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In today’s newspaper comics, mediocrity rules. Yes, there are a few good or even great strips out there, but the majority are at best bland and are often worse than that. Newspapers play it safe with comics that have become institutions passed on to new artists as the old ones die, but there is little good that comes out of a Marmaduke, Dennis the Menace or Heathcliff.Of course, if you think these are good strips–and we’re all entitled to our opinions–chances are you won’t appreciate George Herriman’s Krazy Kat, a bygone strip that doesn’t rely on simple punchlines. But if you want something more out of a comic than what the Family Circus or Cathy can offer, this might be just what you’re looking for.The penultimate volume of the Sunday color strips is called Krazy and Ignatz – A Ragout of Raspberries, and it is fun as the previous eight in the series. (There is no continuity, so don’t worry about reading out-of-order.) It covers the years 1941 and 1942, and as usual, features


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