Pogo (1964)

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 03 February 2025

Boot might seem unimpactful, but under the right circumstances it can save your life

Apparently this was how "the kids today" talked in 1926.

Panel from Buster Brown (1916)

What is the most egregious example of a cartoonist who can’t handle criticism?

"Half Hours With Noted Authors", 1912

One of my favorite details in Pogo: Circus manager P. T. Bridgeport's speech bubbles are drawn like old-timey circus posters, complete with multiple fonts, hands pointing to important words, and nails holding up the corners.

A 2024 Retrospective: TrueLit's Worst 2024 Books Thread

I won 35 out of my last 50 Ironclad A20H games, here's what I learned!

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Does anyone know who this character is? I've been looking through lists of United Feature Syndicate strips that were running circa 1981 and none of them seem to match

Gasoline Alley started in 1918 and has now been running daily for over 106 years. The characters in the strip also age in real time, so the original protagonist is now the oldest man on Earth by a significant margin and the rest of the original cast are long dead.

December 2, 1939: Wonder What A Dictator Thinks About?

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[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 11 November 2024

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Connie (1936) predicts how people will read the news in the future

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 21 October 2024

Ace Drummond, written by WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, was a relatively grounded and realistic strip about aviation for most of its 1933-1939 run. The ending, however, was absolutely bizarre.

[Books] How a famous astrophysicist wrote a highly controversial book, earned a fanbase made up entirely of people he absolutely hates, and destroyed his reputation

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Printed Party House card game