Comics Strips

  • Tiny_avatar 9 Chickweed Laneby Brooke McEldowney

    A rarity in the comics, 9 Chickweed Lane spotlights music and dance with superb artistry that complements Brooke McEldowney's strong-minded characters.

  • Tiny_avatar Cathy Classicsby Cathy Guisewite

    A comic page heroine struggles with the four basic guilt groups: Food, Love, Mother and Career.

  • Tiny_avatar Mike du Jourby Mike Lester

  • Tiny_avatar Adam@Homeby Rob Harrell

    The adventures of Adam Newman: a family man who's left the rat race in search of the perfect work-life balance ... and the world's best coffee.

  • Tiny_avatar Alley Oopby Jonathan Lemon and Joey Alison Sayers

    Alley Oop is the classic caveman comic strip revolving around the irrepressible Alley Oop, who travels from prehistoric Moo all the way to the 21st century in his friend Doc Wonmug's time machine.

  • Tiny_avatar Arlo and Janisby Jimmy Johnson

    From the ugly sofa that is the center of the "Arlo & Janis" universe, this shapeshifting comic strip has been just about everywhere, from unvarnished human drama to flights of unfettered comic fantasy, from unabashed pathos to pithy observational wit. The characters Arlo and Janis have played the parts of mermaids, squirrels, alligators and grasshoppers over the years, all while exploring the unexaggerated human condition and managing to become one of the most believable families in the funny pages. This unique approach has garnered Arlo and Janis an intelligent and engaged readership and guaranteed that a percentage of it will be confused and disgruntled at any given moment.

  • Tiny_avatar Baby Bluesby Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

    Baby Blues has enchanted new parents, grandparents and kids alike since it first appeared on the comics pages in 1990. As the years passed, the list of newspapers carrying the feature has grown almost as fast as the MacPhersons' kids!

  • Tiny_avatar Baldoby Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos

    The ground-breaking comic Baldo follows the lives of a Latino teen, Baldo Bermudez, and his warm and humorous family in modern-day America.

  • Tiny_avatar Bettyby Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen

    Betty is a smart, savvy comic character who is unapologetically ordinary, happy and female. Betty is a truly modern woman - a wife, mother and working woman.

  • Tiny_avatar Big Nateby Lincoln Peirce

    Big Nate chronicles the humor and misadventures of 11-year-old Nate Wright: sixth-grade renaissance man, self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for most detentions in school history. The inventive, mischievous Nate is also the star of a bestselling book series that readers of all ages can't get enough of.

  • Tiny_avatar Biographicby Steve McGarry

    Biographic combines Steve McGarry's bold, realistic artwork with succinct biographies of today's hottest stars.

  • Tiny_avatar The Born Loserby Art and Chip Sansom

    The Born Loser began in 1965 as a strip with no central characters that revolved around the loser theme. Gradually, it developed into the comic we see today, starring lovable loser Brutus Thornapple.

  • Tiny_avatar Breaking Cat Newsby Georgia Dunn

    “Cats reporting on news that matters to cats.”

  • Tiny_avatar Brevity - stripby Dan Thompson

    Brevity is amusingly idiosyncratic and often uproariously funny. The single-panel comic takes bizarre and unexpected detours through pop culture and modern society, delighting in witty wordplay and situations so absurd you have to laugh.

  • Tiny_avatar The Bucketsby Greg Cravens

    The Buckets offers a realistic snapshot of modern family life: the worries, the mayhem and the often-overlooked rewards.

  • Tiny_avatar Calvin and Hobbesby Bill Watterson

    One of the most famous and popular comic strips of all time, Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes has been a timeless worldwide favorite since its introduction in 1985. The beloved comic follows the richly imaginative adventures of 6-year-old Calvin and his trusty tiger, Hobbes. Whether you enjoyed it as a child while expanding your vocabulary, as an adult in the newspaper or if you are reacquainting yourself with these cultural icons, Calvin and Hobbes will continue to astound and delight you. Follow the official Calvin and Hobbes accounts on Facebook and Twitter to hear about publishing news, events and giveaways involving a boy, his pet tiger and their brilliant creator. Calvin and Hobbes is not available domestically for syndication. It is only available for syndication to international clients.

  • Tiny_avatar Crabgrassby Tauhid Bondia

    Crabgrass is a comic strip set in the early 80's about what it means to be best friends during a time before cellphones, the internet and so-called "helicopter parenting". If you ever wonder how you managed to survive your own childhood: Crabgrass remembers.

  • Tiny_avatar Crankshaftby Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis

    Since its debut in 1987, Crankshaft has engendered reader loyalty with its engaging storylines and Crankshaft’s muddled aphorisms. Created by Tom Batiuk and drawn by Dan Davis, the strip is a spin-off of Batiuk’s immensely popular high school comic, Funky Winkerbean. Written in the same “narrative humor” vein as Funky, the strip offers plenty of humor, but also tackles tough issues like adult illiteracy, Alzheimer’s disease and school violence.

