Stop Copying Me Charles Schulz
February 8, 2010 - Monday
I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, because after running my tongue comic on Friday, the famous comic strip Peanuts ran a comic about the tongue on Sunday. You can click below to see the full-size strip (thanks to the "slo" for pointing this out). Oh wait, this is a reprint of a strip that ran 46 years ago? Well, I'm not letting Schulz off the hook that easily since he has, as Groucho Marx once said, "stooped so low as to follow me in advance." But seriously, not only is it a funny coincidence that this Classic Peanuts strip ran just days after mine, but it's also a great reminder of what an amazing and cutting edge comic Peanuts was when it first started 60 years ago. It's easy to forget this after the many years of commercialism have watered down Schulz's original creation.
Guest Strip Contest Runner-up: Harley Tucker
February 5, 2010 - Friday
Today's runner-up entry is from Harley Tucker, creator of the webcomic Hold The Pickles. Besides working on his comic, Harley is also helping children in Haiti with a fundraiser called Comics For Hope. I highly suggest you check it out. You can see the full-size version of his entry by clicking the image below.
Unless I missed someone, this is the last entry from this year's guest strip contest. I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did. It was really fun seeing people's interpretations of my characters. Thanks again to everyone who took the time to enter. And to everyone else, it's never too early to start brainstorming for next year!
Guest Strip Contest Runner-up: Yuxing Xia
February 4, 2010 - Thursday
Today's runner-up entry is from Yuxing Xia, creator of the webcomic Bunny Pandemic. Yuxing is currently studying biology and, if you can't tell, loves bunnies. You can see the full-size version of the entry by clicking the image below.
Guest Strip Contest Runner-up: T. Andrew Dempsey
February 1, 2010 - Monday
Tuesday there will be a bonus comic update in honor of the most important holiday of the year, Groundhog Day. So if you're used to only coming by on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, be sure to mark your calendar!
Today's runner-up entry is from T. Andrew Dempsey, creator of the webcomic My Life In The Trenches. He has been updating since September of 2009 and is employed as a Senior Graphics Designer at a casual game company. You can see the full-size version of his entry by clicking the image below.
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