Since it first hit the funny pages back in 1980, Gary Larson’s The Far Side flipped the whole comic strip game.

While always remaining off-panel, the mysterious adults of the Peanuts comics have become the focus of many hilarious moments for the strip.

As far as slice-of-life comics go, there are very few comic strips like Peanuts that capture the true essence of life which is equal parts messy and fascinating. 4) The Wizard of Id (1964) ...

Comic strips’ plight isn’t funny. By Alex Chun . April 27, 2006 12 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options. ... “As an art form, comics are threatened by legacy strips,” Breathed says.

The reality facing the comics section is anything but funny, because with the newspaper business hemorrhaging readers and money, newspapers are slicing the number of strips they carry.

Joseph Pulitzer, the New York World and the birth of comic strips. Joseph Pulitzer's sensationalistic New York World was one of the first newspapers to publish comic strips, beginning around 1890.

Well, reader Jake T. wrote in to ask what happened to a few comic strips he remembered as a kid, asking, " I have a few ...

The funny pages aren’t looking as funny as they used to, as strips like TKTKTKTKTKTKTKTK deal with COVID-19 concerns and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Frequently, if there are enough reader complaints about the removals, the comic strips are reinstated, she added. “Comics have always been a vehicle for personal expression,” said Caswell, who ...

When I was in grade school, they called the comics section the funny-pages, because all the comic strips would at least bring a smile to your face. I still read the funny-pages first thing in the ...

As the USA TODAY network rolls out a new comics lineup, we dive into the history of the art form and its impact on American culture.