On the Dec. 14 Maine Sunday Telegram Comics page, “Big Nate” was more than cute and amusing. Its creator, Lincoln Peirce, conveyed a profound theological truth, simply and concisely (just what we want ...

In 1989 a young man working for Pacific Bell collected a royalties check from United Media for $368.62 for his comic strip Dilbert. This was the beginning of Scott Adams' career as a professional ...

When Randy Milholland’s first-grade teacher asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, he said, “I want to draw Popeye,” the comic hero he loved with from the newspaper and TV. “Maybe you should ...

If you've got a teen at home, or if you yourself are a teen, you've got to respect the ability of the writers of the comic strip "Zits" to understand the challenges that affect post-adolescent brains.

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At the turn of the last century, most cities had multiple daily newspapers vying for the attention of readers. One way to distinguish themselves from the competition was to offer comic strips, first ...