:00FunkyWatch: December's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' and 'Crankshaft' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/04/funkywatch-decembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/04/funkywatch-decembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/04/funkywatch-decembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strip, Funky Winkerbean. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school hijinx has slowly ... Read more

 

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]]>awful parentingAwfulParentingChuck AyersChuckAyersCrankshaftexistential dreadExistentialDreadFunky WinkerbeanFunkywatchFunkyWinkerbeaninescapable sinkhole of depressionInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionLes MooreLesMooreTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2012-01-04T12:30:00 00:00FunkyWatch: November's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' and 'Crankshaft' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/01/funkywatch-novembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/01/funkywatch-novembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/12/01/funkywatch-novembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-c/#commentsFiled under: ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strip, Funky Winkerbean. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school hijinx has slowly ... Read more

 

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]]>Chuck AyersChuckAyersCrankshaftCrushing DespairCrushingDespairFunky WinkerbeanFunkywatchFunkyWinkerbeaninescapable sinkhole of depressionInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionTom BatiukTomBatiukWhen will the suffering endWhenWillTheSufferingEndChris Sims2011-12-01T12:00:00 00:00'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Announces He's Running For Presidenthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/18/dilbert-scott-adams-candidate-president/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/18/dilbert-scott-adams-candidate-president/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/18/dilbert-scott-adams-candidate-president/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Even though it's a solid year away, the 2012 Presidential Campaign is already heating up, and with it, the same complaints about our electoral system that crop up every four years. Voters often say that they wish there was a viable candidate ... Read more

 

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]]>Decision 2012Decision2012DilbertManagers Am I RightManagersAmIRightScott AdamsScottAdamsChris Sims2011-11-18T17:00:00 00:00'Family Circus' Creator Bil Keane Passes Away at 89http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/09/family-circus-creator-bil-keane-dead-89/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/09/family-circus-creator-bil-keane-dead-89/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/09/family-circus-creator-bil-keane-dead-89/#commentsFiled under: ,


Bil Keane, creator of the long-running syndicated comic strip The Family Circus, has passed away at the age of 89 from congestive heart failure according to The Associated Press. Appearing in more than 1,500 newspapers at its peak and inspiring ... Read more

 

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]]>bil keaneBilKeanebill keaneBillKeanefamily circusFamilyCircusthe family circusTheFamilyCircusCaleb Goellner2011-11-09T16:00:00 00:00FunkyWatch: October's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' and 'Crankshaft' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/01/funkywatch-octobers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-cr/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/01/funkywatch-octobers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-cr/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/01/funkywatch-octobers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and-cr/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strip, Funky Winkerbean. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school hijinx has slowly ... Read more

 

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]]>Chuck AyersChuckAyersCrankshaftfree online gameFreeOnlineGameFunky WinkerbeanFunkyWinkerbeanSo AloneSo Terribly AloneSoAloneSoTerriblyAloneTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2011-11-01T13:00:00 00:00FunkyWatch: September's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' and 'Crankshaft' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/04/funkywatch-septembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/04/funkywatch-septembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/04/funkywatch-septembers-most-depressing-funky-winkerbean-and/#commentsFiled under: ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strip, Funky Winkerbean. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school hijinx has slowly ... Read more

 

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]]>Chuck AyersChuckAyersCrankshaftFunky WinkerbeanFunkyWinkerbeaninescapable sinkhole of depressionInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionMiserableTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2011-10-04T12:00:00 00:00Artist Demonstrates The Difficulty Of Depicting Modern Technology Via Cartooninghttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/21/cartoon-technology-tom-pappalardo/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/21/cartoon-technology-tom-pappalardo/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/21/cartoon-technology-tom-pappalardo/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The power of cartooning stems from its ability to distill visual information until it becomes almost purely iconic -- all killer, no filler, essentially. But what happens when the icons themselves change? How do cartoonists respond to evolving ... Read more

 

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]]>cartooningSteve JobsSteveJobstom pappalardoTomPappalardoCaleb Goellner2011-09-21T12:30:00 00:00Newspaper Cartoonists Observe 9/11 Anniversaryhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/12/newspaper-cartoonists-observe-9-11-anniversary/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/12/newspaper-cartoonists-observe-9-11-anniversary/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/12/newspaper-cartoonists-observe-9-11-anniversary/#commentsFiled under: ,


The writers and artists of America's newspaper "funnies" accepted the seemingly daunting challenge of observing this past Sunday the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. King Features Syndicate, Creators Syndicate, ... Read more

 

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]]>archiearctic circleArcticCirclebleeker the rechargeable dogBleekerTheRechargeableDogcandorvilledennis the menaceDennisTheMenacedoonesburydustinheathcliffmother goose amother goose and grimmMotherGooseAMotherGooseAndGrimmpooch cafePoochCafespider-manthe brilliant mind of edison leeTheBrilliantMindOfEdisonLeeAndy Khouri2011-09-12T15:30:00 00:00FunkyWatch: August's Most Depressing (and Confusing) 'Funky Winkerbean' Stripshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/07/funkywatch-augusts-most-depressing-and-confusing-funky-wink/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/07/funkywatch-augusts-most-depressing-and-confusing-funky-wink/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/07/funkywatch-augusts-most-depressing-and-confusing-funky-wink/#commentsFiled under: ,


Thanks to Josh Fruhlinger at the Comics Curmudgeon, I started reading Tom Batiuk's long-running newspaper comic strip, Funky Winkerbean. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, what started as a strip full of wacky high-school hijinx has slowly ... Read more

 

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]]>CrankshaftFunky WinkerbeanFunkyWatchFunkyWinkerbeaninescapable sinkhole of depressionInescapableSinkholeOfDepressionTom BatiukTomBatiukChris Sims2011-09-07T12:00:00 00:00Parting Shot: Charles Schulz Draws Charlie Brown and Explains Why He Suffers Sohttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/06/charlie-brown-charles-schulz/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/06/charlie-brown-charles-schulz/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/06/charlie-brown-charles-schulz/#commentsFiled under: , ,


In a clip from the unreleased documentary A Boy Called Charlie Brown, cartoonist Charles Schulz draws his most famous character and explains why he experiences so much misery in the Peanuts comic strip: "Charlie Brown is, I think, a little bit like ... Read more

 

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]]>Laura Hudson2011-09-06T18:00:00 00:00'Recipe Comix' Brings You Tasty Meals (And Drinks) By Your Favorite Webcomics Creatorshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/06/recipe-comix-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/06/recipe-comix-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/06/recipe-comix-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


Despite the fact that I love to eat, I've never been much of a chef, a failing I blame solely on the fact that there are very few cookbooks that involve Batman. Fortunately for me, the foodies at Saveur.com have decided to reach out my ... Read more

 

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]]>Anthony ClarkAnthonyClarkCarly MonardoCarlyMonardoChristopher HastingsChristopherHastingsDavid MalkiDavidMalkiRecipe ComixRecipeComixRecipesRyan NorthRyanNorthChris Sims2011-09-06T16:30:00 00:00Nearly 100 Sunday Comic Strips Will Reflect On The 10th Anniversary Of 9/11http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/31/9-11-tenth-anniversary-comic-strips/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/31/9-11-tenth-anniversary-comic-strips/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/31/9-11-tenth-anniversary-comic-strips/#commentsFiled under: ,


Comic strip heavyweights King Features, Creators Syndicate, Tribune Media Services, Universal Press Syndicate and Washington Post Writers Group have coordinated a commemorative event among nearly 100 of their assembled cartoonists to publish ... Read more

 

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]]>911September 11September 11thSeptember11September11thCaleb Goellner2011-08-31T10:00:00 00:00