More on Doonesbury

[liamstliam]

Yes, cross-posted from Newsroom and Journalism

But this time I corrected the spelling of "fascinated."

I am really looking forward to the Doonesbury fallout today.

I am fascinated to see who ran it and who didn't.

I have to admit, I was surprised when I got my Boston Globe this morning and there was white space, some text explaining why it was not there, and a (Globe) website to see it at. (I just hit Google News to find out that Green Bay News-Chronicle didn't run it, and Tallahassee did.

Both ran explainers.

The Green Bay one: http://www.gogreenbay.com/page.html?article=125417 is really well-done.

Tallahassee is here: http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/opinion/8496151.htm

A Providence Journal article said the ProJo and Dallas Morning News would run it. Mobile (Ala.) ran it, too.

I thought it was a very powerful comic.

Of course, Get Fuzzy just depressed me because I am a Red Sox fan.

What did your local papers do?

Of course, Get Fuzzy just depressed me because I am a Red Sox fan.

PS: Explainer for those who haven't seen it. B.D., a regular character, loses his leg in Iraq, and one of the lines today is "Son of a bitch."

Comments

[antoniseb.livejournal.com]

The Washington Post's website ran it without apology [as they should].

[greenness.livejournal.com]

I don't usually read Doonesbury but this storyline caught my eye (I have it on myYahoo whether I'm reading it or not). It didn't even occur to me that B.D.'s commentary was out of place in a comic strip. It really was the right way to write that frame. And I the doctor's comment made me giggle. I am a total Get Fuzzy fan... the last frame of that comic had me giggling and sad this morning.

It's good that the war is coming home to the comics pages. Regardless of whether or not one supports the war, one shouldn't be allowed to forget that it's happening and the consequences that spill in its wake. It's a good slap in the face for the anti-war people who need to get off their butts and get out and vote. It's also a good way to educate the pro-war folks in what the whole picture is so that they know exactly what they're supporting. I'm all for an informed public. :)

[dsrtao]

I've taken to reading both Get Fuzzy and Doonesbury through LJ feeds. They come in color every day, and Doonesbury wasn't bleeped.

Doonesbury didn't feel very relevant to me for the last five or six years: the characters that I cared about were largely absent or doing things I didn't care about. I'm glad Trudeau has turned back to the more serious side.

[liamstliam.livejournal.com]

Where can I get info on those LJ feeds (and others)?

Liam

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

They are added just like lj friends.Here's the two in question: doonesbury and comic_getfuzzy.

[liamstliam.livejournal.com]

Here's another interesing link.

Duluth, Minn., is moving Doonesbury to the Editorial Page.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/8502814.htm

[scaredofbees.livejournal.com]

We ran it, with an editor's note saying we felt doing so was appropriate, given the context. Just to acknowledge that it might offend some readers (those who apparently have not seen a television in the last five years).