WTOP News talks to Monte Schulz about his father Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. He said that David Michaelis’ 2007 biography “Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography” was largely a work of fiction. Monte Schulz wants to set the record straight about his father, the late “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Yesterday’s Rhymes With Orange could easily be adapted to Mike’s column today. However, there was one occasion where an editor turned down a Far Side comic, only to gladly accept it for publication after Larson made it even darker.

Robert Wood, at Screen Rant, takes a page from Gary Larson’s The Prehistory of the Far Side about dark humor.

In the case of this Far Side comic however, the joke couldn’t see print until Gary Larson took his first version of the gag and found a way to make it even darker. The Far Side is far from the darkest comic around, but Larson’s appreciation for nature “red in tooth and claw” does give it a certain edge that longtime fans can immediately identify. When I read Tuesday’s Wallace the Brave my first thought was Serendipity by Stephen Cosgrove and Robin James © Stephen Cosgrove Will Henry public domainīut then I thought it was closer to the creatures from Walt McDougall’s Good Stories for Children, which would be an apt title for Will Henry’s comic strip or any book collection of the same. Alvine says a new generation of tech-savvy cartoonists will bring their talents to the internet and comic books, while drawing their inspiration from the likes of his longtime friend, Chris Browne. Perry Groten, for Keloland Media, talks to Ken Alvine about Chris Browne and cartooning.Īlvine foresees a bright future for cartooning, even though the nationwide decline in newspaper and magazine subscriptions offers fewer opportunities for the public to read comic strips. Chris Browne and Ken Alvine photo via Argus Leader (?) Ken Alvine is optimistic about the future of cartooning, even though another of the industry’s giants is gone. A fellow cartoonist from Sioux Falls is helping organize the celebration of Browne’s life, which will take place on May 20th. Browne’s death came on the 50th anniversary of the comic strip that his father created. SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) - In less than a month from now, people will gather in Sioux Falls to celebrate the life of Hagar the Horrible cartoonist Chris Browne, who died earlier this year at the age of 70.

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