Comic strips
Animal Crackers
Lyle the lion, Eugene the elephant and the rest of these civilized animals deliver a glimpse of life in the Freeborn Wildlife Preserve. Animal Crackers' brief text and clean drawings are great for kids. Also available in Spanish.
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Annie
An American icon and respected adventurer, Annie sets out on voyages that pit her against some of the comics pages' most notorious criminals. Annie's tireless pursuit of justice has reinvigorated this classic strip, giving it more action, intrigue and curls than ever before.
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Bound & Gagged
From the ridiculous to the sublime, Summers' sight gags turn everyday occurrences upside down. His clean art style and sharp humor give readers a quick laugh each day. Also available in Spanish.
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Brenda Starr ®
Follow redheaded reporter Brenda Starr as she combines a career in a modern-day newsroom with traditional glamour, intrigue and romance. Starr is an independent professional who exemplifies the modern woman-making her a great role model for teens.
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Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! TM
Brewster Rockit is an unlikely captain. He's woefully ill-prepared to lead ... and that's part of his charm. Orbiting the stars in the space station R.U. Sirius, Brewster and his crew of misfits encounter a host of interplanetary anomalies. Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! pushes the limits of space, time and humor. Reach readers 18-34.
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Broom-Hilda ®
A strong, character-driven strip, Broom-Hilda enchants readers with the story of a love-starved witch, a troll and their buzzard friends who all live in the forest. While many other comic strips are extensions of reality, Broom-Hilda deals in pure fantasy, making the strip bewitchingly unique.
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Dick Tracy ®
Dick Tracy's inimitable style has secured his place in Americana as the groundbreaking detective who kept the streets safe (and millions of readers glued to their comics pages). Not content to rest on his laurels, Tracy continues to be relevant as he combines old-fashioned values with 21st century innovation to capture corporate crooks, computer pirates, polluters, skyjackers, gang members and terrorists. Also available in Spanish.
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Gasoline Alley ®
asoline Alley, the first comic to have its characters age in real time, uses gentle humor to make astute observations on small-town living and modern family life.
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Gil Thorp ®
The perfect bridge between the worlds of ever-expanding big-time sports and the slower-paced times (despite being an accelerating object of fanatical devotion) of high school sports is Tribune Media Services’ classic and newly updated comic strip Gil Thorp, the “Friday Night Lights” of the funny pages. With sharp, contemporary story lines and new, graphically outstanding artwork, Gil Thorp takes readers into the halls of Milford High School, where the legendary Thorp himself is an example of what high school coaches can be on their best days.
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Housebroken
Housebroken stars the Watsons, a middle-class black family whose life changes when a former rap- star dog becomes the family's permanent houseguest. Suddenly, their once normal house becomes a chaotic doghouse. The hip-hop story line keeps readers coming back to witness DJ Dog, Mya and Malik's crazy antics. Watkins infuses the strip with situations from suburban American life. Reach readers 18-34.
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