More bathroom humor, from 2013. I don’t think anyone has gotten more mileage out of a bathtub than me, with the exception of the good folks at Blondie. Speaking of Blondie, I don’t think the venerable feature gets enough credit. It was created, of course, by the late Chic Young, and I won’t go into his successors, except to mention Dean Young, his son, who took over upon Chic’s death. I won’t try to mention the others, because there have been so many, usually working as a team. To be honest, I couldn’t begin to name them all. The strip still is drawn well. While not LOL funny every day, the writing remains as good or better than many other features. And the strip has aged well, in a gradual non-intrusive way. I shouldn’t be saying all this, because not only is Blondie a competitor, it is a flagship feature for a competing syndicate. But I still like Blondie.
Guardian Angle
by Jimmy Johnson
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38 responses to “Guardian Angle”
Just ran across this, thanks to the Daily Cartoonist. It’s a blog about comic strip history, which I had never heard of before. http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/
I shall continue to pray for Debbe… and you also, Jackie.
I wonder if anyone knows that two of the artists who followed Chic Young on ‘Blondie’ were Jim Raymond, brother of Alex Raymond (‘Flash Gordon’ and ‘Rip Kirby’ artist); and Stan Drake, who had become famous for the much-differently-drawn ‘Heart of Juliet Jones’.
The beginning of a long musical career!
https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts-begins/2019/10/07
I know some of you have no use for Brooke’s humor, but others might enjoy this. We are back when Edda [informed by mom Juliette, Ph.D.] and Amos [not] are in parochial h.s., and Edda has been telling Amos about the “birds and the bees [… if you please”: (Harry Belafonte)]. They are now married, and she is due in April 2020.
https://www.gocomics.com/9chickweedlane/2019/10/08
Peace,
I have a drawing by Chic Young on the wall of my office, autographed to me when I was about 13 with dreams of being a cartoonist, and I agree with everything you’ve said here. I remember an interview where Chic said that all of his Blondie strips are about 3 things: food, work, and sleep. I imagine he was being a bit tongue-in-cheek, and modest in his self-assessment, but his summary is almost literally true.