The Eisner Awards have released their picks for the 2021 awards ceremony and we are pleased to announce that Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salty Sea has made the list! This Hugo Pratt classic has joined five other nominees in the category “Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books”! If you are an industry professional, you can […]
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Jun
Jun
More about Li’l Abner on Broadway (and film!)
29
May
May
When Li’l Abner’s womenfolk came to life …
Barney Google, Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim, General News, George Herriman, King Features, LOAC Essentials, Popeye, Superman
Comic Strips That Move
08
May
May
Where LOAC and 21st Century Tech intersect!
Dick Tracy, General News, Li'l Abner, Little Orphan Annie, Screwball, Steve Canyon, Terry and the Pirates
What’s in a Name?
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Apr
Apr
The serious business behind amusing names.
03
Apr
Apr
Two words: Baseball’s Back!
"Cap" Stubbs & Tippie, Archie, Barney Google, Baron Bean, Batman, Beyond Mars, Blondie, Bloom County, Bringing Up Father, Bungle Family, Charlie Chan, Chuck Jones, Dick Tracy, Donald Duck, Family Circus, Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim, For Better or For Worse, Gasoline Alley, General News, George Herriman, King Aroo, Li'l Abner, Little Orphan Annie, LOAC Essentials, Miss Fury, Polly and Her Pals, Popeye, Red Barry, Rip Kirby, Scorchy Smith, Silly Symphonies, Skippy, Spider-Man, Star Hawks, Star Trek, Star Wars, Steve Canyon, Superman, Tarzan, Terry and the Pirates, The Gumps, The Little King, Wonder Woman, X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan
… This is Now
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Mar
Mar
Eight years later, the picture looks like —
Archie, Baron Bean, Blondie, Bloom County, Bringing Up Father, Dick Tracy, Family Circus, Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim, Gasoline Alley, General News, King Aroo, Li'l Abner, Little Orphan Annie, Miss Fury, Polly and Her Pals, Rip Kirby, Scorchy Smith, Star Trek, Steve Canyon, Superman, Terry and the Pirates, The Little King, X-9: Secret Agent Corrigan
That was Then …
11
Mar
Mar
Take me back — take me way, way back —
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Feb
Feb
I went to visit with Lynn Johnston the other day, something I hadn’t really been able to do for a long while since the ongoing pandemic. I visited her at her studio which is where the FBorFW business is conducted, but it is also where Lynn has set up her workspace. These days, she spends […]
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Feb
Feb
A Couple Blasts from the Past