  • Tiny_avatar Cul de Sacby Richard Thompson

    Welcome to the absurdly wonderful world of the Otterloops. Where world-renowned picky eating, manhole-cover dancing and driving the world's smallest street-legal car are all part of the day-to-day beauty of this transcendent comic strip.

  • Tiny_avatar Dark Side of the Horseby Samson

    Behold, an un-pale horse with no name. Oh, wait. His name is Horace. And he's sarcastic. And silly. And lives in an infinitely expandable world. And sometimes gets slapstuck. And day after unpredictable day he boldly goes where no horse -- let alone a comic strip -- has gone before. Yes, there are sidekicks; a bird, a lady horse, a never-seen neighbor. And if the post-it note did not exist, Samson would have had to invent it so Horace would have yellow panels in which to play. Welcome to the bright side of the world. May the horse be with you.

  • Tiny_avatar Matt Davies

    Incisive social and political commentary with distinctive style from a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

  • Tiny_avatar DeFlockedby Jeff Corriveau

    DeFlocked stars four of the most incompatible characters to ever come together on the comics page. Like a modern day Seinfeld meets Animal Farm, DeFlocked takes on the familiar to the highly ridiculous in our everyday lives. This fresh character-driven strip captures both young and old audiences with its winning combination of pop culture humor and classic sitcom-inspired relationship comedy.

  • Tiny_avatar Doonesburyby Garry Trudeau

    Articulate, abrasive, political, compassionate, misunderstood, misprinted and outrageous -- never complacent. Garry Trudeau is America's premier social and political satirist.

  • Tiny_avatar Drabbleby Kevin Fagan

    The Drabble family has tickled readers' funny bones with outrageous antics for two decades. The lighthearted family strip chronicles the zany mishaps of his offbeat characters, especially goofball college student Norman Drabble and his donut-eating father Ralph.

  • Tiny_avatar The Duplexby Glenn McCoy

    A man and his dog experience life's ups and downs with the comforting companionship of beer and TV.

  • Tiny_avatar F Minusby Tony Carrillo

    F Minus is a single panel comic strip that is utterly bizarre, boldly absurd and thoroughly hilarious. The approachable artwork and comic inversion of everyday life found in F Minus have made it a proven hit with young adults, and the strip was chosen by more than 200,000 college students as the winner of the "mtvU Strips" contest.

  • Tiny_avatar For Better or For Worseby Lynn Johnston

    Lynn Johnston's heartwarming tales of everyday life have made the Pattersons North America's most beloved cartoon family.

  • Tiny_avatar FoxTrotby Bill Amend

    FoxTrot chronicles the Fox family and their typical suburban life. If by typical life you somehow meant iguanas, math jokes, World of Warcraft references and one-upmanship in the sibling prank department.

  • Tiny_avatar Frank and Ernestby Thaves

    Frank & Ernest stars Frank and Ernest, playful punsters with the ability to appear as any person, place or thing in any time period. The constant element is the pair's "frank and earnest" iconoclastic attitude.

  • Tiny_avatar Frazzby Jef Mallett

    Frazz by Jef Mallett follows the adventures of an unexpected role model: an elementary-school janitor who's also a Renaissance man.

  • Tiny_avatar Fred Bassetby Alex Graham

    This adorable little basset hound is a courteous, considerate and well-mannered English character who brings a classic touch to any comics page. También disponible en Español.

  • Tiny_avatar The Fusco Brothersby J.C. Duffy

    Slightly off-beat, but always on target, The Fusco Brothers will always give what you didn't expect.

  • Tiny_avatar Garfieldby Jim Davis

    He's a wise-cracking, nap-taking, coffee-guzzling, lasagna-loving, Monday-hating, dog-punting, spider-whacking, mailman-mauling fat cat. He's Garfield -- the world's most hilarious (and popular) feline!

  • Tiny_avatar Get Fuzzyby Darby Conley

    At the center of this warm and fuzzy romp is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and guardian of anthropomorphic scamps Bucky and Satchel.

  • Tiny_avatar Ginger Meggsby Jason Chatfield

    Ginger Meggs has been entertaining generations of readers since 1921. Australia's favourite boy is ready to take on school, bullies and the world with a special blend of boyish adventure and Down Under charm.

  • Tiny_avatar Grand Avenueby Mike Thompson

    Grand Avenue, the daily and Sunday comic strip by four-time Pulitzer finalist Mike Thompson, follows the antics of an energetic pair of fraternal twins being raised by their grandmother.

  • Tiny_avatar The Grizzwellsby Bill Schorr

    For a family strip with bite, you can't do better than The Grizzwells, starring a four-bear family of grizzlies.

