Comments on: Is this supposed to be funny?

By: W. K.

W. K. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:41:09 +0000

To each his own. I think Hornswiggle is “badly written and poorly composed” but you don’t see me busting any chops over it.

By: Killroy McFate

Killroy McFate — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:25:24 +0000

My mom is in her mid-60’s, and Lio is her favorite comic strip.

By: Donald Seymoure

Donald Seymoure — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:02:43 +0000

I am constantly amazed that Family Circus still runs, but you cannot deny that it has found its audience- casual comic readers who will read the one panel gags and nothing else, if only for something “cute” and “quirky” to tape to the file cabinet back at the office.

Does anyone else read Lio? I’m not sure how widely circulated it is, but it runs in my local paper. I enjoy the dark humor of it, and the art is both cute and horrific, without resorting to horror comic stereotypes. I enjoy Non-Sequitur as well, very imaginative.

In the end… it is a shame about the newspaper comic page. Downsized almost to the point of obliteration, I often wonder how long they have left. Echoing what many have said already, after Watterson and Larson left, my interest sort of died.

By: Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:04:20 +0000

Now if the Family Circus did a historical series and lingered on smallpox epidemics, we might have something. I feel a song coming on!

By: brent

brent — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:51:01 +0000

is family circus even supposed to be funny?

- “but today’s Family Circus is badly written and poorly composed”

you forgot to mention past Family Circus comics too.

By: Red

Red — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:08:45 +0000

I think it’s a brilliant cartoon! The whole presidential campaign this year IS a joke, lol!

By: joecab

joecab — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:13:35 +0000

Yeah it’s just a preemption joke. You’re reading way too much into it if you see the cartoon comment as a political joke. Remember, this IS Family Circus. (But I sure wish Dysfunctional Family Circus was still active …)

By: Rat

Rat — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:50:28 +0000

No-one mentioned my favorite comic, mutts.

I’d love to see that animated. So much life to the drawings.