Reading an Ancient Comic Strip

The victory of the Roman emperor Trajan over the Dacians in back-to-back wars is carved in numerous scenes that spiral up ...

40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page

The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with ...
Military Times

How a WWII vet created one of the most beloved comic strip characters

Cartoonist and Army veteran Charles Schulz holds a drawing of his famous comic strip character "Snoopy," September 1995. (Ben Margot/AP) It was a scene that played out countless times in homes across ...
NorthJersey.com

How 'Peanuts' — 75 years old this month — broke the rules

Charles M. Schulz hated the name "Peanuts." It sounds trite. It sounds cute. It sounds like everything that has groundbreaking comic strip, which made its debut 75 years ago this month — October 2, ...