The New Kids on the Block:
Roamin’ Holiday: Christmas with The Humble Stumble
Roy Schneider has created Roamin’ Holiday: Christmas With The Humble Stumble, a special Christmas adventure starring Molly and Joe Humble. This charming holiday story takes a lighthearted look at not getting to spend Christmas with the ones we love. Roamin’ Holiday follows accidental adventurers as they try to make their way to a “normal” Christmas, and then finally embrace their situation and make the best of it. This special NEA Christmas strip runs from December 3rd through December 25th.
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Matt Bors: Editorial Cartoonist
Comics.com welcomes the newest addition to our editorial cartoonist panel, Matt Bors. Offered three times a week, Bors relentlessly skewers the latest absurdities of American politics and culture through his editorial cartoons. From war to religion to obsessive lawn care, Bors' cartoons dissect and expose the news--avoiding the Donkeys and Elephants of many of his peers--to make readers think and laugh about real issues (as well as the pressing matter of obsessive lawn care).
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Lisa Benson: Editorial Cartoonist
This freelance artist and graphic designer from California has been drawing her beautifully rendered editorial cartoons in the Victor Valley Daily Press since 1992. Benson has earned first-place honors from the California Newspaper Publishers Association (under 75,000 circulation) in 2000 and second place in 2004. In 2005, she took both second and third place from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Inland Southern California Chapter.
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Coming Soon: Family Tree
Created by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson, Family Tree is a sophisticated contemporary comedy. The Tree family – Ames, Maggie, Twig and Teddy – is living green, but modern family life could prove to be a bigger challenge than saving the planet. Tackling everything from shopaholic teens to the real differences between girls and boys, Family Tree is a groundbreaking family comedy that draws on Wilkinson’s wit (and her years of close personal experience with teenagers). "Family Tree combines my interests in raising tomatoes and raising children, neither of which ever goes exactly as we plan," says Wilkinson. "Even though my husband and I were consistently brilliant parents, we managed to create enough detours from perfection to provide inspiration for Family Tree."
Interview with Jane’s World Creator Paige Braddock
Ever wonder how a comic is developed? Where the author draws inspiration from? Jane’s World cartoonist and creator Paige Braddock lets us into the hidden world of creating a storyline, inventing characters and making a graphic novel. Watch the interview of how Jane’s World came into being at Paige’s Blog!
Watch the interview >>
Read Jane’s World >>
Snoopy Sno-Cone Holiday Party
Looking for something unique for the Peanuts fan in your life? With the vintage Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine, you can stop looking! Made popular in the 1970s and called one of the best toys of all time by Vh1, the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine is perfect for anyone who loves Peanuts. You can even throw a Snoopy Sno-Cone Holiday party. Just visit snoopy.com to get fun party tips, invitations, and information on where to purchase the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine!
Visit the Snoopy Sno-Cone Holiday Party site >>
Spread Some Holiday Cheer
Get your friends into the festive spirit by sending Holiday e-card greetings from comics.com. Say “Happy Holidays” with their favorite comic characters, such as Bucky, Marmaduke, Solange, and the Pearls gang. You can send them e-cards from our special Winter Holiday section or personalize a general one!
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Send a Snoopy Ecard >>
Comic Trivia
1. What comic has published four collections, with titles such as Stuffed Animals and Knights of the Picnic Table?
2. Which 9 Chickweed Lane character "sells strange goods and services from roadside stands when he isn't ruminating on his alien origins or dusting off the quantum anomaly in the tractor shed?"
3. Which two strips on comics.com are drawn by award-winning artist Darrin Bell?
4. Which comics.com artist was discovered in 2004 through an online contest to find the best college comic strip, sponsored by "mtvU?"
Frazz Charity Swim a Success
Frazz creator and noted triathlete Jef Mallett combined two of his favorite things - learning and getting tired – on Sept. 3, 2007, when he swam across the Straits of Mackinac to help raise money for Mentor Michigan, an organization that furthers youth mentoring in Jef's home state. The Frazz cartoonist raised $13,000 for the charity. Way to go Jef!
Read more about Jef’s Swim >>
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Great Last Minute Gifts
Searching for that perfect gift to get someone who has it all? Why not get them something that will bring a bit of humor into their lives? At the comics.com store, you can find the right present for everyone on your list from Get Fuzzy mugs to Luann totes to 9 Chickweed Lane shirts.
Shop the Holidays at Comics.com >>
Tune into the Comics (Caution: May contain spoilers!)
We’ve used our crystal ball to peer into the future of your favorite strips, and brought back some hints of what may come:
Big Nate All his life Nate has wanted a dog of his own. Now as the Holidays approach, he has another chance to get the pet of his dreams. But Ellen has asked for a cat! Dad has vowed to never to have a dog as a pet, but will he allow a cat? Can Nate and Ellen agree on a pet? You will have to read Big Nate to find out!
Read Big Nate >>
Drabble In holiday tradition, the Drabbles set out to spread a little Christmas cheer to the neighborhood. With plates of cookies in hand, Ralph is sent out to play secret Santa and deliver the gifts. But delivering cookies isn’t quite as easy as it seems. Read Drabble to discover the hilarity that ensues.
Read Drabble >>
Monty One wonderful thing about the holidays is sharing the time with your family, unless you happen to be the brother of a germ-a-phobe. Ever opposites, Max, Moondog’s brother, has dared to enter his worst nightmare, Moondog’s apartment. Moondog tries to accommodate the fears of his brother, but will Max be able to make it through the visit? Visit Monty to learn the fate of Max and Moondog’s family reunion.
Read Monty >>
Cow & Boy As the year draws to a close, we must ask ourselves: what are the great things about the holidays? The food? The decorations? The gifts? These topics are all touched on when winter arrives in Cow & Boy. Be there when Billy explores the joys of the holiday season with Cow faithfully by his side.
Read Cow & Boy >>
New Book Releases for 2007
Brevity 2: Another Collection of Comics by Guy & Rodd
Dilbert: Cubes and Punishment
Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!
F Minus
Get Fuzzy Collection: I am Ready for My Movie Contract
The Sopratos: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
The Enchanting Rose: A Rose is Rose Collection
Spot the Frog: It’s Hard to Comb a Grass Toupee
World of Wonder: People & Places
World of Wonder: Plants & Animals
2008 Calendars
Brevity 2008 Day to Day Calendar
Dilbert 2008 Day to Day Calendar
Get Fuzzy 2008 Day to Day Calendar
Peanuts 2008 Day to Day Calendar
Pearls Before Swine 2008 Day to Day Calendar
Off the Mark 2008 Day to Day Calendar
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ANSWERS to the Comic Trivia:
1. What comic has published four collections, with titles such as Stuffed Animals and Knights of the Picnic Table?
A: Over the Hedge by Michael Fry and T Lewis
Read Over the Hedge >>
2. Which 9 Chickweed Lane character "sells strange goods and services from roadside stands when he isn't ruminating on his alien origins or dusting off the quantum anomaly in the tractor shed?"
A: Thorax is the character with alien origins who appears in 9 Chickweed Lane, created by Brooke McEldowney.
Read 9 Chickweed Lane >>
3. Which two strips on comics.com are drawn by award-winning artist Darrin Bell?
A: Darrin Bell illustrates both Rudy Park and Candorville.
Read Candorville >>
Read Rudy Park >>
4. Which comics.com artist was discovered in 2004 through an online contest to find the best college comic strip, sponsored by "mtvU?"
A: The strip F Minus by artist Tony Carrillo took first place in the "mtvU strips" contest.
Read F Minus >>
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