The late Mort Walker, a Missouri native and WWII U.S. Army veteran, was living in dingy, sparse housing in New York City when he introduced the Spider character as part of a comic book set on a university campus. The strip did poorly at first, and “after six months hadRead More →
“I am thrilled to take up the torch of ‘Mark Trail’ to reinvent Mark for a new generation and honored to join such a talented pantheon of artists,” Rivera said in a press release. “Dare to witness humor, action, environmental justice, women with strong personalities, mystical talking animals, gardening tipsRead More →
Comic mark the trail just announced a big redesign today: Jules Rivera will take over the tape from next October 12, bringing his STEM background to a character who has championed environmentalism for over 50 years. Still syndicated to over 150 newspapers, mark the trail will get a 21st centuryRead More →
Webcomics are comic books published online. Now there are apps where you can read them for free and even publish your own comic. One of the most popular apps is Line Webtoon, the largest online comic book platform. The first webcomic was Witches and stitches by Eric Millikin where heRead More →
There are new dogs in town – well, new in the Journal Sentinel Sunday Comics section, anyway. Will, Kenny, Cocoa, Tucker and Iggy are the “Dogs of C-Kennel,” making their Milwaukee debut in this Sunday’s Comics section. Started in 2009, “Dogs of C-Kennel” chronicles the misadventures of a pack ofRead More →