Introducing your brand-new comics page
Dear readers: We asked you last fall to tell us which of our comics you like the most … and the least. We also asked you to share your opinions on several comic strips that we were considering adding to our comics lineup. We received thousands of responses from you. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
We’ve spent the last few months sifting through your comments and developing a brand-new comics page. Today, we introduce you to the page debuting Tuesday, March 11.
Here are five new comic strips that received a thumbs-up from our readers. These comics reflect a variety of topics that everyone can relate to – from family life, to sports, to pets, to offbeat humor.
- Baby Blues
- By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
Began: 1990
About: Longtime friends Kirkman and Scott wanted to do a comic strip about parenting, and in almost a quarter century it has grown to be featured in more than 1,200 newspapers worldwide. This strip's first-time parents help readers laugh at the experiences with children we've all faced.
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- Crankshaft
- By Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers
Began: 1987
About: A spin-off of Batiuk's popular comic Funky Winkerbean, this strip features Ed Crankshaft, a former minor-league picther now dealing with life's curves with a humorous, cantankerous attitude and the help of his loving family.
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- Mutts
- By Patrick McDonnell
Began: 1994
About: Through two animal main characters, a dog named Earl and a cat named Mooch, this strip explores the interactions between two animals, between animals and humans and between others members of this large cast.
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- Red and Rover
- By Brian Basset
Began: 2000
About: A former Ohio State student and editorial cartoonist at OSU's student newspaper, Basset created this strip to help readers experience the love and relationship between a boy, Red, and his dog, Rover. They work to keep things with themselevs, their family and other characters running smoothly.
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- WuMo
- By Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler
Began: 2000
About: Named as a combination of the creators' last names, this comic first swept Europe before emerging from underground sensation status to wide appeal. It explores life's absurdity and irony with a wide-ranging group of characters.
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What's leaving
As we welcome in the new generation of comics, we will be saying goodbye to seven comic strips that currently appear on our pages. Don’t like these choices? Vote here to tell us which comic to bring back.
- Cornered
- Dennis the Menace
- Marmaduke
- BC
- Garfield
- Get Fuzzy
- Hagar the Horrible
Thank you. More than 3,000 readers took the time in the past two weeks to tell us which of seven comics they wanted returned to our newspapers. The winner? B.C. the ongoing tale of cave men and women B.C., Curls, Wiley, Fat Broad and the rest. B.C. was written for 49 years by its founder Johnny Hart. After he died in 2007, two of his grandsons, Mason and Mick Mastroianni, continued the tradition. B.C. will return to your newspaper daily and Sunday beginning in mid-April.
- Ron Rollins