  • Tiny_avatar Heart of the Cityby Steenz

    One of Nerdist's Best Comics of 2020! Heart is a girl with big dreams and a love of drama. She lives with her mom, Addy, in Philadelphia, and has always had the support of her best friends Dean and Kat. Heart of the City follows Heart into a new phase of her life, filled with new challenges, new milestones, new friends and new adventures.

  • Tiny_avatar JumpStartby Robb Armstrong

    Packed with humor and heart, JumpStart is a modern comic strip with a classic feel. At the core of the JumpStart family is Joe Cobb, a big-city cop, his wife, Marcy, a nurse in a bustling Philadelphia hospital, their daughter Sunny, son Jojo and infant twins, Tommi and Teddy. This family oriented strip, which has been running since 1989, is one of the most popular African-American comics in syndication history.

  • Tiny_avatar KidTownby Steve McGarry

    KidTown, written for kids 6 - 12 years old, is designed to engage them on the comics page with puzzles, activities, scavenger hunts and trivia.

  • Tiny_avatar La Cucarachaby Lalo Alcaraz

    La Cucaracha uses humor to take aim at the tensions between whites and Latinos both near the border and in everyday life.

  • Tiny_avatar Lioby Mark Tatulli

    Lio is a very unusual boy in a very unusual world, and his macabre adventures are all in good fun. También disponible en Español.

  • Tiny_avatar Lolaby Todd Clark

    Everyone's grandma may not be as witty as Lola, a sharpshooter who's busy living life to the fullest and making sure everyone else does too.

  • Small_u-201701251612 Loose Parts Stripby Dave Blazek

    Loose Parts is the two-time Reuben Award-winning comic featuring oddball people and animals embroiled in a variety of humorous (and ridiculous) situations. Intelligent, witty, and unrelentingly clever, Loose Parts presents an alternative perspective that is inherently funny.

  • Tiny_avatar Luannby Greg Evans and Karen Evans

    Readers of all ages love Luann, a strip that brings to life the daily drama of being a young woman through Greg Evans' insightful humor and true-to-life characters.

  • Magicinaminute-icon Magia en un Minutoby Mac and Bill King

    Desde 2000, el mago de renombre mundial Mac King h estado asombrando a pulicos jovenes y viejos por igual con "El Espectaculo de Magia y Comedia de Mac King" en Las Vegas. Ahora, junto a su primo el artista Bill King, esta ensenando a sus admiradores algunos trucos magicos eternamente atractivos con su tira comica semanal "Magia en un Minuto."

  • Magiceye-icon Magic Eyeby Cheri Smith and Dawn Zimiles

    The secret of these visual puzzles is all in the mind's eye. Can you see it?

  • Tiny_avatar Magic in a Minuteby Mac and Bill King

    Kids love magic and now that excitement can be found in your newspaper in a fun kids' comic strip featuring easy-to-learn magic tricks and bright, cheerful illustrations.

    This feature went into perpetual reruns in May of 2019.

  • Tiny_avatar Montyby Jim Meddick

    This award-winning, quirky comic strip created by Jim Meddick in 1985 spoofs suburbia, trashes tacky TV shows and offers absurdist commentary on everything from hosing down spider monkeys to the latest conspiracy theory.

  • Tiny_avatar Mother Goose and Grimmby Mike Peters

    Once upon a time, long ago (1984) and far away (sunny Florida), an award-winning editorial cartoonist (Mike Peters) created a hilariously funny comic strip (Mother Goose and Grimm) that features a rough and tumble bull terrier (Grimmy), his absentminded caretaker (Mother Goose) and their storybook friends (Snow White, Rapunzel, Pinocchio, Dracula, and many other folk and fairy tale heroes and heroines).

  • Tiny_avatar Mutt & Jeffby Bud Fisher

    Mutt & Jeff continues to attract audiences around the world who appreciate clean, straightforward humor that doesn't depend on local cultural awareness.

    También disponible en Español.

  • Tiny_avatar Nancyby Olivia Jaimes

    Created by Ernie Bushmiller in the 1930s, Nancy is famed for its gentle humor and surrealistic sight gags.

  • Tiny_avatar Non Sequiturby Wiley Miller

    Never boring, and always topical, Non Sequitur takes a wry look at the absurdities of our modern life.

  • Tiny_avatar Over the Hedgeby T Lewis and Michael Fry

    Over the Hedge takes a freshly skewed look at suburban living from the perspective of the animals who lived there first.

  • Tiny_avatar Overboardby Chip Dunham

    Man overboard! Follow the high-seas misadventures of this shipload of malcontents, incompetents and laggards. Even the mice get into the act.

  • Tiny_avatar Peanutsby Charles Schulz

    If ever there is an iconic comic strip, it is Peanuts. What began in the funny pages in 1950 has developed into an enduring classic. Whether you're persnickety like Lucy, a philosopher like Linus, a joyous Flying Ace like Snoopy, or a lovable underdog like Charlie Brown, there is something to touch your heart or make you laugh in Peanuts.

