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The best of minorities in cartoons: Movember

November 5, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

Movember is an annual month-long event during November. Movember involves men growing mustaches to raise awareness of men’s health issues (depression, cancer, etc.)—the term “Movember”

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The best of minorities in cartoons: Talk shows

May 21, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

With David Letterman’s final talk show this week, I thought I’d list a few examples of favorite characters who’ve made appearances on (in-universe) talk shows

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Minorities in cartoons: Mark Slackmeyer

October 10, 2013December 10, 2021 Anthony

Art by Garry Trudeau. This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Mark Slackmeyer, a character in Garry Trudeau’s comic strip “Doonesbury.” Background Mark was introduced

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Anthony’s miscellaneous comics picks for November 2013

August 18, 2013December 10, 2021 Anthony

Here’s what’s of interest from various comic companies for November. IDW Full solicitations are available here. The Powerpuff Girls #3, $4 Mr. Peabody & Sherman

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Same-sex weddings in cartoons

June 9, 2013December 10, 2021 Anthony

An updated version of this post is available here. I thought it’d be worth looking at some memorable same-sex cartoon weddings. Unsurprisingly, there’s more examples

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Minorities in cartoons: Kim Rosenthal

March 8, 2012December 10, 2021 Anthony

This week’s minorities in cartoons post features Kim Rosenthal, a main character in the long-running newspaper comic strip “Doonesbury.”

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