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23.5.04
THE GAZETTE: Comics as social commentary
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Peanuts was the most influential comic strip of the 20th century; tom tomorrow lampoons U.S. politics; mutts eloquently celebrates the diversity of life on earth
by Claude Lalumiere

Since the late 19th century, when Richard Outcault's Hogan's Alley began appearing in the New York Sunday World, comic strips have been mainstays of newspaper publishing. In its heyday, the newspaper comic strip was a popular venue for many genres, including surrealism, adventure, science fiction and detective stories. Once an art form renowned for its high standard of draughtsmanship, it is now mostly a joke-driven medium with little place for artistic accomplishment.-->>


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