  • Tiny_avatar Pearls Before Swineby Stephan Pastis

    At its heart, Pearls Before Swine is the comic strip tale of two friends: an arrogant Rat who thinks he knows it all and a slow-witted Pig who doesn't know any better. Together, this pair offers caustic commentary on humanity's quest for the unattainable.

  • Tiny_avatar Phoebe and Her Unicornby Dana Simpson

    Ten-year-old Phoebe finds friendship and self-confidence with her magical friend Marigold in this beautifully drawn comic strip.

  • Tiny_avatar Picklesby Brian Crane

    Pickles, syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group for more than 25 years, tells the story of Earl and Opal Pickles as they enjoy their golden years surrounded by friends and family. A perennial favorite with readers of all ages, Pickles has topped comics polls across the nation again and again, and was named the best comic strip of 2001 by the National Cartoonists’ Society. Cartoonist Brian Crane then won the Reuben Award, the NCS's highest honor, in 2012.

  • Tiny_avatar Pooch Cafeby Paul Gilligan

    Unhinged by his master's marriage to a "cat person," Poncho escapes to Pooch Cafe for some canine camaraderie and to further their plot to rid the Earth of all cats with a giant catapult.

  • Tiny_avatar Prickly Cityby Scott Stantis

    Prickly City centers around the friendship between a coyote pup named Winslow and a young girl named Carmen. Carmen is a feisty libertarian-conservative, while Winslow is a coyote with political aspirations. Through it all, Carmen and Winslow are friends to the end.

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  • Tiny_avatar Red and Roverby Brian Basset

    Follow the adventures of 10-year-old Red, a boy who dreams of going to space and loves baseball, and his dog Rover, a loyal friend and chaser of squirrels.

  • Tiny_avatar Rip Haywireby Dan Thompson

    Rip Haywire is an action-packed, silly send-up of the adventure comic strip that takes readers on a roller-coaster ride across the globe and shows how even studly mercenaries get yelled at by their mothers.

  • Tiny_avatar Rose is Roseby Don Wimmer and Pat Brady

    Rose is Rose presents the extraordinary nature of everyday life as seen through the eyes of the Gumbo family.

  • Tiny_avatar Sherman's Lagoonby Jim Toomey

    Sherman’s Lagoon is an imaginary lagoon somewhere in tropics, inhabited by a cast of sea creatures whose lives are curiously similar to our own. Failed business ventures, disastrous dates, fad diets, and the perils of parenting… When it happens underwater it gives us a fresh and humorous perspective on ourselves.

  • Tiny_avatar Shortcutsby Jeff Harris

    Shortcuts by Jeff Harris is a compelling feature that mixes bold, colorful artwork with fun, interesting facts to create a kids page that actually entertains as it educates.

  • Tiny_avatar Shortcuts Classicby Jeff Harris

    Shortcuts Classics by Jeff Harris is a compelling feature that mixes bold, colorful artwork with fun, interesting facts to create a kids' page that entertains as it educates.

  • Tiny_avatar Stone Soupby Jan Eliot

    Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. For international syndication only

  • Tiny_avatar Tank McNamaraby Bill Hinds

    Sizzling satire of the absurdities in big-time athletics.

  • Tiny_avatar Thatababyby Paul Trap

    Thatababy's philosophy can be summed up quite neatly: To keep his parents on their toes.

  • Tiny_avatar Tom the Dancing Bugby Ruben Bolling

    A unique hybrid of editorial and comic strip cartooning, Tom the Dancing Bug deftly and uproariously tackles a wide range of subject matter, including political and social commentary.

  • Tiny_avatar Uncle Art's Funlandby Art Nugent

    Uncle Art's Funland provides hours of entertainment and education for kids of all ages. Jokes, word games, math challenges, connect the dots, optical illusions and crosswords are just some of the puzzles found in the Sunday feature.

  • Tiny_avatar Wallace the Braveby Will Henry

    Wallace the Brave follows a strong, quirky family living in the quaint town of Snug Harbor. At the center of their adventure is Wallace, the adventurous eldest of two brothers. With his friends from Moonstone Elementary School by his side, Wallace experiences the thrills of childhood with the youthful bravery of a six-year-old.

  • Tiny_avatar World of Wonderby Laurie Triefeldt

    World of Wonder is a weekly illustrated feature page devoted to exploring educational themes and examining the realms of history, science, nature and technology.

  • Tiny_avatar WuMoby Wulff & Morgenthaler

    Wumo is a delightfully irreverent one-panel comic strip that celebrates the absurdities of modern life. Populated by crazy beavers, disgruntled office workers, feuding married couples, gangster rappers and pool-playing unicorns, Wumo is an instant classic.