Ah, for the glory days of newspaper comics… Having the best comics selection was a major selling point in multi-paper markets, and when a popular strip was wangled from a competitor it was front-page news - “Read Little Orphan Annie - Only in the Sun!”. On Sundays every strip had an entire page to itself, and the dailies were big enough to actually contain art…
For all that Peanuts was the most popular and arguably the best strip ever, its style was such that it lost little by being shrunk (most Peanuts strips would still be clear if each panel were the size of a postage stamp). When editors and syndicates started demanding “Give me a strip like Sparky’s”, it eventually came to mean “Give me something I can run small.”
Lone Wolf - Toon-aholics! I like that.
I miss the days when I didn’t need my glasses to read the comics (ok, it’s NOT just because they’ve gotten so small lol)
Good morning BC’ers!
I must agree with Gweedo and Doc on the Colorado Papers. I always preferred the Rocky Mtn. News. I’m still hoping the post holds on though, just for the sake of family that was able to stay employeed with them.
I always read the comics first and then ease into the rest of the news. If the news is too heavy, I reread some comics to bring some fresh air and sunshine to my mind.
Albert Alligator in “Pogo” had the right idea: Albert was in his house, sitting in the dark, when Pogo arrives.
Pogo asks “What are you doin’ in the dark, Albert?”
“I’m readin’ the newspaper,” Albert says.
Pogo asks “Wha’fo you doin’ that?”
Albert replies “The way the news is these days, it’s best to kind of sneak up on it.”
“We have met the enemy, and he is us!” Pogo is my all-time fave strip, mainly because of its longevity, great cast of characters,wonderful jokes, story arcs and artwork. It edges out C&H by a whisker.
taker48 about 14 years ago
Maybe they ought to make up a newspaper called a comics view
Yukoner about 14 years ago
The stone masons would want overtime.
COWBOY7 about 14 years ago
Isn’t that the object of your comic section??!!
(Good Morning all you great toonaholics!)
LittleSister18 about 14 years ago
Sounds good to me.
Good morning fellow BCers and comic lovers.
MontanaLady about 14 years ago
I agree…..double the size of the comic section!!!!
LW, agreed to your greeting!!!!!
lewisbower about 14 years ago
Save the printed word. And more advice busybodies
magnamax about 14 years ago
2 pages of news and 30 pages of comics. I would subscribe to that one.
Good morning to all of you, too, thanks.
1951Model about 14 years ago
Too bad the goverment doesn’t listen to B.C. Better ideas through Comics.
Good Morning All ! Ahh, What morning is this? I’ve lost days.
cdward about 14 years ago
GoComics in print, delivered to my door every day. Hmmmm. That sounds fantastic.
Plods with ...™ about 14 years ago
Ah - MORE comics. I thought he meant bigger, easier to read ones. It’s harder to make a zoom button for a newspaper.
GM BC peoples
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
It’s what the world needs now.
Good Morning, Fellow Cave Dwellers.
pamlicorat about 14 years ago
Good Morning to All the Usual Suspects
Increase comics because as Victor Borge used to say, ”Laughter is the closest distance between two people.”
gobblingup Premium Member about 14 years ago
That could be your slogan. I’d subscribe to magnamax’s newspaper also.
Good morning, Cavers!
celeconecca about 14 years ago
amen!
fritzoid Premium Member about 14 years ago
Ah, for the glory days of newspaper comics… Having the best comics selection was a major selling point in multi-paper markets, and when a popular strip was wangled from a competitor it was front-page news - “Read Little Orphan Annie - Only in the Sun!”. On Sundays every strip had an entire page to itself, and the dailies were big enough to actually contain art…
For all that Peanuts was the most popular and arguably the best strip ever, its style was such that it lost little by being shrunk (most Peanuts strips would still be clear if each panel were the size of a postage stamp). When editors and syndicates started demanding “Give me a strip like Sparky’s”, it eventually came to mean “Give me something I can run small.”
DolphinGirl78 about 14 years ago
Good Morning to all BC’ers!!!
I agree with cdward, my GoComics strips delivered every day would be swell! :D
Digital Frog about 14 years ago
“All the toons that’s fit to print”
“If it bleats, it leads”
“No news is good news - as long as there’s cartoons to fill in the spaces”
midiranger about 14 years ago
Lone Wolf - Toon-aholics! I like that. I miss the days when I didn’t need my glasses to read the comics (ok, it’s NOT just because they’ve gotten so small lol) Good morning BC’ers!
ldyhwkd about 14 years ago
I must agree with Gweedo and Doc on the Colorado Papers. I always preferred the Rocky Mtn. News. I’m still hoping the post holds on though, just for the sake of family that was able to stay employeed with them.
whitecarabao about 14 years ago
I always read the comics first and then ease into the rest of the news. If the news is too heavy, I reread some comics to bring some fresh air and sunshine to my mind.
Albert Alligator in “Pogo” had the right idea: Albert was in his house, sitting in the dark, when Pogo arrives.
Pogo asks “What are you doin’ in the dark, Albert?”
“I’m readin’ the newspaper,” Albert says.
Pogo asks “Wha’fo you doin’ that?”
Albert replies “The way the news is these days, it’s best to kind of sneak up on it.”
chromosome Premium Member about 14 years ago
Sign me up for magnamax’s paper, too.
@whitecarabao: Pogo was a great strip!
billdi Premium Member about 14 years ago
“We have met the enemy, and he is us!” Pogo is my all-time fave strip, mainly because of its longevity, great cast of characters,wonderful jokes, story arcs and artwork. It edges out C&H by a whisker.