Minorities in cartoons: “The Boondocks”
This week’s entry is Aaron McGruder’s 1990s-2000s comic strip-turned-TV series “The Boondocks.” The strip (as well as the later TV series) is […]
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Minorities in cartoons: Kim Rosenthal
This week’s minorities in cartoons post features Kim Rosenthal, a main character in the long-running newspaper comic strip “Doonesbury.”
Minorities in cartoons: Wee Pals
A few panels from a Sunday “Wee Pals” strip. This week’s entry is “Wee Pals,” a comic strip written and drawn by […]
Minorities in cartoons: “A Couple of Guys”
This week’s entry is Dave Brousseau’s “A Couple of Guys,” a comic strip that ran from 1996 to 2018 in various LGBT/alternative […]
Minorities in comics and animation: “Edge City”
Art by Terry LaBan. This week’s pick is “Edge City,” a daily newspaper comic strip written and drawn by the husband and […]
Minorities in comics and animation: Marcus Jones (“FoxTrot”)
This week’s entry focuses on Marcus Jones, the best friend of Jason Fox in Bill Amend’s comic strip “FoxTrot.” Background Marcus, like […]
Minorities in comics and animation: “Dykes to Watch Out For”
This week’s minorities in comics/animation entry is the first LGBT-themed one. Thus, it seems fitting to select one of the best LGBT […]
“FoxTrot” has a new aluminum LCD “iFruit”
Reading today’s “FoxTrot” comic strip, it looks like the Fox family’s upgraded their iMac (or rather, “iFruit”) yet again—from a 2007 white […]
Black animated and comic characters: Franklin (“Peanuts”)
Today’s noteworthy Black cartoon/comic character is Franklin, from “Peanuts.” Background First appearing in 1968, Franklin was usually shown as a friend and […]
Sliding timelines in cartoons: “FoxTrot”
An updated version of this post is available here. By their nature, cartoon characters of course don’t age. While this is good […]