J M Wetherington Sr
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Happy Birthday, The Family Circus
Monday , 5, February 2018 Comics Comments Off on Happy Birthday, The Family CircusIt was 58 years ago this month that the newspaper comic strip (although not a strip, strictly speaking), The Family Circus, first appeared. In fact, 1960 was a Leap Year and the first cartoon appeared on February 29th, 1960, making it impossible for me to post its birthday on the actual date until 2020, so […]
The Mother Goose & Grimm comic strip below appeared in today’s newspapers across the country. I laughed when I first saw it, and then my mind started working, which is seldom a good thing. As a kid, Mighty Mouse was one of the first cartoons I watched on TV. I loved the operatic theme song, […]
Veterans Day In The Newspaper Comic Strips
Tuesday , 11, November 2014 Comics, Holidays Comments Off on Veterans Day In The Newspaper Comic StripsI very rarely agree with the conservative newspaper comic strip “From The Right: Mallard Fillmore” but I wholeheartedly agree with the message of today’s Veterans Day strip…with the slight addition that we, as a nation, SHOULD be doing more to repay those who serve this country, ESPECIALLY those who bear the scars of combat. And […]
Calvin’s Final Talk With Hobbes
Wednesday , 9, July 2014 Comics Comments Off on Calvin’s Final Talk With HobbesI am a huge fan of “Calvin and Hobbes” and have mourned their absence of original strips since Bill Watterson retired the strip almost 20 years ago. But I wasn’t always such a huge fan. When the strip first debuted almost 30 years ago I was not impressed. My initial reaction was, “What a brat!”, […]
“I Will Look For You…”
Wednesday , 9, July 2014 Comics, Humor Comments Off on “I Will Look For You…”This Mother Goose and Grimm strip in today’s comics section made me laugh out loud.