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Riffs' Picks: The five scariest Halloween links this minute...
THE FRIDAY LINE: From tee-offs to teed-off, here are today's most frightening cartoon links, culled from across the mighty mighty Web... 5. FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE -- AND BEYOND: On Thursday night's show, Stephen Colbert ran a terrifying --...
By Michael Cavna | October 30, 2009; 1:15 PM ET | Comments (0)
The next cartoon superstar? Pick your favorite NEW comic strip here
Ah, I love the smell of new talent in the morning. Word comes from Andrews McMeel Publishing, sponsoring a contest by Amazon, that the 10 finalists have been named in the Comic Strip Superstar contest. And I must say:...
By Michael Cavna | October 29, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (9)
Calling all comics readers: To save 'Frazz,' what strip should we send to KidsPost?
'FRAZZ' (UFS)Enlarge Image The "FRAZZ" drumbeat swells in volume again. All this week, Jef Mallett's comic has been AWOL on the KidsPost page. And numerous readers want to know where the #$@! it is. Well, Riffsters, that's a #$&!...
By Michael Cavna | October 29, 2009; 8:05 AM ET | Comments (50)
The Post's 'Doonesbury' shrinkage: winning the Battle of Inch-On
'DOONESBURY' (UPS)Enlarge Image For the good of cartooning, we'll take even small victories. And by small, we mean a mere 7 picas wide. When The Post rolled out its print redesign this month, "Doonesbury" -- relocated to Style's Page-2...
By Michael Cavna | October 28, 2009; 2:15 PM ET | Comments (7)
Do You Like Living With 'Curtis'? Time to Defend That 'Toon
Enlarge Comic On Monday night at the Kennedy Center, as a procession of performers spoke in tribute to Bill Cosby, they enumerated the reasons why "The Cosby Show" was every bit as groundbreaking as Cosby's "I Spy" was two...
By Michael Cavna | October 27, 2009; 3:20 PM ET | Comments (20)
