Showing posts with label Comic strips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comic strips. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Brooks on Books: Bloom County: Episode XI A New Hope

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Back in the 1980s, I loved the Bloom County newspaper comic strip by Berke Breathed. I like to think of myself as being a fairly attentive y...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Journey Into DVD: Charle Brown and Friends

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(Editor's Note: 'Mooners Monday will return next week. On Monday.) This is a single-disc repackaging of material from the Peanuts:...
Friday, June 2, 2017

Brooks on Books: Hark, a Vagrant by Kate Beaton

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This book is awesome, Kate Beaton is awesome, and I only wish there were more collections from her available. I see she has done a children...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Brooks on Books: Amazing Spider-Man Newspaper Strips Volume 2, 1979-1981

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Talk about a pleasant surprise at the liberry! It was a thrill to even see "Amazing Spider-Man Newspaper Strips" on the shelf, and...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Fall Book Preview (that is, a list of upcoming books that I want to read)

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Nothing against literary fiction, mind you, but I'm focusing on the books I really want to buy this fall. Here, in no particular order,...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Brooks on Books: "Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and The Art of Peanuts

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This is a really heavy, solid art book. I mean, you know those brick walls Charlie Brown and Linus often lean on when pontificating? You cou...
Monday, April 18, 2016

5Q Movie Review: The Peanuts Movie (2015)

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Q: Is this an embarrassment to Peanuts fans everywhere and to the legacy of Charles M. Schulz? A: No, not at all. I think overall it'...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

True Confessions: I think Andy Capp is funny

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Growing up, I always enjoyed reading the adventures of Andy Capp. He played snooker and soccer (yeah, he called it football, but I forgave h...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Vault of Coolness: The Wondrous Wizard of Id

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You gotta love those old pocket-size paperbacks. Remember when comic strip reprints came not in deluxe hardback archival editions, but littl...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Brooks on Books: Archie: The Complete Daily Newspaper Comics 1946-1948

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From what I understand, the reason this isn't necessarily a "Volume 1" in a definitive chronological series is source material...