Comments on: Numberscruncher: The Funny Papers http://popdose.com/numberscruncher-the-funny-papers/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Book Review: Charles Schulz, "The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974" | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-the-funny-papers/comment-page-1/#comment-47960 Book Review: Charles Schulz, "The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974" | Popdose Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:28:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=34595#comment-47960 [...] recently discussed by my colleague Ann Logue in her Numberscruncher column, the day of the comic strip is coming to an end. As papers collapse, or choose not to pay [...] [...] recently discussed by my colleague Ann Logue in her Numberscruncher column, the day of the comic strip is coming to an end. As papers collapse, or choose not to pay [...]

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-the-funny-papers/comment-page-1/#comment-52660 DwDunphy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:02:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=34595#comment-52660 I used to love the comic strips. I've been collecting Fantagraphics' fantastic Complete Peanuts anthology and IDW is now starting a similar series for Bloom County. I also used to love the Phantom and Prince Valiant strips even though the storylines were often drier than grandpa's tear ducts. The art was usually gorgeous, top-notch stuff.<br><br>And that's where the break was with me. Almost 20 years ago, the necessity for the comics page diminished and so did the size of the panels. It wasn't as much fun to read them because they kept getting harder and harder to read! This was a far cry from when papers ran Will Eisner's The Spirit in the late '30s and practically devoted a whole comic book section solely to him. <br><br>Besides, lately the new crop of strips has been anything but awesome. I wish it wasn't so, but what I miss has no resemblance to what currently exists. I used to love the comic strips. I've been collecting Fantagraphics' fantastic Complete Peanuts anthology and IDW is now starting a similar series for Bloom County. I also used to love the Phantom and Prince Valiant strips even though the storylines were often drier than grandpa's tear ducts. The art was usually gorgeous, top-notch stuff.

And that's where the break was with me. Almost 20 years ago, the necessity for the comics page diminished and so did the size of the panels. It wasn't as much fun to read them because they kept getting harder and harder to read! This was a far cry from when papers ran Will Eisner's The Spirit in the late '30s and practically devoted a whole comic book section solely to him.

Besides, lately the new crop of strips has been anything but awesome. I wish it wasn't so, but what I miss has no resemblance to what currently exists.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-the-funny-papers/comment-page-1/#comment-43794 DwDunphy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:02:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=34595#comment-43794 I used to love the comic strips. I've been collecting Fantagraphics' fantastic Complete Peanuts anthology and IDW is now starting a similar series for Bloom County. I also used to love the Phantom and Prince Valiant strips even though the storylines were often drier than grandpa's tear ducts. The art was usually gorgeous, top-notch stuff.<br><br>And that's where the break was with me. Almost 20 years ago, the necessity for the comics page diminished and so did the size of the panels. It wasn't as much fun to read them because they kept getting harder and harder to read! This was a far cry from when papers ran Will Eisner's The Spirit in the late '30s and practically devoted a whole comic book section solely to him. <br><br>Besides, lately the new crop of strips has been anything but awesome. I wish it wasn't so, but what I miss has no resemblance to what currently exists. I used to love the comic strips. I've been collecting Fantagraphics' fantastic Complete Peanuts anthology and IDW is now starting a similar series for Bloom County. I also used to love the Phantom and Prince Valiant strips even though the storylines were often drier than grandpa's tear ducts. The art was usually gorgeous, top-notch stuff.

And that's where the break was with me. Almost 20 years ago, the necessity for the comics page diminished and so did the size of the panels. It wasn't as much fun to read them because they kept getting harder and harder to read! This was a far cry from when papers ran Will Eisner's The Spirit in the late '30s and practically devoted a whole comic book section solely to him.

Besides, lately the new crop of strips has been anything but awesome. I wish it wasn't so, but what I miss has no resemblance to what currently exists.

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