tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496204323905769705.post1764691818868648251..comments2023-10-11T04:18:22.898-07:00Comments on Essays on Sucking: Why Newspaper Comic Strips SuckH. Cheadlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363445070021229602noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496204323905769705.post-75594530107067447032010-09-03T21:57:05.649-07:002010-09-03T21:57:05.649-07:00The comic strips in newspapers are practically art...The comic strips in newspapers are practically artifacts of another era. One example - Beetle Bailey is so hopelessly out of day that most of the military personnel I work with don't even know what the strip is about. Beetle Bailey seems to be part of the Army of the post World War II era, except occasionally we see the introduction of a ridiculous character like "Gizmo" who seems to be the only person in the entire U.S. Army who knows about computers or cell phones. I could go on and on with other examples. The strip needs to be put out of its misery and retired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com