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May 8, 2020
Comics KingdomTimeline – 2008 Part 2
Cartoons are a unique combination of words and pictures. Comic historian R.C. Harvey uses the term “visual-verbal blending” to describe how this works and often j...Read nowMay 6, 2020
Comics KingdomVintage Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Newspaper Ads
When newspapers add a comic strip to their lineup they often run advertisements in the paper promoting the fact that the new strip is premiering on a certain date. Here are s...Read nowMay 2, 2020
Comics KingdomDurok’s Vengeance
Today’s Flash Gordon (5/3/2020) features Dale Arden’s confrontation with Durok. This isn’t the first time Dale has crossed paths with Durok. Which means it’...Read nowMay 1, 2020
Comics KingdomTimeline – 2008 Part 1
Beetle and Sarge have a special relationship. Sarge’s job is to get Beetle to do his duty as a soldier in the U.S. Army but Beetle constantly resists work in any form. ...Read nowMay 1, 2020
Comics KingdomTimeline – 2008 Part 1
This Sunday page, which I think my brother Greg wrote, reminded me of my wife Abby. Abby started a drama program at The Montessori School in Wilton CT in the 1990s when our childre...Read nowApril 29, 2020
Comics KingdomSix Chix: Our 20th Anniversary!
This is a look back at Six Chix by Stephanie Piro, who is the Saturday Chick:By the early 90’s, I’d been selling my cartoons to magazines and books and licensing them t...Read nowApril 29, 2020
Comics KingdomBarney Google #IStayHome
Who does Barney Google stay home for? #BarneyGoogle #IStayHomeFor #StayHome #WhoDoYouStayHomeFor #SparkPlug #covid19 #coronavirus #flattenthecurve In conjunction with Barney Google...Read nowApril 25, 2020
Comics KingdomArctic Circle is Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day With Two Weeks of Empowering Comics: Week 2
Earth Day Fortnight: 12 Ways YOU Can Change the World: Part 2 7. Eat local food, in season. The Covid-19 pandemic has made it hard for us to connect with local growers, as the farm...Read nowApril 24, 2020
Comics KingdomTimeline – 2007 Part 4
An editor once described the relationship between comics and newspapers as similar to a barnacle on a ship. In truth, the funnies are the most often-read part of the paper. &...Read nowApril 24, 2020
Comics KingdomTimeline – 2007 Part 4
Cartoonists combine words and pictures to make observations, state opinions, tell jokes and share stories. They also utilize a visual language of lines, symbols and special e...Read nowApril 23, 2020
Comics KingdomBarney Google And Spark Plug Visit!
Barney Google and his trusty sidekick, Spark Plug, return to Hootin’ Holler for another bodacious weeklong visit, beginning this Sunday, April 26th and continuing through Sat...Read nowApril 23, 2020
Comics Kingdom04/23/20 THROWBACK THURSDAY
Is this too much alcohol for 1945 standards? Read more classic Bringing Up Father right here on Comics Kingdom!Read now