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The cartoon form born for the newspaper, comic strips continue to be a popular form of art. And it's one of the few types of mass media that can be produced by a single creator. Therefore, it's remained a very personal and compelling form for decades.
Best Comic Strips You've Never Heard Of
- Rip Haywire by Dan Thompson
- Pulp hero action in a daily comic strip. Great style with action and laughs.
- Mutts by Patrick McDonnell
- Dog and cat. Simple and fun. Mutts recaptures the appeal of "classic" comic strips in a new way. Yesh, it's a good read.
- Prickly City by Scott Stantis
- A girl and a coyote can be friends - even when they come from opposite sides of the political spectrum. Lots more fun than Doonesbury.
- Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida
- Charming. Cute. Irreverent. Subjects can change from sex to theology to your pets' weird behavior. Superbly drawn. Rated PG-13.
- Rhymes with Orange by Hilary Price
- Not the typical comic strip. No cast, just funny, clever and insightful.
- Brevity by Guy and Rodd
- The soul of wit and a sick as "The Far Side". I've not seen a comic panel this good in a long time.
- Lio by Mark Tatulli
- A wordless comic about a disturbingly funny little boy
- Sylvia by Nicole Hollander
- Get in touch with your feminine side if you don't have one already.
- Sheldon by Dave Kellett
- Follow the life of a 10 year old software billionaire. High geek factor humor.
- The Knight Lift by Keith Knight
- Alternative press cartoonist Keith Knight goes mainstream with a slice-of-life strip
- Girls With Slingshots by Danielle Corsetto
- The occasional NSFW adventures of Hazel and Jamie - good stuff.
Find Comic Strips Online
- uComics.com (Universal Press)
- See Boondocks, Cathy, Garfield, Foxtrot, For Better or For Worse, Non Sequitur and many more. uComics.com carries comic strips from other syndicates as well. So you have good odds of finding your favorites.
- Comics.com (United Media)
- Home of Dilbert, Get Fuzzy, Peanuts and many more. Same as the above, Comics.com carries features from several syndicates. If you don't find what you're looking for at one, try the other.
Comic Strip Collections
The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952
The earliest Peanuts strips have a special charm.
Amazon Price: $19.11 (as of 12/05/2009) 
The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954
Schulz's early work: sweet and simple.
Amazon Price: $19.11 (as of 12/05/2009)
The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 (2 vol set)
Redefined the 'panel cartoon' into offbeat humor
Amazon Price: $79.50 (as of 12/05/2009)
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes) (v. 1, 2, 3)
Master work by a master cartoonist
Amazon Price: $72.75 (as of 12/05/2009)
by tdbriscoe
Tom Briscoe is a published cartoonist and avid reader of comic strips since he was a wee lad.
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