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comic strips

comic strips

Comic strips … in print? A look at The Ducktown Weekly and other ‘zine’-style newspapers

William Schwartz | January 8, 2026

comic strips

Mort Walker, Beetle Bailey, and the decline and fall of newspaper comics

Frank M. Young | January 7, 2026

Reviews

Conversations with Lynn Johnston

Edited by Jeff McLaughlin

University Press of Mississippi

Shaenon Garrity | February 24, 2026

Articles

The Smythes

The Quiet Wit of Rea Irvin: Rediscovering The Smythes

Tammi Morton-Kelly puts on the monocle for a look at Rea Irving’s The Smythes (NYRC, 2025).

Tammi Morton-Kelly | December 16, 2025

Gil Thorp’s Rachel Merrill and Henry Barajas talk politics, comic strips and the zoot suit riots

William Schwartz talks to the team behind the recently revamped Gil Thorp strip, as well as their plans for their upcoming graphic novel, Death to Pachuco.

William Schwartz | August 11, 2025

Nancy Burton

Bosch, Still and Bushmiller: Hurricane Nancy discusses her influences

Nancy Burton discusses her diverse artistic influences with Alex Dueben.

Alex Dueben | July 23, 2024

Interview

Flash Gordon artist Dan Schkade on rebooting a classic: ‘It’s all fresh ground’

As the man behind the King Features reboot of Flash Gordon in newspapers, Schkade has wowed readers with a fast-paced, action heavy style that works surprisingly well in the comic-a-day format.

William Schwartz | June 17, 2024

milt gross

Gary Gerani

Gross Prophets: Pete Maresca on Milt Gross and Sunday Press

Paul catches up with friend, collaborator and comics historian Pete Maresca on his latest publication via Sunday Press: Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Strips of Milt Gross. No subject is out of bounds!

Paul Tumey | December 2, 2020

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